SB QST @ ARL $ARLB036 ARLB036 Hurricane Watch Net to Prepare for 1999 Season ZCZC AG36 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 36 ARLB036 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT June 2, 1999 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB036 ARLB036 Hurricane Watch Net to Prepare for 1999 Season The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, is inviting amateurs to participate in a communication preparedness exercise this coming weekend to kick off the 1999 hurricane season. Amateurs are asked to check into the Hurricane Watch Net on 14.325 MHz on Saturday, June 5, 1999, 1800-2000 UTC. Stations are requested to provide a real-time report of their current weather conditions, including wind speed, wind direction, and barometric pressure. Measured conditions are preferred, but estimated wind speeds are acceptable. These reports will be forwarded to W4EHW at the National Hurricane Center. W4EHW will be on frequency. Stations do not need to continue monitoring the net once their reports have been forwarded to the National Hurricane Center. The manager of the Hurricane Watch Net Manager is Jerry Herman, N3BDW. NNNN /EX