NCS Kevin, AH6QO via IP connection. Nancy, WH7XO was connected by IP, also.
Discussed weather and message handling.
Weather sites - check on the 5-day forecast for Situational Awareness:
- Eastern Pacific 5-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=epac&fdays=5
Remember to hover over the image of the disturbance to view pop up window. Weather that affects Hawaii in the Central Pacific frequently comes from the Eastern Pacific. - Central Pacific page will have more info when the hurricane season for the Central Pacific begins on June 1. The page is located at http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/cphc/
Message Handling:
- Discussed NWS's Skywarn criteria and how to report. Used a "Fair Weather" report to give us practice in giving a verbal message. During Skywarn activations, only Severe Weather Reports will be sent. Remember: All messages, whether they are a verbal message (e.g., a "windshield" report of flooding) or written (e.g., a third-party message from an agency's field representative to HQ) are written, even if it is only written into the log of the receiving station.
