Hurricane Irene

Below you will find a screen capture of the latest forecast track for Hurricane Irene.  Each new advisory has moved the forecast track further east, to its current location off the Florida coast Thursday, and into South Carolina on Saturday as a Category 3 storm.  Most forecast models agree on the east-coast scenario, but at least one model suggests the storm could affect the west coast of Florida, and thus the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico.

A comprehensive source for hurricane forecasts, models, advisories and discussions can be found at www.crownweather.com.  The current storm will have a link near the top of the left-hand column on the page.

The National Hurricane Center's website is www.nhc.noaa.gov

Of interest to amateur radio operators, information about the National Hurricane Center's amateur radio station can be found at www.wx4nhc.com, and the Hurricane Watch Net at www.hwn.org, or on the dial at 14.325 MHz.  If needed, the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) would be activated on 14.265 MHz.

The Mississippi ARRL Section Emergency Operations Plan can be found at www.arrlmiss.org.  It contains important information on emergency communications in Mississippi, and agreements we have with surrounding states in the ARRL Delta Division.

***DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE AS YOUR SOLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS WEBSITE DELIVERS FOCUSED INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE TIMELY WEATHER WARNING INFORMATION***