{"id":342,"date":"2017-02-23T13:31:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T18:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centralcarolinaskywarn.net\/?p=342"},"modified":"2017-03-12T04:19:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T08:19:20","slug":"annual-skywarn-spotter-training-via-the-ccs-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinaskywarn.net\/?p=342","title":{"rendered":"ANNUAL SKYWARN SPOTTER TRAINING VIA THE CCS NET"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SKYWARN Spotter Training will be offered on the CCS Information Net on April 4 & April 11 at 9:15 PM on the 146.88 repeater and via live-streaming audio on the internet. Training will focus on the role of the SKYWARN spotter, weather safety and convective basics.<\/p>\n

This training may be used to earn initial spotter certification or renew certification which is required every three years.<\/p>\n

Part 1 of Basic Training will be\u00a0 April 4 ; Part 2, April 11. The instructor will be Nick Petro WX3H, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the Raleigh National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

To fully benefit from this training and to receive certification, you must:<\/p>\n

A. download the training presentation before each net from www.centralcarolinaskywarn.net<\/a>\u00a0 (It will be included with the Weekly Weather Impact Briefing.\u00a0 Click on the Weekly Weather Impact Briefing on the top menu to download.)
\nB. listen and check in at the end of both nets, and
\nC. email CCS Emergency Coordinator Virginia Enzor at nc4va@nc.rr.com<\/a> with your name, call sign (if licensed), and preferred email address. \u00a0The NWS will then contact you about completing the spotter certification process.<\/p>\n

Scanner listeners\u00a0and listeners\u00a0receiving live-streaming audio on the internet at\u00a0www.broadcastify.com<\/a> may also participate by downloading the presentations and emailing Virginia Enzor at nc4va@nc.rr.com<\/a> immediately after both nets. Again, be sure to include\u00a0 your name, call sign (if licensed),\u00a0 and preferred email address.<\/p>\n

If you live outside the Raleigh NWS county warning area,\u00a0 the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Raleigh NWS will coordinate with the appropriate Weather Forecast Office to ensure your SKYWARN spotter certification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Again, you must listen both night to complete the training.<\/p>\n

For a list of Spotter Training classes in central North Carolina, please visit www.weather.gov\/raleigh\/skywarn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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