OPENING:

CALLING ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS:
THIS IS_______________________, NOW ACTIVATING THE NORTH ALABAMA SKYWARN EMERGENCY NET.

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. I HEREBY, AT THIS TIME, REQUEST THAT ALL RECREATIONAL USE OF THE LINKED REPEATERS, BE SUSPENDED FOR THE DURATION OF THIS WEATHER EMERGENCY.

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THIS EMERGENCY NET HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
(Read the bulletin or bulletins that state the reason for activation, or pass to NWS Liason)

OUR LIASON STATION, LOCATED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA IS ______________________, WHO WILL BE PROVIDING COORDINATION WITH THIS NET TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, IN THE SPOTTING AND TRACKING OF DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OR TORNADOES, IN THE NORTH ALABAMA AREA. THIS IS__________________ WITH THE NORTH ALABAMA SKYWARN EMERGENCY NET.

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ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS WHO ARE AFFILIATED WITH A LOCAL NET ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK INTO THEIR LOCAL NET, A LIASON WILL BE ESTABLISHED WITH EACH LOCAL NET, FOR THE PURPOSE OF COORDINATING THE SPOTTING AND TRACKING OF DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES, AND TO PROVIDE A COMMUNICATIONS LINK FOR THE NORTH ALABAMA COUNTIES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. THIS LINK WILL HELP PROVIDE THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE FOREWARNING OF WEATHER EMERGENCIES TO THE CITIZENS OF NORTH ALABAMA.

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THOSE STATIONS NOT DIRECTLY AFFILIATED WITH A LOCAL NET ARE STILL ENCOURAGED TO CHECK INTO A LOCAL NET, AND I HAVE THOSE FREQUENCIES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM. ALSO STATIONS MAY PASS EMERGENCY WEATHER TRAFFIC TO THIS NET. WHEN AND IF THAT OCCURS, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, THAT YOU GIVE YOUR CALL SIGN, NAME, SPECIFIC LOCATION AND CURRENT SEVERE WEATHER OBSERVATION. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING SPOTTERS CAN PROVIDE IS THE TIME OF THE SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRENCE, THE LOCATION OF SUCH OCCURRENCE AND THE MOVEMENT AND TYPE OF SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTED.

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THIS NET WILL RECOGNIZE SPECIFIC WEATHER RELATED TRAFFIC AND ANY OTHER EMERGENCY OR PRIORITY TRAFFIC, ALL OTHER STATIONS NOT INVOLVED WITH THIS NET ARE REQUESTED TO MAINTAIN COMPLETE RADIO SILENCE. THIS IS A DIRECTED NET AND STATIONS MAY NOT CALL OTHER STATIONS WITHOUT THE CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF NET CONTROL.

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THIS IS___________________ NET CONTROL FOR THE NORTH ALABAMA SKYWARN EMERGENCY NET, STANDING BY FOR STATIONS WITH SEVERE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS OR EMERGENCY TRAFFIC!
(Any severe weather report should be passed through the net, directly to the NWS liaison station)

UPDATE:

Net Control should Identify the net at least every 10 minutes by stating the following:

THIS IS_______________, NET CONTROL FOR THE NORTH ALABAMA SKYWARN EMERGENCY NET, WHICH HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR (STATE REASONS FOR ACTIVATION).
(If you don’t have access to the NWS Bulletins, then have some member of the net who does to read those aloud to the net, or If you have access, ensure that the bulletins are read to the net in a timely manner.)

Maintain Control of the NET.

CLOSING:

THIS IS_____________, NET CONTROL FOR THE NORTH ALABAMA SKYWARN EMERGENCY NET, IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION AFFECTING NORTH ALABAMA HAS PASSED (Read Bulletins Canceling Watch, Warning, etc.) I APPRECIATE ALL STATIONS CHECKING INTO THIS NET, YOUR LOCAL NETS, AND FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS MOST IMPORTANT AMATEUR FUNCTION.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I OR THE NET CAN DO FOR ANYONE BEFORE WE CLOSE?

THIS IS________________ NOW CLOSING THIS EMERGENCY SESSION OF THE NORTH ALABAMA SKYWARN NET AT
_______________ HOURS, _____________________________(DATE).

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