Midlands
Area SKYWARN
Net Control Scripts
Standby Mode
This is(your callsign here)______for SKYWARN.
The National Weather Service has indicated the possibility of severe weather
in this area. SKYWARN is in standby mode at this time and the repeater
is free for normal use; however, a SKYWARN net control operator will be
standing by for any severe weather reports. We do ask that
all stations using the system keep their transmissions short and leave
longer breaks between transmissions for SKYWARN traffic.
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The current conditions are: (Make the Current
Conditions and Desired Reports announcements.)
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The current watches and warnings issued by the
National Weather Service are: (Read warnings, then read watches).
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The National Weather Service is looking for reports
of severe weather. This includes: Hail, dime sized or larger.
Winds which cause damage. Flooding where none regularly occurs.Rotating
funnel clouds or tornados. Stations are asked to report any of these
conditions to the SKYWARN Net Control Station.
The next scheduled announcement will be in
30 minutes.
Make this announcement every
30 minutes on the hour and on the half hour when there are no SKYWARN
reports coming in.
Active Mode
This is (your callsign here)______ SKYWARN
Net Control. SKYWARN is currently in active mode. This is a
directed net and all traffic should be directed to the Net Control Station.
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The current conditions are: (Make the Current
Conditions and Desired Reports announcements.)
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The current watches and warnings issued by the
National Weather Service are: (Read warnings, then read watches).
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The National Weather Service is looking for reports
of severe weather. This includes: Hail, dime sized or larger.
Winds which cause damage. Flooding where none regularly occurs.
Rotating funnel clouds or tornados. Stations are asked to report
any of these conditions to the SKYWARN Net Control Station.
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The next scheduled announcement will be in 15
minutes.
Make this announcement every
15 minutes on the quarter hour/15 minute mark.
EMERGENCY MODE
This is (your callsign here) SKYWARN net control.
SKYWARN is in EMERGENCY MODE and the system is available only for severe
weather reports and other life-threatening information. Stations
with other traffic, please standby.
Make this announcement only
as necessary to control the frequency.