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07-27-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – July 26–27, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Wildfires – Western U.S.
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Rain – Texas Gulf Coast
• Severe Thunderstorms – North Dakota and Minnesota
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: Low (20%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: Medium (50%)
• Disturbance 2: Low (30%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Major Disaster Declaration Request: SD
• Four amendments issued
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
07-27-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 11 mph.
07-27-2024 - 5:30 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 73.4 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 77.0%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
07-27-2024 - 5:30 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None) - Solar Wind Speed: 438 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 7 nT, Bz -4 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 176 sfu.
07-27-2024 - 5:30 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 8,887 Megawatts.
07-27-2024 - Good Morning. It's 5:30 AM, and I've got the Paris Olympics men's gymnastics on the TV. I found a note on my door yesterday offering to re-paint the address on my curb. I'll accept that offer. Some local Amateur (ham) Radio operators will probably have breakfast at Pioneer #3 this morning. That might be the place to be if you're interested in Ham Radio. I'll be headed to the 8th & Austin location of the Farmers Market this morning for some salsa from The Salsa Guy. A few Parks on the Air® contacts might also happen. At 1:24 PM, there will be an International Space Station contact with a school in Arizona. Program 145.800 MHz into your scanner radio, and you might hear the ISS side of the conversation. My coffee is ready!
07-26-2024 - I made contact with WA3GM at Tyler State Park (US-1430) in Pennsylvania on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
07-26-2024 - A small earthquake was felt at the Wichita Falls Man HQ here in Wichita Falls at about 9:30 AM. I see other "locals" on X (Twitter) reporting same. Was this one near the Snyder/DFW area again?
07-26-2024 - I made contact with K8LSB at Cromwell Meadows WMA Wildlife Management Area (US-11712) in Connecticut on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
07-26-2024 - The latest "bad news" for Wichita Falls is the report that the "At Home" store in Sikes Senter Mall will soon be leaving. Is it wrong to say we should just put the mall out of its misery and move on? That might be a little drastic, but I can't see things getting any better in the foreseeable future. We need some "out of the box" thinking on this issue. The store is having a clearance sale, so find a bargain.
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07-26-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – July 25–26, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Rain - Southern Plains, Southeast to Mid-Atlantic
• Tropical Activity
Eastern Pacific:
• Tropical Storm Bud
• Disturbance 1: Low (20%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• FMAG Approval: Gwen Fire – OR
• FMAG Approval: Retreat Fire – WA
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
07-26-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
07-26-2024 - 5:30 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 73.5 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 77.0%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
07-26-2024 - 5:30 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (Minor) - Solar Wind Speed: 548 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz -1 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 167 sfu.
07-26-2024 - 5:37 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 8,185 Megawatts.
07-26-2024 - Good Morning! It's Friday, and the only thing on my schedule might be to watch the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. Maybe. Of course, I might snag a Parks on the Air® station or two if they make themselves available. As I write this, I have worked 259 unique (no duplicates) parks since January 1, 2024. My lawnmowing has slowed somewhat in the last few weeks. I'm sure I'm not watering as much as the lawn would like, but it'll be okay. On the scanner radio, the only people active are our local City transit buses at 453.5375 MHz, the State Hospital at 154.800 MHz, Air Route Traffic Control Centers at 348.650 and 269.250 MHz, and the Allred Unit at 153.815 MHz. I gave the Briggs & Stratton generator its regular exercise run yesterday, so it's ready to go if I ever need it again. My coffee is ready!
07-25-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - IN THE MATTER OF DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-GENERATED CONTENT IN POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS . The Commission proposes to require on-air and written disclosure of AI-generated content in radio and television political advertisements. . (Dkt No 24-211). Action by: Commission . Adopted: 2024-07-10 by NPRM. (FCC No. 24-74).
07-25-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - FCC ENFORCEMENT BUREAU ISSUES NOTICE OF ILLEGAL PIRATE RADIO BROADCASTING (NIPRB) TO SHANIKO CORPORATION. The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting (NIPRB) per its authority from the PIRATE Act to Shaniko Corporation, landowner in Shaniko, OR, for allowing illegal broadcasting from their property. . Action by: Regional Director, Field Division, Enforcement Bureau. by NIPRB.
07-25-2024 - I made contact with KA9I at Santa Fe Prairie State Nature Preserve (US-7839) in Illinois on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
07-25-2024 - I made contact with W9VI at Kettle Moraine State Forest (US-4352) in Wisconsin on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.