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10-26-2024 - Recalls from the U.S. Consumer Product Protection Commission - PowerBlock Recalls Commercial Pro 100 Weight Sets Sold with 5 lb Grip Handles Due to Impact Injury Hazard. |||| Ricky Powersports Recalls Youth and Adult All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death and Violation of Federal ATV Safety Regulations. |||| CFMOTO Recalls All-Terrain Vehicles Due to Crash Hazards.
10-26-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for October 26, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring – October 25–26, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents/operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Tropical Activity
Eastern Pacific:
• Hurricane Kristy (CAT-2)
• Disturbance 1: Medium (50%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Approval: Major Disaster Declaration – HT and USVI
• Request: Major Disaster Declaration – KY
• 5 Amendments issued
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
My CB Radio Daze - How It All Started
10-26-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
10-26-2024 - 4:50 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R3 - Strong) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Current: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None). Solar Wind Speed: 341 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 6 nT, Bz -1 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 209 sfu.
10-26-2024 - 4:50 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 62.8 Kemp: 96.2% Kickapoo 65.6. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 77.8% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
10-26-2024 - 4:50 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 10,324 Megawatts.
10-26-2024 - Good Morning! Some local weekend scanning targets: Walmart (154.570 MHz), Allred Unit (153.815 MHz), Wichita County Jail (155.520 MHz), State Hospital (154.800 MHz) city transit buses (453.5375 MHz), Wichita Valley Airport (122.800 MHz), Kickapoo Airport (122.700 MHz), Wichita Falls Regional Airports / SAFB (119.750 & 122.950 MHz), and the BNSF Railroad (160.920 MHz). My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
10-25-2024 - There was no radioing, other than listening, done today but I did have lunch at El Mejicano with a former co-worker. I'll catch up with radio work over the weekend. Maybe.
National Current Ops / Monitoring – October 24–25, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• TC Milton / TC Helene – Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
Hazard Monitoring:
• Tropical Activity
Eastern Pacific:
• Hurricane Kristy (CAT-4)
Western Pacific:
• Tropical Depression Kong-Rey (23W)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Request: Major Disaster Declaration – AK
• FMAG Approved – CT
• 14 Amendments issued
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
10-25-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today; Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
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10-25-2024 - 5:40 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None). Solar Wind Speed: 312 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 5 nT, Bz 3 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 197 sfu.
10-25-2024 - 5:40 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 63.1 Kemp: 96.3% Kickapoo 65.9. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 78.0% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
10-25-2024 - 5:40 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 10,382 Megawatts.
10-25-2024 - 5:40 - Good Morning! I voted yesterday, as planned. The machine didn't "flip" my vote, as a few people are reporting in some online forums. My guess is human error. It's time for the summer heat to end, and to that end, we'll be a little cooler today than yesterday. I'm ready for some snow! My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
10-24-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for October 24, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring – October 23-24, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• TC Helene/TC Milton – Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
Hazard Monitoring:
• Tropical Activity:
Eastern Pacific:
• Hurricane Kristy (CAT-4)
Western Pacific:
• Disturbance 1 (98W)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Six amendments issued
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
10-24-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 64. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
10-24-2024 - 4:55 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R3 - Strong) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Solar Wind Speed: 354 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz 1 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 185 sfu.
10-24-2024 - 4:55 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 63.2 Kemp: 96.4% Kickapoo 66.0. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 78.1% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
10-24-2024 - 4:55 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 10,205 Megawatts.
10-24-2024 - 4:45 AM - Good Morning! I had planned to vote on Monday. I didn't, so today would be a good day to take care of that important duty. I'll probably do it at Sikes Senter Mall. That's the most work I have planned for today. As of January 1 of this year, I have made contact with 380 parks in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program. On the 40-meter CW (Morse code) sub-band, I hear someone calling CQ. Will I answer? Hell no, it's too damn early! My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!