Fast and Furious (Tropical Weather) Unfortunately, but as rightly forecasted, the 2008 hurricane season is off to a busy start. To quote Jeff Masters from his blog: (www.weatherunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html), "July 20th was the first time on record that there were 3 named storms in July, on the same day, in the Atlantic." For us, the internet is a vital tool for tracking the weather. (www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml), (www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm) As well we pick up daily reports on our single side band radio: - Trinidad Emergency Net 9Z4CP (Eric) Frequency 3855 mHz - LSB/ham When further information is needed we dial in the: - Caribbean Emergency & Weather Net, Frequency 3815 mHz - LSB/ham - Caribbean Weather (Chris Parker), Frequency 8137 mHz, 8104 mHz, 12350 mHz USB - KP2G Caribbean Weather Net (George), Frequency 7086 mHz LSB/ham - Southbound II (Herb), Frequency 12359 mHz - USB Also of use to us is the local radio weather report; given in Trinidad by Alan Archer (93.5 FM)