NWS Wakefield SKYWARNAmateur Radio Support Team
WX4AKQ Wakefield, VA
Welcome to Wakefield SKYWARN!
This is your "one stop shop" for everything SKYWARN related. Whether you are a Trained Spotter, a Net Control Station, local Emergency Manager, or simply a local "Weather Nut" we hope you find the information on this site useful, and we hope you will get involved in the SKYWARN program.
For general SKYWARN Spotter training information, consult the National Weather Service Wakefield SKYWARN information.
The NWS Wakefield SKYWARN Amateur Radio Support Team is a team of dedicated volunteers who collect
reports from the amateur radio community for relay to the National Weather Service Forecast Office
in Wakefield, Virginia. Our footprint spans 66 counties and independent
cities in portions of three states, covering over 3.6 million residents.
[Learn more | Mission and Values | Who We Serve]
SKYWARN Area 1 Richmond Primary Repeater is RESTORED TO SERVICE
THE PRIMARY SKYWARN NSW WFO WAKEFIELD AREA 1 REPEATER, W4RAT 146.88 MHZ IN RICHMOND, IS RESTORED TO SERVICE. SOME FRINGE USERS WILL NOTICE SLIGHT DEGRADATION OF REPEATER TX SIGNAL - TX IS SHIFTED TO THE LOWER ANTENNA ON THE TOWER PENDING DUPLEXER TROUBLESHOOTING AND RESOLUTION.
PLEASE MONITOR WWW.RATS.NET FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND PRIMARY REPEATER STATUS.
You will find our frequencies, area maps, and more on your local SKYWARN page:
[Richmond | Southside VA | Williamsburg/Smithfield | Southeast VA | Northeast NC | North Delmarva*WL2K | South Delmarva*WL2K | North Central VA*WL2K | Piedmont*WL2K | Northern Neck*WL2K]
Net Activation Forecast by Area - Next 24 to 36 Hours
This is typically updated daily between 9 AM and noon local time and periodically throughout the day. Last updated 8:06 AM Wednesday by Farrell, Timothy W (KJ4NPB).
Area 1 - Richmond - Activation will not be needed
Area 2 - Southside VA - Activation will not be needed
Area 3 - Williamsburg/Smithfield - Activation will not be needed
Area 5 - Southeast VA - Activation will not be needed
Area 7 - Northeast NC - Activation will not be needed
Area 51 - North Delmarva*WL2K - Activation will not be needed
Area 52 - South Delmarva*WL2K - Activation will not be needed
Area 53 - North Central VA*WL2K - Activation will not be needed
Area 54 - Piedmont*WL2K - Activation will not be needed
Area 55 - Northern Neck*WL2K - Activation will not be needed
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central
Virginia, east central Virginia and north central Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Mixed rain and snow showers will end before noon. A light
accumulation is possible on grassy and elevated surfaces in
any snow shower.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.