The Hurricane Watch Net was temporarily secured at 2100 EDT on 17 September. The net will resume at 0900 EDT on 18 September using both 14.325 and 7.268 MHz.

The National Hurricane Center forecasts TS Fiona to make landfall as a category 1 hurricane in southwest Puerto Rico sometime Sunday PM. In preparation, the Hurricane Watch Net will activate today, September 17, from 5:00 PM EDT through 10:00 PM EDT on 14.325 and 7.268 MHz.

All ClayARES members are encouraged to monitor the Hurricane Watch Net as their frequency privileges allow. Please remember that the Hurricane Watch Net is a directed net and is closed to non-net stations or stations, not in areas impacted by named storms. Please do not transmit on HWN frequencies unless specifically instructed to do so by the net control station.