Hurricane Arthur tracking up the East coast of the USA marks the first storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season this year.

Emergency nets are active in the USA in preparation for this hurricane playing their part in gathering and distributing information for the weather and emergency services as they do every year. Radio Amateurs in Region 1 are reminded that the following frequencies may be in use by nets in North and Central America to track and deal with the consequences of these severe weather events. It is possible for Region 1 amateurs to cause unintentional QRM to these nets so please listen carefully if operating near these frequencies:

Caribbean Emergency & Weather Nets: 7.162 & 3.815 MHz 
Eastern Caribbean Narrow Band Emergency System Net: 7.036 MHz USB (Olivia & MT63)
Caribbean Emergency: 14.185 MHz 
Republica Dominicana: 7.065 & 3.780 MHz 
Cuba: 7.045, 7.080, 7.110, and 3.740 MHz 
Central America: 7.090 & 3.750 MHz 
Nicaragua: 7.098 MHz 
Guatemala: 7.075 MHz 
Panama: 7.085 MHz 
Mexico: 7.060 & 3.690 MHz 

USA: 
Maritime Mobile Service Net: 14.300 MHz 
Hurricane Watch Net: 14.325 MHz 
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN): 14.265 MHz

Other local emergency communications groups may also activate if a hurricane approaches their area and those frequencies would be announced at the time.