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NOAA upgrades GFS global weather model
article gfs wave weather model • • Korina

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All GFS 0.25° grib files provided by NCEP/NOAA after this upgrade do contain announced changes. I don't know if Windy downloads grids of all available parameters/levels: data is huge (>0.5 GB for each forecast), while downloaded grids may be filtered by both coverage, forecast, parameter and level.
Obviously not all available parameters and levels are available via Windy UI.
Anyway, introducing all parameters and levels on UI would be useless for most of the Windy users (e.g. some parameters are available for levels 0.1 hPa, 0.2 hPa, etc.); they would be only useful for research purpose.
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Major sea currents update: high resolution and new Tidal currents
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@tandemtime
There are 2 currents layers in Windy.
Currents which includes all type of currents. As wind is the main factor of ocean circulation, its effect is take into account (but not sure for a local wind)
https://marine.copernicus.eu/news/new-catalogue-release-wind-wave-ocean-current-and-biogeochemical-variables
Tidal currents is deducted from variation of sea altimetry
https://community.windy.com/topic/15265/tidal-currents?_=1614707415967
Concerning waves models, WW3 model is said to include the effect of surface currents, WAM model apparently not.
Depending where you usually sail, these layers are interesting but it is advised to rely on other traditional and official information sources for currents and their effect on sea surface, specially near the coast.
ICON Global now available on Windy.com
announcement article feature weather model • • Korina

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@przemo1986 ICON shows lightning, you can see some here – https://www.windy.com/51.344/17.578?iconEu,cape,50.951,17.578,8,m:e4JagEs

It indeed seems that ICON shows fewer lightning symbols than other models. We will need some time to monitor if this is the model's forecast of a bug.
Windy.com introduces Apple Watch app
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@ivo Great !! I’ve been expecting this feature for a long time. I’d really like to see two options for the wind display: altitude choice and lock on magnetic north. Thanks ! Can’t wait for the next update :-)
Tide Forecast on Windy
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Love the tides feature
Windy launches Route Planner
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@igor-320 Hello, we may do it in the future.
Announcing the killer feature: Windy Alerts
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Great addition! Thanks!
Windy offers new model ICON-EU with 7km grid resolution
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Windy should use the correct value everywhere : 6.5km for ICON-EU and 1.3km for AROME
Create weather animated GIFs on Windy.com
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@ivo i like the featere very well, but go only an mp4 file instead a gif-file as a result. What can i do, to get a gif-file?
Track Vendée Globe progress on Windy.com
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WMO (World Meteorological Organization) says thank you
to all the Vendée Globe skippers for Sailing for Science.
https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/sailing-science
Windy Offers Air Sounding Forecast
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@idefix37 thank you!
We are launching Windy Premium - even better forecast for just price of a lunch
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Looking forward to 3d Globe, I loved it back in the day :)
Premium subscribers will get premium support
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Hell @boris-1s, we are sorry to hear you want to unsubscribe from Windy Premium. May I ask what features didn’t work for you?

To cancel the subscription, you have to go to a platform you are originally subscribed to since we don’t have any control over these platforms:

App Store – https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039
Google Play – https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en

If you are subscribed via desktop, type in the email address you used for a subscription here. You will then receive an email with a link leading to accounts management. – https://windy.onfastspring.com/account.
Windy.com brings high visibility satellite layer
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Thanks Milan for a cleaner clear aspect a big Windy fan since its birth. Sincere blessings to all the team.
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Windy.com updates ECMWF model each 6h, with 1h detailed resolution
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@Yves70 Thanks for the clarification!
Windy.com introduces real-time satellite animation
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Hi @FranciscoMateus, this is a test pattern of the radar. You can read more on this here:
https://community.windy.com/topic/13493/what-is-this/6?_=1600681067491

'Strange' behavior of the radar:
https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/radarfaq#everything
https://www.radartutorial.eu/15.weather/wx21.en.html