Weather Notifications/Alerts
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@idefix37 Hello. I wanted to thank you again for your help and tell you that most of the alerts are working now but still not reliable or accurate. Here are a couple of examples. 1) Today I received an email alert for a location (screen shots added) but I turned off email notifications days ago (left mobile on only) and have saved it several times. It just doesn't want to update with the new settings. 2) The email alert shows one set of data (not even criteria for an alert) which is different than the actual weather prediction data displayed on Windy (screenshots taken at time of arrival of alert). Per the email, it should not have sent an alert in the first place (minimum wind speed alert set at 25 kn) but since it did you would think that it would show the correct data which does actually justify an alert. This latter example happens with most of the alerts that I receive. In fact, out of a dozen or so, only one email alert showed the same data shown on Windy. Essentially, the alert system is sloppy. I don't know why or how it does this but what ever the reason it would be nice if it was corrected--or maybe you have an explanation?
Take care.The first screen shot is the email alert, the second is Windy.
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@falmari
As I said previously, I do not use the email alert, only the phone notifications. So I can not confirm whether or not there is an issue with this alert mean. And I have no explanation for what you experienced with email alerts.
Alerts on Windy are based on ECMWF predictions. If you select another model, you are more likely to get deviations. -
@falmari Hello, we need more details, such as what model does the screenshot shows.
Also the email alert was send based on the forecast that was active at a given time, the notification in the app may use already updated forecast. -
@korina Hello, I can’t tell you what model was used to generate the alert obviously but the second screen shot (Windy web app) was showing the ECMWF model. The screen shot was taken immediately (within a minute or so) after receiving the alert which is why I mentioned it, as I was aware of a delay being a possible cause of the discrepancy.
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@falmari And what does your alert look like please?
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@korina This was already shown in the screen shot above. Do you have an email address that I can forward the entire email alert too?
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@falmari Please post the exact position the alert was created for.
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@korina Hello Korina, as previously stated, my experience is not related to one specific location. I have experienced what I am describing with all my alerts. I currently monitor 11 locations throughout the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean, and North America. The result is the same. The actual lat/long of all of my locations is in water, on the coast outside a major/minor city, or close to an island archipelago.
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Still didn't find a way to do this
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@egmwmb
For one location have you managed to open this settings table which allows you to define the alert parameters?
