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    • SutyS
      Suty Administrator @mollywood
      last edited by

      @mollywood Can you send the location you want to find to me?

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        mollywood @Suty | Premium
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        @Ondřej-Šutera

        38 59.0 N, 122 57.3 W

        As mentioned. I'm looking for a specific spot in
        Drakes Bay, just south of Point Reyes, on the West Coast of the US in the state of California.

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          mollywood @Suty | Premium
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          @Ondřej-Šutera

          Can you respond to my last? I'm looking for a spot that is shown a 37 59.7 N
          123 03.4 W
          It's in Drake's Bay, just south of Pt Reyes, on the west coast of California USA

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          • WheatsW
            Wheats Meteorologist @mollywood
            last edited by

            @mollywood Is this the spot you're looking for?
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              mollywood @Wheats | Premium
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              @Wheats

              No. Look further N to the land mass that hooks out into the Pacific to the N of San Francisco. That hook Pt Reyes and Drakes Bay is right inside of the point. What's wrong with Search Location at Windy do you think? When I put the numbers in as you did - it sent me down to Pacifica, which is near where they sent you. Over 50 miles to the south of where I'm looking

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              • WheatsW
                Wheats Meteorologist @mollywood
                last edited by Wheats

                @mollywood then the coordinates you have are incorrect. There is nothing wrong with the search location on Windy.
                Is this more like it?
                38.002587, -122.975235
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                  mollywood @Wheats | Premium
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                  @Wheats

                  Perfect! How'd you find that? When put the marker on where I wanted to be it put out the coordinates I quoted you of 37.5943, -122.5940. I didn't write down out beyond to the right on numbers as you did but try what I did on a spot you pick.

                  Please write down those numbers on the spot you pick that the cursor gives you then to confirm the spot type in the same numbers in the Search Position field.

                  I suspect you'll find out what I did that they don't correspond.

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                  • WheatsW
                    Wheats Meteorologist @mollywood
                    last edited by Wheats

                    @mollywood
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                    I'm not sure what to tell you here lol

                    These are all the same location:
                    Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS): 37°59'56"N 122°58'34"W
                    Degrees Decimal Minutes (DDM): 37 59.9334, -122 58.5666
                    Decimal Degrees (DD): 37.99889, -122.97611

                    To get all of these coordinates converted, I used a coordinate converter I found on the internet.

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                    • WheatsW
                      Wheats Meteorologist @Wheats
                      last edited by Wheats

                      @Ondřej-Šutera @mollywood
                      It is strange that Windy would provide you coordinates for a location that aren't in the exact same format as what you can type in the search box.
                      And also strange that there seems to be no way to easily copy those coordinates.

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                        mollywood @Wheats | Premium
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                        @Wheats

                        It sorta makes that option provided from Windy as not only of questionable value but potentially dangerous. Do you have any connection with Windy where they might be informed of this flaw?

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                        • WheatsW
                          Wheats Meteorologist @mollywood
                          last edited by Wheats

                          @mollywood
                          I don't entirely agree with you there...I wouldn't call it dangerous - it's still accurate information. The search isn't flawed, you just need to know the format...

                          Also, I noticed in your previous messages that you were missing the "-"....anything South Latitude or West Longitude needs a negative sign when using DD and DDM.

                          I find it strange that they provide a Lat/Long in DMS "N####, W####" and yet you have to input the same Lat/Long in DMS "####N #####W" when searching for a location.... just a weird choice in my opinion.

                          Personally, I don't have any connection with Windy.com. Same as you, this public forum or there's an email address support@windy.com I think it is.

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