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    stevecrye

    @stevecrye

    Earthman with his head in the clouds!

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    • RE: Why is Wind speed in hurricanes so wrong?

      @TZ 100% correct TZ. Others in this thread clearly don't understand weather modeling. Windy pulls the model data - NAM 3k, ECMWF 9k or GFS 22k - from NOAA and other agencies and then displays it on a great GUI - all 100% free. Windy does not generate model data. Prior to Windy I was forced to look at the raw data - ugh. I'm hoping soon that Windy can also show other "popular" models such as HRRR, OP4-, BAK40, etc. Also, a skew-t at a click would be wonderful! Keep up the good work. Windy is an invaluable tool for pilots and sailors, who use it every day. As for the haters - take the time to learn how to use Windy - for example, I just now selected Wind Gusts and see 155 MPH near the eye of Irma - very accurate. And study meteorology , it might help you get a clue ... if all that fails, go use some other app/website, most are not free.

      Steve

      posted in Frequently Asked Questions
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    • NAM updates slow, "about data" contradictory

      For several days I've noticed that moving the time slider in the Android app will not change the wind or other parameters displayed, only when NAM is selected. The "about these data" for NAM shows contradictory information, such as last updated one day ago, next update now, but it lists the next update expected for a time more than 6 hours in the past.
      Also, the NAM forecast displayed by Windy differs from what I see in XCkies using NAM.
      Also, normally NAM can look ahead more than two days, but right now it cant see more than about 30 hours from now.

      bad NAM

      posted in Bug Reports
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    • MetoBlue wildly inaccurate in the SW usa

      Simply put, MB is never correct. Not only is it wrong when compared with actual observations, it's always in disagreement with other models, not just GFS, ECMWF, NAM, but also OP40, ICON, and HRRR.

      Just saying..screen shot

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: At least make the new blinding white menu bar transparent

      @TomSlavkovsky Please understand I'm a loyal, long time user and supporter. I hate to complain about such a great app. But I'm also a designer, and the best thing about Windy is it never, until now, had menus that took up screen real estate. Even 48 pixels is too much, it's bad design. Used to be able to hit the 3-line menu, change models, then hit the x and have most of the screen back. Now hit the three dots on a new menu that offers no additional functionality, switch models, then alllll the way up to the upper left to dismiss settings. .. and horrible, unneeded white bar is still there glaring at me.

      I'll increase my offer for the APK of the previous version to $125, paid in advance via PayPal. I'm not wealthy, ithat is 10% of my weekly paycheck, but it would be worth it to me.

      Thanks!

      posted in Your Feedback and Suggestions
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    • Can't add fully functional Holfuy to Windy

      Hi,

      The Sandia Soaring Association maintains a new, Ultrasonic Holfuy In Albuquerque NM at the top of Sandia Peak:

      https://holfuy.com/en/weather/954

      I tried to add it to Windy using the Add Weather Station feature, but it errored-out.
      Error Message

      Any suggestions? The URL is valid, and I completed all the required fields.

      Sandia Holfuy Fields

      Thanks,

      Steve Crye

      posted in Bug Reports
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    • RE: MetoBlue wildly inaccurate in the SW usa

      @jmh2002 Sure, I understand that. (I've been a Windy user from the early days) .
      My point was purely informational. MeteoBlue is not accurate for the SW USA. Other models, for example HRRR , might be a better addition to the Big Three (NAM, GFS, ECMWF)

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: We want altitude slider back!!!! Please support us here.

      I'm soo happy I am still running the old version of the app, that has the ALTITUDE SLIDER WHERE IT SHOULD BE!!

      A few updates back I learned the hard way to never, never upgrade the Windy app until I tested it on someone else phone.

      Steve

      posted in Your Feedback and Suggestions
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    • Wind display flags do not match time table

      See this screenshot

      https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GeUVvBSZCH-OY9RZRXg3VyEXr79AyZUX/view?usp=drivesdk

      Notice how 1700 is highlighted, but the wind flags around the selection point are for 1800. Samsung Galaxy Note 9. This seems to have started after the 25.0.0 update.
      Easy to replicate. Persists after a soft reset and uninstall/reinstall.

      Thanks,

      Steve

      posted in Bug Reports
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    • RE: Paragliding spots that have been deleted in Paragliding Earth still appear in Windy

      @korina Thank You! Please let me know if you need more details about "Lee's Lookout" near El Paso TX to aid in the removal.

      posted in Your Feedback and Suggestions
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    Latest posts made by stevecrye

    • RE: Paragliding spots that have been deleted in Paragliding Earth still appear in Windy

      @korina Any progress on this? The site in question is located in El Paso TX named "Lee's Lookout " . Thanks!

      posted in Your Feedback and Suggestions
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    • RE: Paragliding spots that have been deleted in Paragliding Earth still appear in Windy

      @korina Thank You! Please let me know if you need more details about "Lee's Lookout" near El Paso TX to aid in the removal.

      posted in Your Feedback and Suggestions
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    • Paragliding spots that have been deleted in Paragliding Earth still appear in Windy

      Hello Windy Team,
      I am an officer in the Rio Grande Soaring Association in El Paso Texas. I'm not sure what database you use to source the locations and info for Paragliding Spots, but you are still listing a site that has been closed for years and has been removed from Paragliding Earth. This erroneous listing is causing confusion, and is dangerous because people try to find the closed site, which is uninsured and off limits. As far as I have been able to determine, Windy is the only on-line source for this bad info. The name you show for this non-existent site is Lee's Lookout. I'm begging you, please remove it! If you would just refresh your data using Paragliding Earth, the site will not appear in Windy.

      Thanks,

      Steve Crye, Treasurer, RGSA.

      posted in Your Feedback and Suggestions
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    • RE: US - NAM data outage

      @TZ NAM 3K and NAM 12K are perfectly fine on XCskies.com and other forecast sites and applications. Yes please find an alternative source for the data.

      posted in System Status
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    • RE: NAM Updates

      @TZ It cant be a problem with the NAM servers because XCskies and other tools that use NAM are working fine.i can see to Monday via NAM12K on XCskies

      posted in Bug Reports
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    • NAM updates slow, "about data" contradictory

      For several days I've noticed that moving the time slider in the Android app will not change the wind or other parameters displayed, only when NAM is selected. The "about these data" for NAM shows contradictory information, such as last updated one day ago, next update now, but it lists the next update expected for a time more than 6 hours in the past.
      Also, the NAM forecast displayed by Windy differs from what I see in XCkies using NAM.
      Also, normally NAM can look ahead more than two days, but right now it cant see more than about 30 hours from now.

      bad NAM

      posted in Bug Reports
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    • RE: Wind display flags do not match time table

      @petra-pik This bug is still present after the most recent update (hikers going up trail). Fresh screen shot of bug
      This bug is not trivial. It affects out ability to decide when to launch our paragliders.

      posted in Bug Reports
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    • RE: Wind display flags do not match time table

      @petra-pik This bug was not fixed in the latest update.
      screen shot of bug

      posted in Bug Reports
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    • RE: Wind display flags do not match time table

      @petra-pik Thanks Petra!

      posted in Bug Reports
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    • Wind display flags do not match time table

      See this screenshot

      https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GeUVvBSZCH-OY9RZRXg3VyEXr79AyZUX/view?usp=drivesdk

      Notice how 1700 is highlighted, but the wind flags around the selection point are for 1800. Samsung Galaxy Note 9. This seems to have started after the 25.0.0 update.
      Easy to replicate. Persists after a soft reset and uninstall/reinstall.

      Thanks,

      Steve

      posted in Bug Reports
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      stevecrye