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wind alerts
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 12:40 pm
by ~ pimp hand ~
wind alerts
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 1:29 pm
by PacificWindsurf
Hi guys. I develop and maintain the PacificWindsurf.com web site. I actually was going to post a notice about these wind alerts here but you beat me to it. I've added a few wind alerts for the Vancouver / Victoria area which are up and running already. Just subscribe to the weather station of your choice, and select a minimum wind speed. Then if the wind speed hits that strength you'll receive either an e-mail or mobile test message. I'm sorry about having to specify the wind speed in miles per hour; I tried to convert it to kph but that data was specified in decimals and the script didn't seem to like the format, but I can work on that. I'd love to receive feedback so please e-mail me with any comments, questions or suggestions.
Thanks!
- Joe
www.PacificWindsurf.com
wind alerts
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:02 pm
by jimbob
That's ok Joe, Kph is for girly-men anyway.
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 5:52 pm
by Mattdog
Hi Joe,
knots would be great is possible. Do you charge for this service?
cheers, Matthew
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 5:56 pm
by Mattdog
Hi Joe, have you considered some mid-Island locations for Vancouver Island such as the "Sister's" or "Ballenas" weather stations operated by Environment Canada? There's a group of us who could benefit
Cheers, Matthew
wind alerts
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:55 pm
by pacificwindsurf
Thanks for the feedback. I'll see if I can add those other Vancouver Island locations. I'm limited by the raw data that I get from the NOAA / Metar sites.
This service is totally free. I just run PacificWindsurf as a hobby web site, kind of like this BigWaveDave site. I live in Seattle but I try to make the site serve the entire West Coast and Hawaii.
Thanks!
- Joe
wind alert stations
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:37 pm
by pacificwindsurf
Hey, are these some of the locations that you asked about? I have a list of weather codes but I'm not sure if they are the locations you requested. If these are the locations I can definitely add them to the wind alert script.
- Joe
Sisters Island Automatic Weather Reporting System (71781, CWGT)
Ballenas Island Automatic Weather Reporting System (71769, CWGB)
more weather stations
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:40 pm
by pacificwindsurf
Cool, I can add Squamish and Nitinat too .. I'll try to have these up and running by the end of the month.
Squamish Airport, B. C (71207, CWSK)
Nitinat Lake Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System (71483, CWAC)
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:52 pm
by Mattdog
Yupper, Ballenas and Sisters. Mid-Island, arguably the best coastal kitesuring area in BC, barring summertime. Drop by for a visit sometime if in the area.
more sites up and running now
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:09 pm
by pacificwindsurf
Ok, I have the following wind alerts sites up and running. Please subscribe to them if you would like and provide feedback. Thanks!
Ballenas Island
Sisters Island
Squamish
Nitinat
Regina
