Many of the buoyweather forecast
formats can be set up for automatic email. This can be done online
or via our our email auto-responder service.
Online Email Set Up
Above every Virtual Buoy forecast you'll find this:
Daily Email (Add,Edit) - Email Alerts (Add, Edit)
To create a new email or alert, simply click the "add" link and fill in
the form. If you already have an email set up and need to delete, change
the email address or expiration, Click the "edit" link. Email
Auto-Responder
The auto-responders are a means to request forecast data via email. By
sending a specially formatted message containing a model valid lat/long
position, you can have a reply to any email address with the forecast
data. Similar to the National Weather Services FTPmail, the auto-responders
read the variables sent by email and executes a program that sends out
the data.
This service is primarily for mariners who do not have a direct connection
to the internet, but do have an email system.
The auto-responders run four times per hour. The turn
around time once the email is received will be less than 15 minutes.
HF email services, however, do not process and relay your messages
immediately. You can expect turnaround times to be closer to 2 hours.
Detailed directions are available as a zip file and
should be downloaded on to the vessels computer. An online version
is available to browse by clicking
here.
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