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The maximum radius for any ring is 100 miles/kilometers. If you want distances over 100 miles/kilometers, you can request this by emailing our 24/7 support team. NWS Alert Selection Choose NWS Alerts to customize the types of National Weather Service (NWS) alerts your users will receive. If you want them all, toggle the “Select All Alerts” tab to the right. ### WeatherOps Alert Selection Select WDT Alerts for the types of customized WDT Forecaster alerts users receive.  To select all of them, toggle the “Select All Alerts” tab to the right. ### Blackout Blackout times can be set for an asset if the alerts are not needed during a specific time frame.  Go to the Notification Timing tab and toggle the slider bar left or right to set a blackout time.  Want to disable blackout times? Just click the “Disable Blackout Times” button. ### Default Settings - 8/20 mile range rings - All NWS alerts - All WDT alerts - No blackout times - 30 min all clear notification ### Have a question not answered here? Contact Customer Success Now! 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