It was on a different thread, apologies. But when youhave multiple treads for essentially the same problem, it gets confusing. 
It’s here: ISS Tracker- Debug Now? - #3 by normandunbar
But, and I mean but, that was correct when you were using LA as your timezone. Using UTC means nothing requires to be adjusted.
Ah! That might explain why you (@monsterthews) get alerts when the ISS is near to Japan!
Cheers,
Norm.