Copying the $alert from one program to another

[Derek Atkins]

So, due to a change in the way temperature changes are handled in programs I need to separate out my "wait 5 minutes before notifying of a high temp" program into two programs.  See:

My issue is that when I separate out the programs this way, instead of getting a notification that says "High Temp Alert: Fridge Temp : fridge Multilevel Sensor - Alert" with details that say "Value: 402" (for 40.2 degrees), I get a notification that says "High Temp Alert: Fridge Temp Notifier : Variable changed - Alert" with details "Value: 2.5".   And it is ALWAYS 2.5.

SO...  How do I *save* the alert from the first program in order to send that as the notification in the second program?

Before you answer, let me add that I have about 5 different programs that all use the same notification customization because I've got multiple temp sensors that I am monitoring, so I would really prefer not to have to have unique notification configurations for each sensor.