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Climate Forecast System (CFS) Products
Updated: 03/14/2012

Version 2
6-hourly Timeseries
Monthly Means

Version 1
- This product will no longer be available after September 25, 2012 -
Monthly Means
Seasonal Means
Monthly Forecasts

Documentation on CFS

    Click the filename to get an inventory of the file.

    Where YYYYMMDDHH is the initial date.
    Where xx is member 01, 02, 03 or 04

CFS has 5 types of files:
FLXF, PGBF, OCNH, OCNF & IPVF
Level 1 Data (6hrly_grib_##): created every 6 hours for each type
Level 2 Data (monthly_grib_##): created every 6 hours and a daily average for each type
Level 3 Data (time_grib_##): 6 hourly timeseries of 98 selected variables for FLXF, PGBF, OCNH & IPVF

DESCRIPTION	Availability on NCEP FTP SERVER File Name	Availability on NWS FTP SERVER File Name
6-hourly Timeseries
3-D Ocean Data 0.5 degree
CFS Ocean Height   Filename Inventory Sea Level Height ocnslh.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Mixed Layer Depth ocnmld.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ocnslh.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocnmld.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Ocean Depth of Isotherm   Filename Inventory Surface Isothermal Layer Depth ocnsild.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 2.5 Celsius ocndt2.5c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 5 Celsius ocndt5c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 10 Celsius ocndt10c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 15 Celsius ocndt15c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 20 Celsius ocndt20c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 25 Celsius ocndt25c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 28 Celsius ocndt28c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ocnsild.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocndt2.5c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocndt5c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocndt10c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocndt15c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocndt20c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocndt25c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocndt28c.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Ocean Temperature   Filename Inventory Temperature at Depth 5 Meters ocnsst.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Potential Temperature 15m Below ocnt15.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Heat Content ocnheat.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential ocntchp.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ocnsst.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocnt15.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocnheat.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocntchp.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Ocean Salinity   Filename Inventory 5m Below Sea Level ocnsal5.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 15m Below Sea Level ocnsal15.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ocnsal5.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocnsal15.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Ocean Current   Filename Inventory U Component 5m Below ocnu5.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly U Component 15m Below ocnu15.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly V Component 5m Below ocnv5.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly V Component 15m Below ocnv15.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Vertical Velocity 55m Below ocnvv55.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ocnu5.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocnu15.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocnv5.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocnv15.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ocnvv55.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
3-D Pressure Level Data 0.5 degree
CFS Downward Radiation at the Surface   Filename Inventory Long Wave dlwsfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Short Wave dswsfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  dlwsfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  dswsfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Upward Radiation at the Surface   Filename Inventory Long Wave ulwsfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Short Wave uswsfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ulwsfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  uswsfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Upward Radiation at the Top of the Atmosphere   Filename Inventory Long Wave ulwtoa.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Short Wave uswtoa.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ulwtoa.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  uswtoa.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Heat Flux   Filename Inventory Latent lhtfl.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Sensible shtfl.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Ground gflux.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  lhtfl.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  shtfl.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  gflux.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Visible Diffuse Downward Solar Flux   Filename Inventory   vddsf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  vddsf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Near IR Diffuse Downward Solar Flux   Filename Inventory   nddsf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  nddsf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Near IR Diffuse Downward Solar Flux   Filename Inventory   nddsf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  nddsf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Clear Sky Solar Flux   Filename Inventory Upward csusf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Downward csdsf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  csusf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  csdsf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Clear Sky Downward Long Wave Flux   Filename Inventory   csdlf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  csulf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Stream Function   Filename Inventory PSI 850 psi850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly PSI 200 psi200.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  psi850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  psi200.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Pressure   Filename Inventory Mean Sea Level prmsl.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Surface pressfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  prmsl.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  pressfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Geopotential Height   Filename Inventory 1000 hPa z1000.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 850 hPa z850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 700 hPa z700.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 500 hPa z500.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 200 hPa z200.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  z1000.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  z850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  z700.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  z500.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  z200.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Zonal and Meridional Wind   Filename Inventory Stress at Surface wndstrs.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 10 Meters wnd10m.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 1000 Hpa wnd1000.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 925 hPa wnd925.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 850 hPa wnd850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 700 hPa wnd700.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 250 hPa wnd250.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 200 hPa wnd200.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  wndstrs.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  wnd10m.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  wnd1000.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  wnd925.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  wnd250.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  wnd850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  wnd700.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  wnd250.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  wnd200.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Temperature   Filename Inventory Surface tmpsfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 2 Meters tmp2m.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 1000 hPa t2.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 850 hPa t850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 700 hPa t700.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 500 hPa t500.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 250 hPa t250.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 200 hPa t200.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 50 hPa t50.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 2 hPa t2.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Minimum Temperature 2 Meters Above tmin.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Maximum Temperature 2 Meters Above tmax.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Temperature at Hybrid Level 1 tmphy1.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  tmpsfc.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  tmp2m.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  t1000.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  t850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  t700.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  t500.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  t250.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  t200.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  t50.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  t2.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  tmin.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  tmax.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  tmphy1.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Specific Humidity   Filename Inventory 2 meters q2m.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 925 hPa q925.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 850 hPa q850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 700 hPa q700.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 500 hPa q500.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  q2m.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  q925.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  q850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  q700.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  q500.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Velocity Potential   Filename Inventory 850 hPa chi850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 200 hPa chi200.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  chi850.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  chi200.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Total Cloud Cover   Filename Inventory   tcdcclm.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  tcdcclm.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Precipitation   Filename Inventory Total Rate prate.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Convective Rate cprat.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  prate.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  cprat.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Precipitable Water   Filename Inventory   pwat.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  pwat.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Water Equivalent of Accumulated Snow Depth   Filename Inventory   weasd.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  weasd.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Ice   Filename Inventory Surface Thickness icethk.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly Surface Cover icecon.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  icethk.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  icecon.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Water Runoff   Filename Inventory Surface runoff.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  runoff.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Volumetric Soil Moisture Content   Filename Inventory 0-0.1 m Below Ground soilm1.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 0.1-0.4 m Below Ground soilm2.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 0.4-1 m Below Ground soilm3.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 1-2 m Below Ground soilm4.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  soilm1.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  soilm2.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  soilm3.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  soilm4.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
CFS Soil Temperature   Filename Inventory 0-0.1 m Below Ground soilt1.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  soilt1.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
6 hourly 3-D Isentropic level data 1.0 degree
CFS Potential Vorticity   Filename Inventory 450 K isentropic level ipv450.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 550 K isentropic level ipv550.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly 650 K isentropic level ipv650.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2 6hrly	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ipv450.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ipv550.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2  ipv650.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.daily.grb2	Not Available
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DESCRIPTION	Availability on NCEP FTP SERVER File Name	Availability on NWS FTP SERVER File Name
Monthly Means 6-hourly and daily averages
CFS Surface, Radiative Fluxes T126 (384x190 Gaussian)   CCS Filename Inventory 6-hourly flxf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.HHZ.grb2 MONTHLY Daily flxf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.grb2 MONTHLY	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  flxf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.HHZ.grb2  flxf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.grb2	Not Available
CFS 3-D Pressure Level 1 Degree Resolution   CCS Filename Inventory   pgbf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.HHZ.grb2 MONTHLY   pgbf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.grb2 MONTHLY	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  pgbf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.HHZ.grb2  pgbf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.grb2	Not Available
CFS 3-D Ocean Data 0.5 Degree Resolution   CCS Filename Inventory   ocnh.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.HHZ.grb2 MONTHLY   ocnh.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.grb2 MONTHLY	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ocnh.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.HHZ.grb2  ocnh.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.grb2	Not Available
CFS 3-D Ocean Data 1.0 Degree Resolution   CCS Filename Inventory   ocnf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.HHZ.grb2 MONTHLY   ocnf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.grb2 MONTHLY	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ocnf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.HHZ.grb2  ocnf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.grb2	Not Available
CFS 3-D Isentropic Level 1.0 Degree Resolution   CCS Filename Inventory   ipvf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.HHZ.grb2 MONTHLY   ipvf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.grb2 MONTHLY	Available in GRIB2 via FTP  Available in GRIB2 via HTTP  ipvf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.HHZ.grb2  ipvf.xx.YYYYMMDDHH.YYYYMM.avrg.grib.grb2	Not Available
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