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NCEP Products Inventory

Global Products
Updated: 05/24/2012

Global Forecast System (GFS) Model
Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) Model

Information about the GFS

cc is the model cycle runtime (i.e. 00, 06, 12, 18)
xxx is the forecast hour of product from 00 - 384
YYYYMMDD is the Year, Month and Day

Click on the links under Inventory to see the file's contents.
Use as a guide when selecting specific parameters from NOMADS through the grib filter option

DESCRIPTION

NCEP FTP/HTTP SERVER File Name

NWS FTP SERVER File Name

GFS

GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid

	CCS File Name	Inventory
0.5 degree resolution	gfs.tccz.pgrb2fxxx	FH00 FH06-192
1.0 degree resolution	gfs.tccz.pgrb2fxxx.1p0deg	ANL FH00 FH06-192
2.5 degree resolution	gfs.tccz.pgrb2fxxx.2p5deg	FH00 FH06-192
2.5 degree resolution	gfs.tccz.pgrb2fxxx.2p5deg	FH204-384

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gfs.tccz.pgrb2fxxx
gfs.tccz.pgrbfxxx.grib2
gfs.tccz.pgrbfxxx.2p5deg.grib2
gfs.tccz.pgrbfxxx.grib2

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.0p5deg
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.1p0deg
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.2p5deg

GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid

	CCS File Name	Inventory
0.5 degree resolution	gfs.tccz.pgrb2bfxxx	FH00-192
1.0 degree resolution	gfs.tccz.pgrb2bfxxx	FH204-384

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gfs.tccz.pgrb2bfxxx

Not Available

GFS - T 574 Gaussian grid

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH06-384

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gfs.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
fh.xxxx_tl.sflux

GFS - AWIPS Regional - CONUS
Double Resolution grid (Lambert Conformal)(81km Resolution)

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs_grb211.tccz.pgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH06-120

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gfs_grb211.tccz.pgrbfxx.grib2

Not Available

GFS - MOS Aviation Products

	CCS Filename	Inventory
Alaska	mdl_mavgribak.tccz
CONUS	mdl_mavgribcns.tccz
40km TSTM & 80km SVR WX	mdl_mavgribsvr.tccz
Short-Range GFS Air Force	mdl_gfsafmav.tccz
Short-Range GFS	mdl_gfsmav.tccz

Available in GRIB via ftp
Available in GRIB via http
mdl_mavgribak.tccz
mdl_mavgribcns.tccz mdl_mavgribsvr.tccz
mdl_gfsafmav.tccz
mdl_gfsmav.tccz

Not Available

GFS - MDL Extratropical Storm Surge

	CCS Filename	Inventory
East Coast Basin	mdlsurge.cce
Gulf Coast Basin	mdlsurge.ccg
Alaska Basin	mdlsurge.cca
West Coast Basin	mdlsurge.ccw
Arctic Basin of Alaska	mdlsurge.ccz
Norton Sound of Alaska	mdlsurge.cck
Alaska	grib2.mdlsurgegrid.ccala
NDFD CONUS	grib2.mdlsurgegrid.cccon

Available in TXT via ftp
Available in TXT via http
mdlsurge.cce
mdlsurge.ccg
mdlsurge.cca
mdlsurge.ccw
mdlsurge.ccz
mdlsurge.cck
Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
grib2.mdlsurgegrid.ccala
grib2.mdlsurgegrid.cccon

Not Available

GFS - Smart Initialization Guam
2.5km resolution

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.smartguamxxx.tm00.grib2	FH00 FH01* FH03* FH06 FH12 FH15* FH18* FH24*

*FH01 inventory applies to these forecast hours
*FH03 inventory applies to these forecast hours
*FH15 inventory applies to these forecast hours
*FH18 inventory applies to these forecast hours
*FH24 inventory applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gfs.tccz.smartguamxxx.tm00.grib2

Not Available

WAFS/ICAO/International Exchange/FOS Grids

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	wafsgfs40.tccz.gribfxxx	FH00* FH06*
	wafsgfs44.tccz.gribfxxx	FH00* FH06*

	wafsgfs40.tccz.gribfxxx.grib2	FH00* FH06*
	wafsgfs44.tccz.gribfxxx.grib2	FH00* FH06*

*FH00 inventory applies to these forecast hours
*FH06 applies to all other forecast hours

Available in GRIB1 via ftp
Available in GRIB1 via http
wafsgfs_L_tccz_intdskxx
wafsgfs_P_tccz_intdskxx

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
wafsgfs_L_tccz_intdskxx.grib2
wafsgfs_P_tccz_intdskxx.grib2

Available in GRIB1&2 via ftp
fh.xxxx_tl.press_ar.octanti

GFS global longitude-latitude grid (1.0 deg)

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.goessimpgrb2fxx.1p0deg	FH00 FH06-180

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gfs.tccz.goessimpgrb2fxx.1p0deg

Not Available

GFS - 32km Lambert Conformal grid

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.goessimpgrb2fxx.grd221	FH00 FH06-180

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gfs.tccz.goessimpgrb2fxx.grd221

Not Available

GFS global longitude-latitude grid (0.5 deg)

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.master.grbfxx.10m.uv.grib2	FH00 FH06-192

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gfs.tccz.master.grbfxx.10m.uv.grib2

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
fh.xxxx_pa.sw10m_tl.press_gr.0p5deg

GFS - World Area Forecast System
Upper Air Forecast (1.25 degree resolution)

	CCS Filename	Inventory
WAFC Washington minus icing, in-cloud turbulence and clear air turbulence	gfs.tccz.wafs_grb45fxx.nouswafs.grib2	FH06-36
WAFC Washington & WAFC London only icing, in-cloud turbulence and clear air turbulence	WAFS_blended_YYYYMMDDccfxx.grib2	FH06-36

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gfs.tccz.wafs_grb45fxx.grib2

WAFS_blended_YYYYMMDDccfxx.grib2

Not Available

GFS - Atmospheric Model Data
for forecast hour fxxx

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.sfxxx

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via http
gfs.tccz.sfxxx

Not Available

GFS - Surface Boundary Conditions
for forecast hour fxxx

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.bfxxx

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via http
gfs.tccz.bfxxx

Not Available

GFS - Surface Analysis

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.sfcanl

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via http
gfs.tccz.sfcanl

Not Available

GFS - Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR)
Inital BUFR Data Dump Files

	CCS Filename (gfs.tccz...)	Inventory
Upper-Air	adpupa.tm00.bufr_d
Wind Profiler	proflr.tm00.bufr_d
Satellite-derived wind	satwnd.tm00.bufr_d
VAD (NEXRAD) wind	vadwnd.tm00.bufr_d
GOES Satellite data	goesnd.tm00.bufr_d
WindSat scatterometer data from FNMOC	wndsat.tm00.bufr_d
TRMM	sptrmm.tm00.bufr_d
SBUV layer ozone product (Version 8)	osbuv8.tm00.bufr_d
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels)	mtiasi.tm00.bufr_d
GOES 11x17 fov imager clear radiances	geoimr.tm00.bufr_d
HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bhrs3.tm00.bufr_d
HIRS-4 1b radiances	1bhrs4.tm00.bufr_d
Advanced Tech Microwave Sounder	atms.tm00.bufr_d
Microwave Limb Sounder Ozone	mls.tm00.bufr_d
Microwave Humidity Sounder-processed bright temps	1bmhs.tm00.bufr_d
Microwave Humidity Sounder-proc bright T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	esmhs.tm00.bufr_d
AMSU-A NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamua.tm00.bufr_d
AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamub.tm00.bufr_d
AMSU-B-proc bright T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	esamub.tm00.bufr_d
Hi-res3-proc bright T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	eshrs3.tm00.bufr_d
AQUA/AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures	amsre.tm00.bufr_d
AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB proc bright T	airsev.tm00.bufr_d
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2	gome.tm00.bufr_d
Ozone Monitoring Instrument	omi.tm00.bufr_d
GOES 1x1 fov sounder radiances	goesfv.tm00.bufr_d
GPS Integrated Precipitable Water	gpsipw.tm00.bufr_d
GPS radio occultation data	gpsro.tm00.bufr_d
Radio Acoustic Sounding System Temp Profiles	rassda.tm00.bufr_d
SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances	sevcsr.tm00.bufr_d
Mean Sea-level Pressure bogus reports	sfcbog.tm00.bufr_d
Surface marine	sfcshp.tm00.bufr_d

NCEP BUFR File Documentation & Observation file descriptions

All Available in BUFR via ftp
All Available in BUFR via http
gfs.tccz.filename.tm00.bufr_d

Not Available

GFS - Prepared BUFR files
Quality Controlled from Dump files

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.prepbufr.nr
Unblocked	gfs.tccz.prepbufr.unblok.nr

PREPBUFR Documentation

Available in BUFR via ftp
Available in BUFR via http
gfs.tccz.prepbufr.nr
gfs.tccz.prepbufr.unblok.nr

Not Available

GFS - Analysis GRIB files dumped from BUFR tanks

	CCS Filename	Inventory
Sea Surface Temperature	gfs.tccz.sstgrb
0.5 degree Snow	gfs.tccz.snogrb
Ice Concentration	gfs.tccz.engicegrb

Available in GRIB via ftp
Available in GRIB via http
gfs.tccz.sstgrb
gfs.tccz.snogrb
gfs.tccz.engicegrb

Not Available

GFS - BUFR Sounding Files per Station

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	bufr.tccz/bufr3.######.YYYYMMDDCC
	gfs.tccz.bufrsnd.tar.gz

Available in individual BUFR via ftp
Available in individual BUFR via http
bufr.tccz/bufr3.######.YYYYMMDDCC
Available in TAR via ftp
Available in TAR via http
gfs.tccz.bufrsnd.tar.gz

Not Available

GFS - Tropical Cyclone Vital Statistics

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00

Available in TXT via ftp
Available in TXT via http
gfs.tccz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00

Not Available

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DESCRIPTION

NCEP FTP/HTTP SERVER File Name

NWS FTP SERVER File Name

GDAS

GDAS - Pressure Level Data
Global longitude-latitue 1.0 deg

	CCS Filename	Inventory
from analysis	gdas1.tccz.pgrbanl.grib2	Analysis
from forecast hour	gdas1.tccz.pgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH03,06,09

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2

Not Available

GDAS - Surface Flux
T 574 Gaussian grid

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH03,06,09

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2

Not Available

GDAS - Grid Bulletins
for ECMWF

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.forecmwf.YYYYMMDDCC.grib2	12Z

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.forecmwf.YYYYMMDDCC.grib2

Not Available

GDAS - Prepared BUFR files
Quality Controlled from Dump files

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.prepbufr.nr
Unblocked	gdas1.tccz.prepbufr.unblok.nr

PREPBUFR Documentation

Available in BUFR via ftp
Available in BUFR via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.prepbufr.nr
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.prepbufr.unblok.nr

Not Available

GDAS - Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR)
Inital BUFR Data Dump Files

	CCS Filename (gfs.tccz...)	Inventory
Upper-Air Unblocked	adpupa.tm00.bufr_d.unblok
Satellite-derived wind Unblocked	satwnd.tm00.bufr_d.unblok
Satellite-derived wind	satwnd.tm00.bufr_d
TRMM	sptrmm.tm00.bufr_d
SBUV layer ozone product (Version 8)	osbuv8.tm00.bufr_d
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels)	mtiasi.tm00.bufr_d
HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bhrs3.tm00.bufr_d
HIRS-4 1b radiances	1bhrs4.tm00.bufr_d
MHS NCEP-processed br. temp	1bmhs.tm00.bufr_d
AMSU-A NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamua.tm00.bufr_d
AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamub.tm00.bufr_d
AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB proc b T	airsev.tm00.bufr_d
AMSU-B-proc b T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	esamub.tm00.bufr_d
Hi-res3-proc b T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	eshrs3.tm00.bufr_d
Microwave Humidity Sounder-proc b T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	esmhs.tm00.bufr_d
field-of-view imager brightness temps	geoimr.tm00.bufr_d
Advanced Tech Microwave Sounder	atms.tm00.bufr_d
Microwave Limb Sounder	mls.tm00.bufr_d
GOES 1x1 fov sounder radiances	goesfv.tm00.bufr_d
GPS integrated precipitable water	gpipw.tm00.bufr_d
GPS radio occultation data	gpsro.tm00.bufr_d
Surface marine	sfcshp.tm00.bufr_d
TRMM	sptrmm.tm00.bufr_d
SBUV layer ozone product (Version 8)	osbuv8.tm00.bufr_d
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2	gome.tm00.bufr_d
Ozone Monitoring Instrument	omi.tm00.bufr_d
SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances	sevcsr.tm00.bufr_d
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels)	mtiasi.tm00.bufr_d
HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bhrs3.tm00.bufr_d
HIRS-4 1b radiances	1bhrs4.tm00.bufr_d
MHS NCEP-processed br. temp	1bmhs.tm00.bufr_d
AMSU-A NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamua.tm00.bufr_d
AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamub.tm00.bufr_d
AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB proc. btemps	airsev.tm00.bufr_d
GOES 1x1 fov sounder radiances	goesfv.tm00.bufr_d
GPS radio occultation data	gpsro.tm00.bufr_d
Surface marine Unblocked	sfcshp.tm00.bufr_d.unblok
Surface Land	adpsfc.tm00.bufr_d.nr
Upper-air Unblocked	adpupa.tm00.bufr_d.unblok
Soundings/Brightness Temperatures	atovs.tm00.bufr_d
Soundings/Brightness Temperatures	atovs.tm00.bufr_d.unblok

NCEP BUFR File Documentation & Observation file descriptions

All Available in BUFR via ftp
All Available in BUFR via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.filename.tm00.bufr_d

Not Available

GDAS - Sea Surface Temperature Analysis

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.sstgrb.grib2	Analysis

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sstgrb.grib2

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
PT.grid_DF.gr2/fh.00xx_tl.press_gr.sstgrb

GDAS - Snow Analysis

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.snogrb.grib2	Analysis

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.snogrb.grib2

Not Available

GDAS - Sea Ice Analysis

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.engicegrb.grib2	Analysis

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.engicegrb.grib2

Not Available

GDAS - Angle Dependent Satellite Bias Correction

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.satang

Available in TXT via ftp
Available in TXT via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.satang

Not Available

GDAS - Time Dependent Satellite Bias Correction

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.abias

Available in TXT via ftp
Available in TXT via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.abias

Not Available

GDAS - Atmospheric Analysis

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.sanl

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sanl

Not Available

GDAS - Surface Analysis

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.sfcanl

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sfcanl

Not Available

GDAS - Atmospheric Model Data
at specific forecast hour

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.sfxx

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sfxx

Not Available

GDAS - Surface Boundary Conditions
at specific forecast hour

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.bfxx

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via http
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.bfxx

Not Available

GDAS - Tropical Cyclone Vital Statistics

	CCS Filename	Inventory
	gdas.tccz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00

Available in TXT via ftp
Available in TXT via http
gdas.tccz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00

Not Available

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