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NCEP Products Inventory

Rapid Refresh (RAP) Products

Updated: 12/03/2020


* Information about the Rapid Refresh Analysis & Forecast System (RAP)


  cc is the model cycle runtime (i.e. 00, 08, 16, 23)
  xx is the forecast hour (i.e. 00, 03, 07, 12, 18)

  All Standard Cycles go to FH21
  Extended Forecast Cycles going to FH51 are 03, 09, 15, 21 UTC

   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 SERVER
File Name
NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
Regional - CONUS - Pressure Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(13-km Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.awp130pgrbfxx.grib2 FH00* FH02* FH06*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH06 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.awp130pgrbfxx.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.us13km
Regional - CONUS - Pressure Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(20-km Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.awp252pgrbfxx.grib2 FH00* FH02* FH06*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH06 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.awp252pgrbfxx.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.us20km
Regional - CONUS - Pressure Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(40-km Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.awp236pgrbfxx.grib2 FH00* FH02* FH06*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH06 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.awp236pgrbfxx.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.us40km
Regional - CONUS - Native Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(13-km Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.awp130bgrbfxx.grib2 FH00* FH02*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.awp130bgrbfxx.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.bgrib13
Regional - CONUS - Native Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(20-km Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.awp252bgrbfxx.grib2 FH00* FH02*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.awp252bgrbfxx.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.bgrib20
Regional - NOAMHI (High Resolution North American Master Grid)
(Lambert Conformal)(32-km Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.awip32fxx.grib2 FH00* FH02* FH06*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH06 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.awip32fxx.grib2
Not Available
Alaska - Quadruple Resolution Grid - Pressure Levels
(Polar Stereographic)(11-km Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.awp242fxx.grib2 FH00* FH02* FH06*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH06 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.awp242fxx.grib2
Not Available
Puerto Rico - Pressure Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(16-km Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.awp200fxx.grib2 FH00* FH02* FH06*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH06 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.awp200fxx.grib2
Not Available
Eastern North Pacific - Pressure Levels
(Latitude/Longitude Grid)(0.4° Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.awp243fxx.grib2 FH00* FH02* FH06*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH06 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.awp243fxx.grib2
Not Available
WRFMSL
(Grid)(Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.wrfmslfxx.grib2 FH00*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.wrfmslfxx.grib2
Not Available
Full Domain - Pressure Levels
(Grid)(13-km Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.wrfprs.fxx.grib2 FH00* FH02*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.rapprs.fxx.grib2
Not Available
Full Domain - Native Levels
(Grid)(13-km Resolution)
  Filename Inventory
  rap.tccz.wrfnat.fxx.grib2 FH00* FH02*

*FH00 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
rap.tccz.rapnat.fxx.grib2
Not Available
RAP - BUFR Sounding products
Model Runs every hour (00z-23z)
  Filename  
  rap.tccz.bufrsnd.tar.gz
  rap.tccz.class1.bufr.tm00
Available via FTP
Available via HTTPS
rap.tccz.bufrsnd.tar.gz
Available via FTP
Available via HTTPS
fh.afhr*
Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR)
Initial BUFR Data Dump Files
  Filename  
1bamua data
1bhrs4 data
1bmhs data
Non-Restricted Adpsfc data
Non-Restricted Aircar data
Non-Restricted Aircraft data
airsev data
GOES/NASA(Langley)(1x1 f-o-v) Cloud
NEXRAD radial winds
Non-Restricted BUFR Prep data
Satellite Wind data
Non-Restricted Ship data
rap.tccz.1bamua.tm00.bufr_d
rap.tccz.1bhrs4.tm00.bufr_d
rap.tccz.1bmhs.tm00.bufr_d
rap.tccz.adpsfc.tm00.bufr_d.nr
rap.tccz.aircar.tm00.bufr_d.nr
rap.tccz.aircft.tm00.bufr_d.nr
rap.tccz.airsev.tm00.bufr_d
rap.tccz.lgycld.tm00.bufr_d
rap.tccz.nexrad.tm00.bufr_d
rap.tccz.prepbufr.tm00.nr
rap.tccz.satwnd.tm00.bufr_d
rap.tccz.sfcshp.tm00.bufr_d.nr
Available via FTP
Available via HTTPS
rap.tccz.type.tm00.bufr_d
rap.tccz.type.tm00.bufr_d_nr
rap.tccz.prepbufr.tm00.nr
Not Available


*Inventory Disclaimer*
Actual Parameters may Differ from Those Listed

 

Page last modified: 17 November 2022.