integer, parameter  :: WRF_FILE_NOT_OPENED                  = 100
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_FILE_OPENED_NOT_COMMITTED        = 101
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_FILE_OPENED_FOR_WRITE            = 102
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_FILE_OPENED_FOR_READ             = 103
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_REAL                             = 104
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_DOUBLE                           = 105
#ifdef PROMOTE_FLOAT 
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_FLOAT=WRF_DOUBLE
#else      
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_FLOAT=WRF_REAL
#endif      
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_INTEGER                          = 106
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_LOGICAL                          = 107
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_COMPLEX                          = 108
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_DOUBLE_COMPLEX                   = 109
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_FILE_OPENED_FOR_UPDATE           = 110
! This bit is for backwards compatibility with old variants of these flags 
! that are still being used in io_grib1 and io_phdf5.  It should be removed!  
      integer, parameter  :: WRF_FILE_OPENED_AND_COMMITTED        = 102