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WMO Headers for NCEP WAFS GFS Products
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The following are tables of all possible variable pair combination (parameter, g rid, forecast hour and layer/level) for WMO WAFS GFS Headers. Each "X" within a table cell represents at least one header with that particular variable pair. Click the "X" to pop up a window listing those headers (Please Note: Javascrip t must be enabled).

Links to the tables:
GRID and PARAMETER
FORECAST HOUR and GRID
FORECAST HOUR and PARAMETER
FORECAST HOUR and LAYER/LEVEL
LAYER/LEVEL and PARAMETER
GRID and LAYER/LEVEL


For more information on WMO Headers, go to Office Note 388, Appendix A


Headers by GRID and PARAMETER

GRID
P
A
R
A
M
E
T
E
R

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
Vorticity
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Total Precipitation
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Convective Precipitation
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Height (geopotential)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vertical Velocity
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Pressure
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Relative Humidity
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Air Temperature
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
U Wind Component
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
V Wind Component
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X



Headers by FORECAST HOUR and PARAMETER

FORECAST HOUR
P
A
R
A
M
E
T
E
R

ANL 06 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 60 72
Vorticity
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Total Precipitation
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Convective Precipitation
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Height (geopotential)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vertical Velocity
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Pressure
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Relative Humidity
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Air Temperature
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
U Wind Component
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
V Wind Component
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X



Headers by LAYER/LEVEL and PARAMETER

LAYER/LEVEL
P
A
R
A
M
E
T
E
R

70 MB 100 MB 150 MB 200 MB 250 MB 300 MB 400 MB 500 MB 600 MB 700 MB 850 MB MSL 925 MB MWSL TRO SFC 1000 MB
Vorticity






X








Total Precipitation














X
Convective Precipitation














X
Height (geopotential)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

X
X
X
Vertical Velocity




X
X
X
X
X
X





Pressure










X
X
X
X
Relative Humidity




X
X
X
X
X
X
X

X
X
Air Temperature
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
U Wind Component
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
V Wind Component
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X



Headers by FORECAST HOUR and GRID

FORECAST HOUR
G
R
I
D

ANL 06 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 60 72
37
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
38
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
39
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
40
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
41
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
42
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
43
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
44
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X



Headers by FORECAST HOUR and LAYER/LEVEL

FORECAST HOUR
L
A
Y
E
R
/
L
E
V
E
L

ANL 06 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 60 72
70 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
100 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
150 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
200 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
250 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
300 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
400 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
500 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
600 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
700 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
850 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
MSL
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
925 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
MWSL
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
TRO
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SFC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1000 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X



Headers by GRID and LAYER/LEVEL

GRID
L
A
Y
E
R
/
L
E
V
E
L

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
70 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
100 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
150 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
200 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
250 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
300 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
400 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
500 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
600 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
700 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
850 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
MSL
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
925 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
MWSL
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
TRO
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SFC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1000 MB
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X


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