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National Blend of Models (NBM) Products

Updated: 05/15/2024
* Information about the National Blend of Models (NBM)

CONUS     ALASKA     HAWAII     PUERTO RICO     GUAM     OCEANIC     GLOBAL

CC is the model cycle runtime (i.e. 00, 01, 02, 03, ...)
XXX is the forecast hour (i.e. f001,...,f006,...,f264)

To view a file's contents, select the Cyle and Filename you are interested in and click Load Inventory

Use inventories as a guide when selecting parameters and levels from the NOMADS NBM grib filter


CONUS
DESCRIPTIONNCEP FTP SERVER
File Name		 NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
 CONUS - Core Files - 00Z, 01Z, 02Z, ... , 23Z
 (Lambert Conformal)(2.5-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.core.fXXX.co.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available
CONUS - QMD Files - 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z
(Lambert Conformal)(2.5-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.qmd.fXXX.co.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available

ALASKA
DESCRIPTIONNCEP FTP SERVER
File Name		 NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
 ALASKA - Core Files - 00Z, 01Z, 02Z, ... , 23Z
 (Lambert Conformal)(3-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.core.fXXX.ak.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available
ALASKA - QMD Files - 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z
(Lambert Conformal)(3-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.qmd.fXXX.ak.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available

HAWAII
DESCRIPTIONNCEP FTP SERVER
File Name		 NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
 HAWAII - Core Files - 00Z, 01Z, 02Z, ... , 23Z
 (Lambert Conformal)(2.5-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.core.fXXX.hi.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available
HAWAII - QMD Files - 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z
(Lambert Conformal)(2.5-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.qmd.fXXX.ak.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available

PUERTO RICO
DESCRIPTIONNCEP FTP SERVER
File Name		 NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
 PUERTO RICO - Core Files - 00Z, 01Z, 02Z, ... , 23Z
 (Lambert Conformal)(1.25-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.core.fXXX.pr.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available
PUERTO RICO - QMD Files - 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z
(Lambert Conformal)(1.25-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.qmd.fXXX.pr.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available

GUAM
DESCRIPTIONNCEP FTP SERVER
File Name		 NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
 GUAM - Core Files - 00Z, 01Z, 02Z, ... , 23Z
 (Lambert Conformal)(2.5-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.core.fXXX.gu.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available

OCEANIC
DESCRIPTIONNCEP FTP SERVER
File Name		 NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
 OCEANIC - Core Files - 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z
 (Lambert Conformal)(10-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.core.fXXX.oc.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available
OCEANIC - QMD Files - 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z
(Lambert Conformal)(10-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.qmd.fXXX.oc.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available

GLOBAL
DESCRIPTIONNCEP FTP SERVER
File Name		 NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
 GLOBAL - Core Files - 00Z and 12Z
 (Lambert Conformal)(50-km Resolution)

Filename Cycle Filename
blend.tCCz.core.fXXX.global.grib2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 Not Available

*Inventory Disclaimer*
Actual Parameters may Differ from Those Listed

Page last modified: 10 May 2024.