NCEP Products Inventory

    Information about the GFS

    CC is the model cycle runtime (i.e. 00, 06, 12, 18)
    FFF is the forecast hour of product from 000 - 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. Click to view what is available.

DESCRIPTION	NCEP FTP/HTTP SERVER File Name	NWS FTP SERVER File Name
GFS
GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid Most commonly used parameters   WCOSS File Name Inventory 0.25 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.0p25.fFFF ANL FH000 FH001-384 0.5 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.0p50.fFFF ANL FH000 FH003-384 1.0 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.1p00.fFFF ANL FH000 FH003-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.0p25.fFFF  gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.0p50.fFFF  gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.1p00.fFFF	Not Available
GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid Least commonly used parameters   WCOSS File Name Inventory 0.25 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.0p25.fFFF ANL FH000 FH001-384 0.5 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.0p50.fFFF ANL FH000 FH003-384 1.0 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.1p00.fFFF ANL FH000 FH003-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.0p25.fFFF  gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.0p50.fFFF  gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.1p00.fFFF	Not Available
GFS - 0.50 deg Combined Global Latitude-Longitude Grid All parameters   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tCCz.pgrb2full.0p50.fFFF Concat of pgrb2.0p50 and pgrb2b.0p50 FH000 FH003-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  gfs.tCCz.pgrb2full.0p50.fFFF	Not Available
GFS - T1534 Semi-Lagrangian grid   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tCCz.sfluxgrbfFFF.grib2 FH000 FH001-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  gfs.tCCz.sfluxgrbfFFF.grib2	Not Available
GFS - MOS Aviation Products   WCOSS 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 https  mdl_mavgribak.tCCz  mdl_mavgribcns.tCCz  mdl_mavgribsvr.tCCz  mdl_gfsafmav.tCCz  mdl_gfsmav.tCCz	Not Available
GFS - MDL Extratropical Storm Surge   WCOSS 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    3km Alaska grib2.mdlsurgegrid.3km.CCala    2.5km CONUS grib2.mdlsurgegrid.2.5km.CCcon	Available in TXT via ftp  Available in TXT via https  mdlsurge.CCe  mdlsurge.CCg  mdlsurge.CCa  mdlsurge.CCw  mdlsurge.CCz  mdlsurge.CCk  Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  grib2.mdlsurgegrid.3km.CCala  grib2.mdlsurgegrid.2.5km.CCcon	Not Available
WAFS/ICAO/International Exchange/FOS Grids   WCOSS Filename Inventory   wafsgfs40.tCCz.gribfFFF.grib2 FH000 FH003* FH006*   wafsgfs44.tCCz.gribfFFF.grib2 FH000 FH003* FH006* *FH003 inventory applies to these forecast hours *FH006 applies to all other forecast hours	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  wafsgfs_L_tCCz_intdskFF.grib2  wafsgfs_P_tCCz_intdskFF.grib2	Not Available
GFS - 32km Lambert Conformal grid   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tCCz.goessimpgrb2fFFF.grd221 FH000 FH003-180	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  gfs.tCCz.goessimpgrb2fFFF.grd221	Not Available
GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tCCz.goessimpgrb2fFFF.0p25.fFFF FH000 FH003-180	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  gfs.tCCz.goessimpgrb2.0p25.fFFF	Not Available
GFS - World Area Forecast System WAFS Hazard Data Files (0.25 degree resolution)   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tCCz.awf_0p25.fFFF.grib2 FH06-36	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  gfs.tCCz.awf_0p25.fFFF.grib2	Not Available
GFS - Sigma Atmospheric Model Data for hourly up to 12   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tCCz.atm(anl|fFFF).nc	Available in NETCDF via ftp  Available in NETCDF via https  gfs.tCCz.atm(anl?fTTT).nc	Not Available
GFS - Surface Boundary Conditions for hourly up to 12   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tCCz.sfcfFFF.nc	Available in NETCDF via ftp  Available in NETCDF via https  gfs.tCCz.sfcfFFF.nc	Not Available
GFS - Surface Analysis   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tCCz.sfcanl.nc	Available in NETCDF via ftp  Available in NETCDF via https  gfs.tCCz.sfcanl.nc	Not Available
GFS - Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR) Inital BUFR Data Dump Files   WCOSS 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   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 https  gfs.tCCz.filename.tm00.bufr_d	Not Available
GFS - Prepared BUFR files Quality Controlled from Dump files   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tCCz.prepbufr.nr   PREPBUFR Documentation	Available in BUFR via ftp  Available in BUFR via https  gfs.tCCz.prepbufr.nr	Not Available
GFS - BUFR Sounding Files per Station   WCOSS Filename Inventory   bufr.tCCz/bufr.######.YYYYMMDDCC     gfs.tCCz.bufrsnd.tar.gz	Available in individual BUFR via ftp  Available in individual BUFR via https  bufr.tCCz/bufr.######.YYYYMMDDCC  Available in TAR via ftp  Available in TAR via https  gfs.tCCz.bufrsnd.tar.gz	Not Available
GFS - Tropical Cyclone Vital Statistics   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tCCz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00	Available in TXT via ftp  Available in TXT via https  gfs.tCCz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00	Not Available
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GDAS
DESCRIPTION	NCEP FTP/HTTP SERVER File Name	NWS FTP SERVER File Name
GDAS - Pressure Level Data Global longitude-latitue 1.0 deg   WCOSS Filename Inventory from analysis gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.1p00.anl Analysis from forecast hour gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.1p00.fFFF FH000 FH001-009	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.1p00.fFFF	Not Available
GDAS - Pressure Level Data Global longitude-latitue 0.25 deg   WCOSS Filename Inventory from analysis gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.0p25.anl Analysis from forecast hour gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.0p25.fFFF FH000 FH001-009	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.0p25.fFFF	Not Available
GDAS - Surface Flux T574 Gaussian grid   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gdas.tCCz.sfluxgrbfFFF.grib2 FH000 FH001-009	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via https  gdas.tCCz.sfluxgrbfFFF.grib2	Not Available
GDAS - Prepared BUFR files Quality Controlled from Dump files   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gdas.tCCz.prepbufr.nr   PREPBUFR Documentation	Available in BUFR via ftp  Available in BUFR via https  gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas.tCCz.prepbufr.nr	Not Available
GDAS - Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR) Inital BUFR Data Dump Files   WCOSS Filename (gfs.tCCz...) Inventory Upper-Air adpupa.tm00.bufr_d   Satellite-derived wind satwnd.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   Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 gome.tm00.bufr_d Ozone Monitoring Instrument omi.tm00.bufr_d   SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances sevcsr.tm00.bufr_d   Surface Land adpsfc.tm00.bufr_d.nr   Soundings/Brightness Temperatures atovs.tm00.bufr_d   NCEP BUFR File Documentation  & Observation file descriptions	All Available in BUFR via ftp  All Available in BUFR via https  gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas.tCCz.filename.tm00.bufr_d	Not Available
GDAS - Time Dependent Satellite Bias Correction   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gdas.tCCz.abias	Available in TXT via ftp  Available in TXT via https  gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas.tCCz.abias	Not Available
GDAS - Atmospheric Analysis   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gdas.tCCz.atmanl.nc	Available in BINARY via ftp  Available in BINARY via https  gdas.YYYYMMDD/CC/atmos/gdas.tCCz.atmanl.nc	Not Available
GDAS - Surface Analysis   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gdas.tCCz.sfcanl.nc	Available in BINARY via ftp  Available in BINARY via https  gdas.YYYYMMDD/CC/atmos/gdas.tCCz.sfcanl.nc	Not Available
GDAS - Atmospheric Model Data at specific forecast hour   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gdas.tCCz.atmfxxx.nc	Available in BINARY via ftp  Available in BINARY via https  gdas.YYYYMMDD/CC/atmos/gdas.tCCz.atmfxxx.nc	Not Available
GDAS - Surface Boundary Conditions at specific forecast hour   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gdas.tCCz.sfcfxxx.nc	Available in BINARY via ftp  Available in BINARY via https  gdas.YYYYMMDD/CC/atmos/gdas.tCCz.sfcfxxx.nc	Not Available
GDAS - Tropical Cyclone Vital Statistics   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gdas.tCCz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00	Available in TXT via ftp  Available in TXT via https  gdas.tCCz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00	Not Available
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GFSwave (replaced Multi-Grid WW3 03/22)
GFSwave Arctic Domain (longitude-latitude grid)(9km Resolution)   Filename Inventory   gfswave.tCCz.arctic9km.fxxx.grib2 FH00-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp Available in GRIB2 via https gfswave.tCCz.arctic9km.fxxx.grib2	Not Available
GFSwave East Pacific Domain (longitude-latitude grid)(0.250 deg resolution)   Filename Inventory   gfswave.tCCz.epacif.0p16.fxxx FH00-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp Available in GRIB2 via https gfswave.tCCz.wcoast.0p16.fxxx.grib2	Not Available
GFSwave West Coast Domain (longitude-latitude grid)(0.16 deg resolution)   Filename Inventory   gfswave.tCCz.wcoast.0p16.fxxx.grib2 FH00-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp Available in GRIB2 via https gfswave.tCCz.wcoast.0p16.fxxx.grib2	Not Available
GFSwave North Atlantic Domain (longitude-latitude grid)(0.160 deg resolution)   Filename Inventory   gfswave.tCCz.atlocn.0p16.fxxx.grib2 FH00-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp Available in GRIB2 via https gfswave.tCCz.atlocn.0p16.fxxx.grib2	Not Available
GFSwave Global Domain (longitude-latitude grid)(0.16 x 0.16 deg resolution)   Filename Inventory   gfswave.tCCz.fxxx.grib2 FH00-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp Available in GRIB2 via https gfswave.tCCz.fxxx.grib2	Not Available
GFSwave Global Domain (longitude-latitude grid)(0.25 x 0.25 deg resolution)   Filename Inventory   gfswave.tCCz.0p25.fxxx.grib2 FH00-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp Available in GRIB2 via https gfswave.tCCz.0p25.fxxx.grib2	Not Available
GFSwave Global South (longitude-latitude grid)(0.25 x 0.25 deg resolution)   Filename Inventory   gfswave.tCCz.gsouth.0p25.fxxx.grib2 FH00-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp Available in GRIB2 via https gfswave.tCCz.0p25.fxxx.grib2	Not Available
GFSwave Full Domain Tabular Bulletins   Filename Inventory   gfswave.tCCz.bull_tar	Available in TAR via ftp Available in TAR via https gfswave.tCCz.bull_tar	Not Available
GFSwave Full Domain Compressed Bulletins   Filename Inventory   gfswave.tCCz.cbull_tar	Available in TAR via ftp Available in TAR via https gfswave.tCCz.cbull_tar	Not Available
GFSwave - Full Domain Station Spectral Data   Filename Inventory   gfswave.tCCz.spec_tar.gz	Available in TAR via ftp Available in TAR via https gfswave.tCCz.spec_tar.gz	Not Available
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Actual Parameters may Differ from Those Listed