| Number |
Level/Layer |
Parameter |
Forecast Valid |
Description |
| 001 |
entire atmosphere
|
REFC |
2 hour fcst |
Composite reflectivity [dB]
|
| 002 |
cloud top
|
RETOP |
2 hour fcst |
Echo Top [m]
|
| 002 |
cloud top
|
RETOP |
2 hour fcst |
Echo Top [m]
|
| 004 |
entire atmosphere
|
VIL |
2 hour fcst |
Vertically-Integrated Liquid
Water [kg/m^2]
|
| 005 |
surface
|
VIS |
2 hour fcst |
Visibility [m]
|
| 006 |
1000 m above
ground
|
REFD |
2 hour fcst |
Reflectivity [dB]
|
| 007 |
4000 m above
ground
|
REFD |
2 hour fcst |
Reflectivity [dB]
|
| 008 |
263 K level
|
REFD |
2 hour fcst |
Reflectivity [dB]
|
| 009 |
surface
|
GUST |
2 hour fcst |
Wind Speed (Gust) [m/s]
|
| 010 |
250 mb
|
UGRD |
2 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 011 |
250 mb
|
VGRD |
2 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 012 |
300 mb
|
UGRD |
2 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 013 |
300 mb
|
VGRD |
2 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 014 |
500 mb
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 015 |
500 mb
|
TMP |
2 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 016 |
500 mb
|
DPT |
2 hour fcst |
Dew Point Temperature [K]
|
| 017 |
500 mb
|
UGRD |
2 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 018 |
500 mb
|
VGRD |
2 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 019 |
700 mb
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 020 |
700 mb
|
TMP |
2 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 021 |
700 mb
|
DPT |
2 hour fcst |
Dew Point Temperature [K]
|
| 022 |
700 mb
|
DZDT |
2 hour fcst |
Vertical Velocity (Geometric)
[m/s]
|
| 023 |
700 mb
|
UGRD |
2 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 024 |
700 mb
|
VGRD |
2 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 025 |
850 mb
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 026 |
850 mb
|
TMP |
2 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 027 |
850 mb
|
DPT |
2 hour fcst |
Dew Point Temperature [K]
|
| 028 |
850 mb
|
UGRD |
2 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 029 |
850 mb
|
VGRD |
2 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 030 |
925 mb
|
TMP |
2 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 031 |
925 mb
|
DPT |
2 hour fcst |
Dew Point Temperature [K]
|
| 032 |
925 mb
|
UGRD |
2 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 033 |
925 mb
|
VGRD |
2 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 034 |
1000 mb
|
TMP |
2 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 035 |
1000 mb
|
DPT |
2 hour fcst |
Dew Point Temperature [K]
|
| 036 |
1000 mb
|
UGRD |
2 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 037 |
1000 mb
|
VGRD |
2 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 038 |
100-1000 mb above
ground
|
MAXUVV |
1-2 hour max |
Hourly Maximum of Upward
Vertical Velocity in the
lowest 400hPa [m/s]
|
| 039 |
100-1000 mb above
ground
|
MAXDVV |
1-2 hour max |
Hourly Maximum of Downward
Vertical Velocity in the
lowest 400hPa [m/s]
|
| 040 |
0.5-0.8 sigma
layer
|
DZDT |
1-2 hour ave |
Vertical Velocity (Geometric)
[m/s]
|
| 041 |
mean sea level
|
MSLMA M |
2 hour fcst |
(MAPS System Reduction) [Pa]
|
| 042 |
1000 mb
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 043 |
1000 m above
ground
|
MAXREF |
1-2 hour max |
Hourly Maximum of Simulated
Reflectivity at 1 km AGL [dB]
|
| 044 |
263 K level
|
REFD |
1-2 hour max |
Reflectivity [dB]
|
| 045 |
5000-2000 m above
ground
|
MXUPHL |
1-2 hour max |
Hourly Maximum of Updraft
Helicity over Layer 2km to 5
km AGL [m^2/s^2]
|
| 046 |
5000-2000 m above
ground
|
MNUPHL |
1-2 hour min |
Hourly Minimum of Updraft
Helicity [m^2/s^2]
|
| 047 |
2000-0 m above
ground
|
MXUPHL |
1-2 hour max |
Hourly Maximum of Updraft
Helicity over Layer 2km to 5
km AGL [m^2/s^2]
|
| 048 |
2000-0 m above
ground
|
MNUPHL |
1-2 hour min |
Hourly Minimum of Updraft
Helicity [m^2/s^2]
|
| 049 |
3000-0 m above
ground
|
MXUPHL |
1-2 hour max |
Hourly Maximum of Updraft
Helicity over Layer 2km to 5
km AGL [m^2/s^2]
|
| 050 |
3000-0 m above
ground
|
MNUPHL |
1-2 hour min |
Hourly Minimum of Updraft
Helicity [m^2/s^2]
|
| 051 |
2000-0 m above
ground
|
RELV |
1-2 hour max |
Relative Vorticity [1/s]
|
| 052 |
1000-0 m above
ground
|
RELV |
1-2 hour max |
Relative Vorticity [1/s]
|
| 053 |
entire atmosphere
|
HAIL |
1-2 hour max |
Hail [m]
|
| 054 |
0.1 sigma level
|
HAIL |
1-2 hour max |
Hail [m]
|
| 055 |
surface
|
HAIL |
1-2 hour max |
Hail [m]
|
| 056 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLG |
1-2 hour max |
Total Column Integrate
Graupel [kg/m^2]
|
| 057 |
1 m above ground
|
LTPINX |
2 hour fcst |
Lightning Potential Index
(LPI) (see Note) [J/kg]
|
| 058 |
2 m above ground
|
LTPINX |
2 hour fcst |
Lightning Potential Index
(LPI) (see Note) [J/kg]
|
| 059 |
entire atmosphere
|
LTNG |
2 hour fcst |
Lightning [non-dim]
|
| 060 |
80 m above ground
|
UGRD |
2 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 061 |
80 m above ground
|
VGRD |
2 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 062 |
surface
|
PRES |
2 hour fcst |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 063 |
surface
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 064 |
surface
|
TMP |
2 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 065 |
surface
|
ASNOW |
0-2 hour acc |
Total Snowfall [m]
|
| 066 |
0 m underground
|
MSTAV |
2 hour fcst |
Moisture Availability [%]
|
| 067 |
surface
|
CNWAT |
2 hour fcst |
Plant Canopy Surface Water
[kg/m^2]
|
| 068 |
surface
|
WEASD |
2 hour fcst |
Water Equivalent of
Accumulated Snow Depth
[kg/m^2]
|
| 069 |
surface
|
SNOWC |
2 hour fcst |
Snow Cover [%]
|
| 070 |
surface
|
SNOD |
2 hour fcst |
Snow Depth [m]
|
| 071 |
2 m above ground
|
TMP |
2 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 072 |
2 m above ground
|
POT |
2 hour fcst |
Potential Temperature [K]
|
| 073 |
2 m above ground
|
SPFH |
2 hour fcst |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
| 074 |
2 m above ground
|
DPT |
2 hour fcst |
Dew Point Temperature [K]
|
| 075 |
2 m above ground
|
RH |
2 hour fcst |
Relative Humidity [%]
|
| 076 |
8 m above ground
|
MASSDEN |
2 hour fcst |
Mass Density (Concentration)
[kg/m^3]
|
| 077 |
10 m above ground
|
UGRD |
2 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 078 |
10 m above ground
|
VGRD |
2 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 079 |
10 m above ground
|
WIND |
1-2 hour max |
Wind Speed [m/s]
|
| 080 |
10 m above ground
|
MAXUW U |
1-2 hour max |
Component of Hourly Maximum
10m Wind Speed [m/s]
|
| 081 |
10 m above ground
|
MAXVW V |
1-2 hour max |
Component of Hourly Maximum
10m Wind Speed [m/s]
|
| 082 |
surface
|
CPOFP |
2 hour fcst |
Percent frozen precipitation
[%]
|
| 083 |
surface
|
PRATE |
2 hour fcst |
Precipitation Rate [kg/m^2/s]
|
| 084 |
surface
|
APCP |
0-2 hour acc |
Total Precipitation [kg/m^2]
|
| 085 |
surface
|
WEASD |
0-2 hour acc |
Water Equivalent of
Accumulated Snow Depth
[kg/m^2]
|
| 086 |
surface
|
FROZR |
0-2 hour acc |
Frozen Rain [kg/m^2]
|
| 087 |
surface
|
FRZR |
0-2 hour acc |
Freezing Rain [kg/m^2]
|
| 088 |
surface
|
SSRUN |
1-2 hour acc |
Storm Surface Runoff [kg/m^2]
|
| 089 |
surface
|
BGRUN |
1-2 hour acc |
Baseflow-Groundwater Runoff
[kg/m^2]
|
| 090 |
surface
|
APCP |
1-2 hour acc |
Total Precipitation [kg/m^2]
|
| 091 |
surface
|
WEASD |
1-2 hour acc |
Water Equivalent of
Accumulated Snow Depth
[kg/m^2]
|
| 092 |
surface
|
FROZR |
1-2 hour acc |
Frozen Rain [kg/m^2]
|
| 093 |
surface
|
CSNOW |
2 hour fcst |
Categorical Snow [-]
|
| 094 |
surface
|
CICEP |
2 hour fcst |
Categorical Ice Pellets [-]
|
| 095 |
surface
|
CFRZR |
2 hour fcst |
Categorical Freezing Rain [-]
|
| 096 |
surface
|
CRAIN |
2 hour fcst |
Categorical Rain [-]
|
| 097 |
surface
|
SFCR |
2 hour fcst |
Surface Roughness [m]
|
| 098 |
surface
|
FRICV |
2 hour fcst |
Frictional Velocity [m/s]
|
| 099 |
surface
|
SHTFL |
2 hour fcst |
Sensible Heat Net Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 100 |
surface
|
LHTFL |
2 hour fcst |
Latent Heat Net Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 101 |
surface
|
VEG |
2 hour fcst |
Vegetation [%]
|
| 101 |
surface
|
VEG |
2 hour fcst |
Vegetation [%]
|
| 101 |
surface
|
VEG |
2 hour fcst |
Vegetation [%]
|
| 104 |
surface
|
LAI |
2 hour fcst |
Leaf Area Index [Numeric]
|
| 105 |
surface
|
GFLUX |
2 hour fcst |
Ground Heat Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 106 |
surface
|
VGTYP |
2 hour fcst |
Vegetation Type [Integer(0-
13)]
|
| 107 |
500-1000 mb
|
LFTX |
2 hour fcst |
Surface Lifted Index [K]
|
| 108 |
surface
|
CAPE |
2 hour fcst |
Convective Available
Potential Energy [J/kg]
|
| 109 |
surface
|
CIN |
2 hour fcst |
Convective Inhibition [J/kg]
|
| 110 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
PWAT |
2 hour fcst |
Precipitable Water [kg/m^2]
|
| 111 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
AOTK |
2 hour fcst |
Aerosol Optical Thickness
[Numeric]
|
| 112 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
COLMD |
2 hour fcst |
Column-Integrated Mass
Density [kg/m^2]
|
| 112 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
COLMD |
2 hour fcst |
Column-Integrated Mass
Density [kg/m^2]
|
| 112 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
COLMD |
2 hour fcst |
Column-Integrated Mass
Density [kg/m^2]
|
| 115 |
boundary layer
cloud layer
|
TCDC |
2 hour fcst |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 116 |
low cloud layer
|
LCDC |
2 hour fcst |
Low Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 117 |
middle cloud layer
|
MCDC |
2 hour fcst |
Medium Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 118 |
high cloud layer
|
HCDC |
2 hour fcst |
High Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 119 |
entire atmosphere
|
TCDC |
2 hour fcst |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 120 |
cloud ceiling
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 121 |
cloud base
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 122 |
cloud base
|
PRES |
2 hour fcst |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 123 |
cloud top
|
PRES |
2 hour fcst |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 124 |
cloud top
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 125 |
top of atmosphere
|
ULWRF |
2 hour fcst |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 126 |
surface
|
DSWRF |
2 hour fcst |
Downward Short-Wave Radiation
Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 127 |
surface
|
DLWRF |
2 hour fcst |
Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 128 |
surface
|
USWRF |
2 hour fcst |
Upward Short-Wave Radiation
Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 129 |
surface
|
ULWRF |
2 hour fcst |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 130 |
surface
|
CFNSF |
2 hour fcst |
Cloud Forcing Net Solar Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 131 |
surface
|
VBDSF |
2 hour fcst |
Visible Beam Downward Solar
Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 132 |
surface
|
VDDSF |
2 hour fcst |
Visible Diffuse Downward
Solar Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 133 |
top of atmosphere
|
USWRF |
2 hour fcst |
Upward Short-Wave Radiation
Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 134 |
3000-0 m above
ground
|
HLCY |
2 hour fcst |
Storm Relative Helicity
[m^2/s^2]
|
| 135 |
1000-0 m above
ground
|
HLCY |
2 hour fcst |
Storm Relative Helicity
[m^2/s^2]
|
| 136 |
0-6000 m above
ground
|
USTM |
2 hour fcst |
U-Component Storm Motion
[m/s]
|
| 137 |
0-6000 m above
ground
|
VSTM |
2 hour fcst |
V-Component Storm Motion
[m/s]
|
| 138 |
0-1000 m above
ground
|
VUCSH |
2 hour fcst |
Vertical U-Component Shear
[1/s]
|
| 139 |
0-1000 m above
ground
|
VVCSH |
2 hour fcst |
Vertical V-Component Shear
[1/s]
|
| 140 |
0-6000 m above
ground
|
VUCSH |
2 hour fcst |
Vertical U-Component Shear
[1/s]
|
| 141 |
0-6000 m above
ground
|
VVCSH |
2 hour fcst |
Vertical V-Component Shear
[1/s]
|
| 142 |
0C isotherm
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 143 |
0C isotherm
|
RH |
2 hour fcst |
Relative Humidity [%]
|
| 144 |
0C isotherm
|
PRES |
2 hour fcst |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 145 |
highest
tropospheric
freezing level
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 146 |
highest
tropospheric
freezing level
|
RH |
2 hour fcst |
Relative Humidity [%]
|
| 147 |
highest
tropospheric
freezing level
|
PRES |
2 hour fcst |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 148 |
263 K level
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 149 |
253 K level
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 150 |
180-0 mb above
ground
|
4LFTX |
2 hour fcst |
Best (4 layer) Lifted Index
[K]
|
| 151 |
180-0 mb above
ground
|
CAPE |
2 hour fcst |
Convective Available
Potential Energy [J/kg]
|
| 152 |
180-0 mb above
ground
|
CIN |
2 hour fcst |
Convective Inhibition [J/kg]
|
| 153 |
surface
|
HPBL |
2 hour fcst |
Planetary Boundary Layer
Height [m]
|
| 154 |
level of adiabatic
condensation from
sfc
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 155 |
90-0 mb above
ground
|
CAPE |
2 hour fcst |
Convective Available
Potential Energy [J/kg]
|
| 156 |
90-0 mb above
ground
|
CIN |
2 hour fcst |
Convective Inhibition [J/kg]
|
| 157 |
255-0 mb above
ground
|
CAPE |
2 hour fcst |
Convective Available
Potential Energy [J/kg]
|
| 158 |
255-0 mb above
ground
|
CIN |
2 hour fcst |
Convective Inhibition [J/kg]
|
| 159 |
equilibrium level
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 160 |
255-0 mb above
ground
|
PLPL |
2 hour fcst |
Pressure of level from which
parcel was lifted [Pa]
|
| 161 |
0-3000 m above
ground
|
CAPE |
2 hour fcst |
Convective Available
Potential Energy [J/kg]
|
| 162 |
no_level
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 162 |
no_level
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 162 |
no_level
|
HGT |
2 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 165 |
261 K level - 256
K level
|
LAYTH |
2 hour fcst |
Layer Thickness [m]
|
| 165 |
261 K level - 256
K level
|
LAYTH |
2 hour fcst |
Layer Thickness [m]
|
| 167 |
entire atmosphere
|
RHPW |
2 hour fcst |
Relative Humidity with
Respect to Precipitable Water
[%]
|
| 168 |
surface
|
LAND |
2 hour fcst |
Land Cover (0=sea, 1=land)
[Proportion]
|
| 169 |
surface
|
ICEC |
2 hour fcst |
Ice Cover [Proportion]
|
| 170 |
top of atmosphere
|
SBT123 |
2 hour fcst |
Simulated Brightness
Temperature for GOES 12,
Channel 3 [K]
|
| 171 |
top of atmosphere
|
SBT124 |
2 hour fcst |
Simulated Brightness
Temperature for GOES 12,
Channel 4 [K]
|
| 172 |
top of atmosphere
|
SBT113 |
2 hour fcst |
Simulated Brightness
Temperature for GOES 11,
Channel 3 [K]
|
| 173 |
top of atmosphere
|
SBT114 |
2 hour fcst |
Simulated Brightness
Temperature for GOES 11,
Channel 4 [K]
|