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NCEP Products Inventory

Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) Products

Includes Unrestricted Mesoscale Analysis (URMA)

Updated: 10/31/2017

RTMA 2.5 | RTMA Rapid Update
RTMA Alaska | RTMA Puerto Rico
RTMA Hawaii | RTMA Guam
URMA 2.5 | URMA Alaska
URMA Hawaii | URMA Puerto Rico



  *RTMA Documentation


  On the NCEP https server:

    https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/rtma/prod
    https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/urma/prod

 

  On the NCEP ftp server:

    ftp://ftp.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/rtma/prod
    ftp://ftp.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/urma/prod
    via anonymous ftp.

 

    On the NWS ftp server:

    ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndgd
     via anonymous ftp.


    YYYYMMDD is the Year, Month and Day
    cc is the model cycle runtime (i.e. 00, 06, 12, 18)
    variable is the model variable (i.e.temp)


  Click on the links under Inventory to see the file's contents.
  Use as a guide when selecting specific parameters from NOMADS through the grib filter option.

DESCRIPTION NCEP FTP SERVER
File Name
NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
RTMA 2.5
Contiguous United States
Grid 184 - CONUS - 2.5 km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  rtma2p5.YYYYMMDDCC.pcp.184.grb2 FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 rtma2p5.YYYYMMDDCC.pcp.184.grb2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
ds.variable.bin
Contiguous United States
Western Expansion NDFD Grid - CONUS - 2.5 km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  rtma2p5.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2_wexp
rtma2p5.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2_wexp
rtma2p5.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2_wexp
FH hourly
FH hourly
FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 rtma2p5.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2_wexp
 rtma2p5.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2_wexp
 rtma2p5.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2_wexp
N/A
RTMA Rapid Update
Contiguous United States, Rapid Update
Grid 184 - CONUS - 2.5 km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  rtma2p5_ru.tccmmz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
rtma2p5_ru.tccmmz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
FH 15min
FH 15min
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 rtma2p5_ru.tccmmz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
 rtma2p5_ru.tccmmz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
N/A
Alaska RTMA
Alaska
Grid 91 - 3km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  akrtma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd_3p0.grb2
akrtma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd_3p0.grb2
akrtma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd_3p0.grb2
FH hourly
FH hourly
FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 akrtma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd_3p0.grb2
 akrtma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd_3p0.grb2
 akrtma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd_3p0.grb2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
ds.variable.bin
Guam RTMA
Guam
Grid 199 - 2.5km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  gurtma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
gurtma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2
gurtma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
FH hourly
FH hourly
FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 gurtma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
 gurtma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2
 gurtma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
ds.variable.bin
Puerto Rico RTMA
Puerto Rico
Grid 195 - 2.5km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  prrtma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
prrtma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2
prrtma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
FH hourly
FH hourly
FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 prrtma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
 prrtma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2
 prrtma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
ds.variable.bin
Hawaii RTMA
Hawaii
Grid 196 - 2.5km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  hirtma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
hirtma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2
hirtma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
FH hourly
FH hourly
FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 hirtma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
 hirtma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2
 hirtma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
ds.variable.bin
URMA2.5
Contiguous United States
Grid 184 - CONUS - 2.5km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  urma2p5.t08z.minRH_ndfd.grb2
urma2p5.t20z.maxRH_ndfd.grb2
FHhourly
FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 urma2p5.t08z.minRH_ndfd.grb2
 urma2p5.t20z.maxRH_ndfd.grb2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
ds.variable.bin
Contiguous United States
Western Expansion NDFD Grid - CONUS - 2.5km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  urma2p5.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2_wexp
urma2p5.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2_wexp
urma2p5.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2_wexp
urma2p5.t08z.minRH_ndfd.grb2_wexp
urma2p5.t20z.maxRH_ndfd.grb2_wexp
FH hourly
FH hourly
FH hourly
FHhourly
FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 urma2p5.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2_ext
 urma2p5.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2_ext
 urma2p5.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2_ext
 urma2p5.t08z.minRH_ndfd.grb2_ext
 urma2p5.t20z.maxRH_ndfd.grb2_ext
N/A
NW United States
Grid 188 - CONUS - 2.5km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  urma2p5.YYYYMMDDCC.pcp_06h.188.grb2 FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 urma2p5.YYYYMMDDCC.pcp_06h.188.grb2
Available in GRIB2 via FTP
ds.variable.bin
Alaska URMA
Alaska
Grid 91 - CONUS - 2.5km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  akurma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd_3p0.grb2
akurma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd_3p0.grb2
akurma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd_3p0.grb2
FH hourly
FH hourly
FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 akurma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd_3p0.grb2
 akurma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd_3p0.grb2
 akurma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd_3p0.grb2
N/A
Hawaii URMA
Hawaii
Grid 196 - CONUS - 2.5km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  hiurma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
hiurma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2
hiurma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
FH hourly
FH hourly
FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 hiurma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
 hiurma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2
 hiurma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
N/A
Puerto Rico URMA
Puerto Rico
Grid 195 - CONUS - 2.5km resolution
  WCOSS Filename Inventory
  prurma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
prurma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2
prurma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
FH hourly
FH hourly
FH hourly
 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 prurma.tccz.2dvaranl_ndfd.grb2
 prurma.tccz.2dvarerr_ndfd.grb2
 prurma.tccz.2dvarges_ndfd.grb2
N/A
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Actual Parameters may Differ from Those Listed


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