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Wave Models
NCEP FNMOC Combined Wave Ensemble (NFC)

 

  * Information about the Wave Models

  Products
  CC denotes model cycle runtime (i.e. 00, 06, 12, 18)
  xxx denotes forecast hour (i.e. 000,003,006)
  MM denotes ensemble member

  The Inventory links contain detailed model information.
  Use as a guide when selecting specific parameters from NOMADS through the grib filter option.

DESCRIPTION NCEP FTP/HTTPS Server
File Name
NWS FTP Server
File Name
Wave Models
GFSwave
Great Lakes Wave
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
Great Lakes Wave
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2.5km Lambert Conformal Grid - Regional Great Lakes Wave Model
NDFD Wind Forcing Filename Inventory
  glwu.grlc_2p5km.tCCz.grib2 FH00-149
Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
glwu.grlc_2p5km.tCCz.grib2
Not Available
2.5km Lambert Conformal Grid - Regional Great Lakes Wave Model
Short Range
NDFD Wind Forcing Filename Inventory
  glwu.grlc_2p5km_sr.tCCz.grib2 FH00-48
Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
glwu.grlc_2p5km_sr.tCCz.grib2
Not Available
500m Lambert Conformal Grid - Regional Great Lakes Wave Model
NDFD Wind Forcing Filename Inventory
  glwu.grlc_500m.tCCz.grib2 FH00-48
Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
glwu.grlc_500m.tCCz.grib2
Not Available
Native Unstructured Grid - Regional Great Lakes Wave Model - NetCDF
NDFD Wind Forcing Filename Inventory
  glwu.glwu.tCCz.nc FH00-48
Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
glwu.glwu.tCCz.nc
Not Available
WAVE - Regional Great Lakes Wave
Tabular Bulletins
NDFD Wind Forcing Filename Inventory
  glwu.tCCz.bull_tar  
Available in TAR via ftp
Available in TAR via https
glwu.tCCz.bull_tar
Not Available
WAVE - Regional Great Lakes Wave
Compressed Bulletins
NDFD Wind Forcing Filename Inventory
  glwu.tCCz.cbull_tar  
Available in TAR via ftp
Available in TAR via https
glwu.tCCz.cbull_tar
Not Available
WAVE - Regional Great Lakes Wave
CSV Bulletins
NDFD Wind Forcing Filename Inventory
  glwu.tCCz.csbull_tar  
Available in TAR via ftp
Available in TAR via https
glwu.tCCz.csbull_tar
Not Available
WAVE - Regional Great Lakes Wave
Spectral Data
NDFD Wind Forcing Filename Inventory
  glwu.tCCz.spec_tar.gz  
Available in TAR via ftp
Available in TAR via https
glwu.tCCz.spec_tar.gz
Not Available
WAVE - Regional Great Lakes Wave
RIPIN Data
NDFD Wind Forcing Filename Inventory
  glwu.tCCz.ripin_tar  
Available in TAR via ftp
Available in TAR via https
glwu.tCCz.ripin_tar
Not Available
WAVE - Regional Great Lakes Wave
Time Series Data
NDFD Wind Forcing Filename Inventory
  glwu.tCCz.ts_tar.gz  
Available in TAR via ftp
Available in TAR via https
glwu.tCCz.ts_tar.gz
Not Available
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*Inventory Disclaimer*
Actual Parameters may Differ from Those Listed


Page last modified: 03 August 2026.