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Global Products
Updated: 05/24/2012

Global Forecast System (GFS) Model
Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) Model

Information about the GFS

    cc is the model cycle runtime (i.e. 00, 06, 12, 18)
    xxx is the forecast hour of product from 00 - 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 through the grib filter option

DESCRIPTION	NCEP FTP/HTTP SERVER File Name	NWS FTP SERVER File Name
GFS
GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid   WCOSS File Name Inventory   0.5 degree resolution gfs.tccz.pgrb2fxxx FH00 FH06-192   1.0 degree resolution gfs.tccz.pgrb2fxxx.1p0deg ANL FH00 FH06-192   2.5 degree resolution gfs.tccz.pgrb2fxxx.2p5deg FH00 FH06-192   2.5 degree resolution gfs.tccz.pgrb2fxxx.2p5deg FH204-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via http  gfs.tccz.pgrb2fxxx  gfs.tccz.pgrbfxxx.grib2  gfs.tccz.pgrbfxxx.2p5deg.grib2  gfs.tccz.pgrbfxxx.grib2	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.0p5deg  fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.1p0deg  fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.2p5deg
GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid   WCOSS File Name Inventory   0.5 degree resolution gfs.tccz.pgrb2bfxxx FH00-192   1.0 degree resolution gfs.tccz.pgrb2bfxxx FH204-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via http  gfs.tccz.pgrb2bfxxx	Not Available
GFS - T 574 Gaussian grid   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2 FH00 FH06-384	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via http  gfs.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  fh.xxxx_tl.sflux
GFS - AWIPS Regional - CONUS Double Resolution grid (Lambert Conformal)(81km Resolution)   WCOSS Filename Inventory   gfs_grb211.tccz.pgrbfxx.grib2 FH00 FH06-120	Available in GRIB2 via ftp  Available in GRIB2 via http  gfs_grb211.tccz.pgrbfxx.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 http  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
Alaska	grib2.mdlsurgegrid.ccala
NDFD CONUS	grib2.mdlsurgegrid.cccon

  Available in TXT via ftp
  Available in TXT via http
  mdlsurge.cce
  mdlsurge.ccg
  mdlsurge.cca
  mdlsurge.ccw
  mdlsurge.ccz
  mdlsurge.cck
  Available in GRIB2 via ftp
  Available in GRIB2 via http
  grib2.mdlsurgegrid.ccala
  grib2.mdlsurgegrid.cccon
  Not Available GFS - Smart Initialization Guam
2.5km resolution

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.smartguamxxx.tm00.grib2	FH00 FH01* FH03* FH06 FH12  FH15* FH18* FH24*

*FH01 inventory applies to these forecast hours
*FH03 inventory applies to these forecast hours
*FH15 inventory applies to these forecast hours
*FH18 inventory applies to these forecast hours
*FH24 inventory applies to these forecast hours

  Available in GRIB2 via ftp
  Available in GRIB2 via http
 gfs.tccz.smartguamxxx.tm00.grib2 Not Available
WAFS/ICAO/International Exchange/FOS Grids

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	wafsgfs40.tccz.gribfxxx	FH00* FH06-120*
	wafsgfs44.tccz.gribfxxx	FH00* FH06-120*
	wafsgfs40.tccz.gribfxxx.grib2	FH00* FH06-120*
	wafsgfs44.tccz.gribfxxx.grib2	FH00* FH06-120*

*FH00 inventory applies to these forecast hours
*FH06 applies to all other forecast hours

  Available in GRIB1 via ftp
  Available in GRIB1 via http
 wafsgfs_L_tccz_intdskxx
 wafsgfs_P_tccz_intdskxx

  Available in GRIB2 via ftp
  Available in GRIB2 via http
 wafsgfs_L_tccz_intdskxx.grib2
 wafsgfs_P_tccz_intdskxx.grib2   Available in GRIB1&2 via ftp
  fh.xxxx_tl.press_ar.octanti GFS global longitude-latitude grid (1.0 deg)

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.goessimpgrb2fxx.1p0deg	FH00 FH06-180

  Available in GRIB2 via ftp
  Available in GRIB2 via http
 gfs.tccz.goessimpgrb2fxx.1p0deg Not Available GFS - 32km Lambert Conformal grid

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.goessimpgrb2fxx.grd221	FH00 FH06-180

  Available in GRIB2 via ftp
  Available in GRIB2 via http
 gfs.tccz.goessimpgrb2fxx.grd221 Not Available GFS global longitude-latitude grid (0.5 deg)

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.master.grbfxx.10m.uv.grib2	FH00 FH06-192

  Available in GRIB2 via ftp
  Available in GRIB2 via http
 gfs.tccz.master.grbfxx.10m.uv.grib2  Available in GRIB2 via ftp
 fh.xxxx_pa.sw10m_tl.press_gr.0p5deg GFS - World Area Forecast System
Upper Air Forecast (1.25 degree resolution)

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
WAFC Washington minus icing, in-cloud turbulence and clear air turbulence	gfs.tccz.wafs_grb45fxx.nouswafs.grib2	FH06-36
WAFC Washington & WAFC London only icing, in-cloud turbulence and clear air turbulence	WAFS_blended_YYYYMMDDccfxx.grib2	FH06-36

  Available in GRIB2 via ftp
  Available in GRIB2 via http
 gfs.tccz.wafs_grb45fxx.grib2

 WAFS_blended_YYYYMMDDccfxx.grib2  Not Available GFS - Atmospheric Model Data
for forecast hour fxxx

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.sfxxx

  Available in BINARY via ftp
  Available in BINARY via http
 gfs.tccz.sfxxx Not Available GFS - Surface Boundary Conditions
for forecast hour fxxx

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.bfxxx

  Available in BINARY via ftp
  Available in BINARY via http
 gfs.tccz.bfxxx  Not Available GFS - Surface Analysis

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.sfcanl

  Available in BINARY via ftp
  Available in BINARY via http
 gfs.tccz.sfcanl  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	&nbsp
Wind Profiler	proflr.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Satellite-derived wind	satwnd.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
VAD (NEXRAD) wind	vadwnd.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
GOES Satellite data	goesnd.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
WindSat scatterometer data from FNMOC	wndsat.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
TRMM	sptrmm.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
SBUV layer ozone product (Version 8)	osbuv8.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels)	mtiasi.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
GOES 11x17 fov imager clear radiances	geoimr.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bhrs3.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
HIRS-4 1b radiances	1bhrs4.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Advanced Tech Microwave Sounder	atms.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Microwave Limb Sounder Ozone	mls.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Microwave Humidity Sounder-processed bright temps	1bmhs.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Microwave Humidity Sounder-proc bright T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	esmhs.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AMSU-A NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamua.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamub.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AMSU-B-proc bright T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	esamub.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Hi-res3-proc bright T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	eshrs3.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AQUA/AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures	amsre.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB proc bright T	airsev.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2	gome.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Ozone Monitoring Instrument	omi.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
GOES 1x1 fov sounder radiances	goesfv.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
GPS Integrated Precipitable Water	gpsipw.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
GPS radio occultation data	gpsro.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Radio Acoustic Sounding System Temp Profiles	rassda.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances	sevcsr.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Mean Sea-level Pressure bogus reports	sfcbog.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Surface marine	sfcshp.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp

NCEP BUFR File Documentation  & Observation file descriptions   All Available in BUFR via ftp
  All Available in BUFR via http
 gfs.tccz. filename.tm00.bufr_d  Not Available GFS - Prepared BUFR files
Quality Controlled from Dump files

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.prepbufr.nr	&nbsp
Unblocked	gfs.tccz.prepbufr.unblok.nr	&nbsp

PREPBUFR Documentation   Available in BUFR via ftp
  Available in BUFR via http
 gfs.tccz.prepbufr.nr
 gfs.tccz.prepbufr.unblok.nr  Not Available GFS - Analysis GRIB files dumped from BUFR tanks

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
Sea Surface Temperature	gfs.tccz.sstgrb	&nbsp
0.5 degree Snow	gfs.tccz.snogrb	&nbsp
Ice Concentration	gfs.tccz.engicegrb	&nbsp

  Available in GRIB via ftp
  Available in GRIB via http
 gfs.tccz.sstgrb
 gfs.tccz.snogrb
 gfs.tccz.engicegrb  Not Available GFS - BUFR Sounding Files per Station

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	bufr.tccz/bufr3.######.YYYYMMDDCC	&nbsp
	gfs.tccz.bufrsnd.tar.gz	&nbsp

  Available in individual BUFR via ftp
  Available in individual BUFR via http
 bufr.tccz/bufr3.######.YYYYMMDDCC
  Available in TAR via ftp
  Available in TAR via http
 gfs.tccz.bufrsnd.tar.gz  Not Available GFS - Tropical Cyclone Vital Statistics

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gfs.tccz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00	&nbsp

  Available in TXT via ftp
  Available in TXT via http
 gfs.tccz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00  Not Available
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DESCRIPTION
NCEP FTP/HTTP SERVER File Name NWS FTP SERVER File Name
GDAS

 

GDAS - Pressure Level Data
Global longitude-latitue 1.0 deg

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
from analysis	gdas1.tccz.pgrbanl.grib2	Analysis
from forecast hour	gdas1.tccz.pgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH03,06,09

 Available in GRIB2 via ftp
 Available in GRIB2 via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2 Not Available

 

GDAS - Surface Flux
T 574 Gaussian grid

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH03,06,09

 Available in GRIB2 via ftp
 Available in GRIB2 via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2 Not Available

 

GDAS - Grid Bulletins
for ECMWF

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.forecmwf.YYYYMMDDCC.grib2	12Z

 Available in GRIB2 via ftp
 Available in GRIB2 via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.forecmwf.YYYYMMDDCC.grib2 Not Available

 

GDAS - Prepared BUFR files
Quality Controlled from Dump files

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.prepbufr.nr	&nbsp
Unblocked	gdas1.tccz.prepbufr.unblok.nr	&nbsp

 

PREPBUFR Documentation

 Available in BUFR via ftp
 Available in BUFR via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.prepbufr.nr
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.prepbufr.unblok.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 Unblocked	adpupa.tm00.bufr_d.unblok	&nbsp
Satellite-derived wind Unblocked	satwnd.tm00.bufr_d.unblok	&nbsp
Satellite-derived wind	satwnd.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
TRMM	sptrmm.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
SBUV layer ozone product (Version 8)	osbuv8.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels)	mtiasi.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bhrs3.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
HIRS-4 1b radiances	1bhrs4.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
MHS NCEP-processed br. temp	1bmhs.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AMSU-A NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamua.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamub.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB proc b T	airsev.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AMSU-B-proc b T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	esamub.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Hi-res3-proc b T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	eshrs3.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Microwave Humidity Sounder-proc b T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS	esmhs.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
field-of-view imager brightness temps	geoimr.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Advanced Tech Microwave Sounder	atms.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Microwave Limb Sounder	mls.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
GOES 1x1 fov sounder radiances	goesfv.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
GPS integrated precipitable water	gpipw.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
GPS radio occultation data	gpsro.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Surface marine	sfcshp.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
TRMM	sptrmm.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
SBUV layer ozone product (Version 8)	osbuv8.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2	gome.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Ozone Monitoring Instrument	omi.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances	sevcsr.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels)	mtiasi.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bhrs3.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
HIRS-4 1b radiances	1bhrs4.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
MHS NCEP-processed br. temp	1bmhs.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AMSU-A NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamua.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps	1bamub.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB proc. btemps	airsev.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
GOES 1x1 fov sounder radiances	goesfv.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
GPS radio occultation data	gpsro.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Surface marine Unblocked	sfcshp.tm00.bufr_d.unblok	&nbsp
Surface Land	adpsfc.tm00.bufr_d.nr	&nbsp
Upper-air Unblocked	adpupa.tm00.bufr_d.unblok	&nbsp
Soundings/Brightness Temperatures	atovs.tm00.bufr_d	&nbsp
Soundings/Brightness Temperatures	atovs.tm00.bufr_d.unblok	&nbsp

 

NCEP BUFR File Documentation  & Observation file descriptions

 All Available in BUFR via ftp
 All Available in BUFR via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.filename.tm00.bufr_d Not Available

 

GDAS - Sea Surface Temperature Analysis

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.sstgrb.grib2	Analysis

 Available in GRIB2 via ftp
 Available in GRIB2 via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sstgrb.grib2 Available in GRIB2 via ftp
 PT.grid_DF.gr2/fh.00xx_tl.press_gr.sstgrb

 

GDAS - Snow Analysis

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.snogrb.grib2	Analysis

 Available in GRIB2 via ftp
 Available in GRIB2 via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.snogrb.grib2 Not Available

 

GDAS - Sea Ice Analysis

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.engicegrb.grib2	Analysis

 Available in GRIB2 via ftp
 Available in GRIB2 via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.engicegrb.grib2 Not Available

 

GDAS - Angle Dependent Satellite Bias Correction

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.satang

 Available in TXT via ftp
 Available in TXT via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.satang Not Available

 

GDAS - Time Dependent Satellite Bias Correction

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.abias

 Available in TXT via ftp
 Available in TXT via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.abias Not Available

 

GDAS - Atmospheric Analysis

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.sanl

 Available in BINARY via ftp
 Available in BINARY via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sanl Not Available

 

GDAS - Surface Analysis

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.sfcanl

 Available in BINARY via ftp
 Available in BINARY via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sfcanl Not Available

 

GDAS - Atmospheric Model Data
at specific forecast hour

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.sfxx

 Available in BINARY via ftp
 Available in BINARY via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.sfxx Not Available

 

GDAS - Surface Boundary Conditions
at specific forecast hour

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas1.tccz.bfxx

 Available in BINARY via ftp
 Available in BINARY via http
 gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas1.tccz.bfxx Not Available

 

GDAS - Tropical Cyclone Vital Statistics

	WCOSS Filename	Inventory
	gdas.tccz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00	&nbsp

 Available in TXT via ftp
 Available in TXT via http
 gdas.tccz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00 Not Available

 

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