NDFD Grid Data - MDL - Virtual Lab

NDFD Grid Data - MDL - Virtual Lab
NDFD Grid Data - MDL
Data Directory Structure
(sub)Directory
Contents
SL.us008001/
Data root: for NWS Telecommunication Gateway Server (top directory)
ST.expr/
Status of data as experimental: NDFD data is being made operational in a transitional manner
ST.opnl/
Status of data: operational
DF.gr2/
WMO GRIB files: Edition two, also known as GRIB2
DC.ndfd/
Data category: National Digital Forecast Database
AR.aaaaaaaa
Area of Data: aaaaaaaa could be: CONUS, 1 of 16 overlapping NDFD CONUS, the Virgin Islands; Northern Hemisphere; North Pacific Ocean
VP.###-###
Valid Period: ### can be the following: 001-003 covers Days 1-3; 004-007 covers days 4-7; 008-450 covers days 8-450
ds.sssss
FILE NAME = data subcategory containing abbreviated NDFD element names (sssss). The current file for each element will be kept until overwritten by a new file for the same element
Data Portals
Operational GRIB Data
HTTP
FTP
ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/
Experimental and Legacy GRIB Data
HTTP
FTP
ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/
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