via HTTP or FTP
http://www.ftp.ncep.noaa.gov/data/nccf/com/gfs/prod
ftp://ftp.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/gfs/prod
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/products/gfs/
GFS Products
WHERE AMERICA'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER SERVICES BEGIN
NCEP Products Inventory
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
GFS |
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GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid
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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 |
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GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid
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Available in GRIB2 via ftp Available in GRIB2 via http gfs.tccz.pgrb2bfxxx |
Not Available | |||||||||||||||
GFS - T 574 Gaussian grid
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Available in GRIB2 via ftp Available in GRIB2 via http gfs.tccz.sfluxgrbfxx.grib2 |
Available in GRIB2 via ftp fh.xxxx_tl.sflux |
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GFS - AWIPS Regional - CONUS Double Resolution grid (Lambert Conformal)(81km Resolution)
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Available in GRIB2 via ftp Available in GRIB2 via http gfs_grb211.tccz.pgrbfxx.grib2 |
Not Available | |||||||||||||||
GFS - MOS Aviation Products
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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 |
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GFS - MDL Extratropical Storm Surge
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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 AvailableGFS - 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 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 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 http
gfs.tccz.sfxxxNot 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 |   |
Wind Profiler | proflr.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Satellite-derived wind | satwnd.tm00.bufr_d |   |
VAD (NEXRAD) wind | vadwnd.tm00.bufr_d |   |
GOES Satellite data | goesnd.tm00.bufr_d |   |
WindSat scatterometer data from FNMOC | wndsat.tm00.bufr_d |   |
TRMM | sptrmm.tm00.bufr_d |   |
SBUV layer ozone product (Version 8) | osbuv8.tm00.bufr_d |   |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) | mtiasi.tm00.bufr_d |   |
GOES 11x17 fov imager clear radiances | geoimr.tm00.bufr_d |   |
HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps | 1bhrs3.tm00.bufr_d |   |
HIRS-4 1b radiances | 1bhrs4.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Advanced Tech Microwave Sounder | atms.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Microwave Limb Sounder Ozone | mls.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Microwave Humidity Sounder-processed bright temps | 1bmhs.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Microwave Humidity Sounder-proc bright T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS | esmhs.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AMSU-A NCEP-processed brightness temps | 1bamua.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps | 1bamub.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AMSU-B-proc bright T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS | esamub.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Hi-res3-proc bright T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS | eshrs3.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AQUA/AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures | amsre.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB proc bright T | airsev.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 | gome.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Ozone Monitoring Instrument | omi.tm00.bufr_d |   |
GOES 1x1 fov sounder radiances | goesfv.tm00.bufr_d |   |
GPS Integrated Precipitable Water | gpsipw.tm00.bufr_d |   |
GPS radio occultation data | gpsro.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Radio Acoustic Sounding System Temp Profiles | rassda.tm00.bufr_d |   |
SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances | sevcsr.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Mean Sea-level Pressure bogus reports | sfcbog.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Surface marine | sfcshp.tm00.bufr_d |   |
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 |   | |
Unblocked | gfs.tccz.prepbufr.unblok.nr |   |
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 |   |
0.5 degree Snow | gfs.tccz.snogrb |   |
Ice Concentration | gfs.tccz.engicegrb |   |
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 |   | |
gfs.tccz.bufrsnd.tar.gz |   |
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 |   |
Available in TXT via ftp
Available in TXT via http
gfs.tccz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00 Not Available
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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 |   | |
Unblocked | gdas1.tccz.prepbufr.unblok.nr |   |
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 |   |
Satellite-derived wind Unblocked | satwnd.tm00.bufr_d.unblok |   |
Satellite-derived wind | satwnd.tm00.bufr_d |   |
TRMM | sptrmm.tm00.bufr_d |   |
SBUV layer ozone product (Version 8) | osbuv8.tm00.bufr_d |   |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) | mtiasi.tm00.bufr_d |   |
HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps | 1bhrs3.tm00.bufr_d |   |
HIRS-4 1b radiances | 1bhrs4.tm00.bufr_d |   |
MHS NCEP-processed br. temp | 1bmhs.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AMSU-A NCEP-processed brightness temps | 1bamua.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps | 1bamub.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB proc b T | airsev.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AMSU-B-proc b T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS | esamub.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Hi-res3-proc b T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS | eshrs3.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Microwave Humidity Sounder-proc b T from EARS, SA-RARS and AP-RARS | esmhs.tm00.bufr_d |   |
field-of-view imager brightness temps | geoimr.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Advanced Tech Microwave Sounder | atms.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Microwave Limb Sounder | mls.tm00.bufr_d |   |
GOES 1x1 fov sounder radiances | goesfv.tm00.bufr_d |   |
GPS integrated precipitable water | gpipw.tm00.bufr_d |   |
GPS radio occultation data | gpsro.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Surface marine | sfcshp.tm00.bufr_d |   |
TRMM | sptrmm.tm00.bufr_d |   |
SBUV layer ozone product (Version 8) | osbuv8.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 | gome.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Ozone Monitoring Instrument | omi.tm00.bufr_d |   |
SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances | sevcsr.tm00.bufr_d |   |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) | mtiasi.tm00.bufr_d |   |
HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps | 1bhrs3.tm00.bufr_d |   |
HIRS-4 1b radiances | 1bhrs4.tm00.bufr_d |   |
MHS NCEP-processed br. temp | 1bmhs.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AMSU-A NCEP-processed brightness temps | 1bamua.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps | 1bamub.tm00.bufr_d |   |
AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB proc. btemps | airsev.tm00.bufr_d |   |
GOES 1x1 fov sounder radiances | goesfv.tm00.bufr_d |   |
GPS radio occultation data | gpsro.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Surface marine Unblocked | sfcshp.tm00.bufr_d.unblok |   |
Surface Land | adpsfc.tm00.bufr_d.nr |   |
Upper-air Unblocked | adpupa.tm00.bufr_d.unblok |   |
Soundings/Brightness Temperatures | atovs.tm00.bufr_d |   |
Soundings/Brightness Temperatures | atovs.tm00.bufr_d.unblok |   |
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 |   |
Available in TXT via ftp
Available in TXT via http
gdas.tccz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00 Not Available
Actual Parameters May Differ From Listed
NCEP/NCO Production Management Branch
Last Modified:Friday, 26-Jul-2013 12:31:00 UTC