NCEP Data Products GFS and GDAS (2024)



NCEP Products Inventory

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Documentation - GFS - Virtual LabGlobal Forecast System (GFS) [1 Deg.]NHC Track and Intensity ModelsUnified Forecast System - Environmental Modeling Center

Global Products

Updated: 02/06/2024

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

NCEP Data Products GFS and GDAS (1)Information about the GFS

CC is the model cycle runtime (i.e. 00, 06, 12, 18)
FFF is the forecast hour of product from 000 - 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. Click to view what is available.


DESCRIPTION
 NCEP FTP/HTTP SERVER
File Name 		NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
GFS
GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid
Most commonly used parameters
WCOSS File Name Inventory
0.25 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.0p25.fFFF ANL FH000 FH001-384
0.5 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.0p50.fFFF ANL FH000 FH003-384
1.0 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.1p00.fFFF ANL FH000 FH003-384

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.0p25.fFFF
gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.0p50.fFFF
gfs.tCCz.pgrb2.1p00.fFFF
 Not Available
GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid
Least commonly used parameters
WCOSS File Name Inventory
0.25 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.0p25.fFFF ANL FH000 FH001-384
0.5 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.0p50.fFFF ANL FH000 FH003-384
1.0 degree resolution gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.1p00.fFFF ANL FH000 FH003-384

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.0p25.fFFF
gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.0p50.fFFF
gfs.tCCz.pgrb2b.1p00.fFFF		 Not Available
GFS - 0.50 deg Combined Global Latitude-Longitude Grid
All parameters
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gfs.tCCz.pgrb2full.0p50.fFFF
Concat of pgrb2.0p50 and pgrb2b.0p50		 FH000 FH003-384

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
gfs.tCCz.pgrb2full.0p50.fFFF		 Not Available
GFS - T1534 Semi-Lagrangian grid
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gfs.tCCz.sfluxgrbfFFF.grib2 FH000 FH001-384

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
gfs.tCCz.sfluxgrbfFFF.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 https
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
3km Alaska grib2.mdlsurgegrid.3km.CCala
2.5km CONUS grib2.mdlsurgegrid.2.5km.CCcon
Available in TXT via ftp
Available in TXT via https
mdlsurge.CCe
mdlsurge.CCg
mdlsurge.CCa
mdlsurge.CCw
mdlsurge.CCz
mdlsurge.CCk
Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
grib2.mdlsurgegrid.3km.CCala
grib2.mdlsurgegrid.2.5km.CCcon
 Not Available
GFS - 32km Lambert Conformal grid
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gfs.tCCz.goessimpgrb2fFFF.grd221 FH000 FH003-180

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
gfs.tCCz.goessimpgrb2fFFF.grd221		 Not Available
GFS - Global longitude-latitude grid
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gfs.tCCz.goessimpgrb2fFFF.0p25.fFFF FH000 FH003-180

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
gfs.tCCz.goessimpgrb2.0p25.fFFF		 Not Available
GFS - Sigma Atmospheric Model Data
for hourly up to 12
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gfs.tCCz.atm(anl|fFFF).nc
Available in NETCDF via ftp
Available in NETCDF via https
gfs.tCCz.atm(anl?fTTT).nc		 Not Available
GFS - Surface Boundary Conditions
for hourly up to 12
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gfs.tCCz.sfcfFFF.nc


Available in NETCDF via ftp
Available in NETCDF via https
gfs.tCCz.sfcfFFF.nc		 Not Available
GFS - Surface Analysis
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gfs.tCCz.sfcanl.nc


Available in NETCDF via ftp
Available in NETCDF via https
gfs.tCCz.sfcanl.nc		 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
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

NCEP BUFR File Documentation &Observation file descriptions
 All Available in BUFR via ftp
All Available in BUFR via https
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

PREPBUFR Documentation
Available in BUFR via ftp
Available in BUFR via https
gfs.tCCz.prepbufr.nr
 Not Available
GFS - BUFR Sounding Files per Station
WCOSS Filename Inventory
bufr.tCCz/bufr.######.YYYYMMDDCC
gfs.tCCz.bufrsnd.tar.gz


Available in individual BUFR via ftp
Available in individual BUFR via https
bufr.tCCz/bufr.######.YYYYMMDDCC
Available in TAR via ftp
Available in TAR via https
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 https
gfs.tCCz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00		 Not Available

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GDAS
DESCRIPTION
 NCEP FTP/HTTP SERVER
File Name 		NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
GDAS - Pressure Level Data
Global longitude-latitue 1.0 deg
WCOSS Filename Inventory
from analysis gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.1p00.anl Analysis
from forecast hour gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.1p00.fFFF FH000FH001-009

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.1p00.fFFF		 Not Available
GDAS - Pressure Level Data
Global longitude-latitue 0.25 deg
WCOSS Filename Inventory
from analysis gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.0p25.anl Analysis
from forecast hour gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.0p25.fFFF FH000FH001-009

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
gdas.tCCz.pgrb2.0p25.fFFF		 Not Available
GDAS - Surface Flux
T574 Gaussian grid
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gdas.tCCz.sfluxgrbfFFF.grib2 FH000FH001-009

Available in GRIB2 via ftp
Available in GRIB2 via https
gdas.tCCz.sfluxgrbfFFF.grib2		 Not Available
GDAS - Prepared BUFR files
Quality Controlled from Dump files
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gdas.tCCz.prepbufr.nr &nbsp

PREPBUFR Documentation
Available in BUFR via ftp
Available in BUFR via https
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas.tCCz.prepbufr.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 adpupa.tm00.bufr_d
Satellite-derived wind satwnd.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
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 gome.tm00.bufr_d
Ozone Monitoring Instrument omi.tm00.bufr_d
SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances sevcsr.tm00.bufr_d
Surface Land adpsfc.tm00.bufr_d.nr
Soundings/Brightness Temperatures atovs.tm00.bufr_d

NCEP BUFR File Documentation &Observation file descriptions
 All Available in BUFR via ftp
All Available in BUFR via https
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas.tCCz.filename.tm00.bufr_d		 Not Available
GDAS - Time Dependent Satellite Bias Correction
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gdas.tCCz.abias

Available in TXT via ftp
Available in TXT via https
gdas.YYYYMMDD/gdas.tCCz.abias		 Not Available
GDAS - Atmospheric Analysis
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gdas.tCCz.atmanl.nc

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via https
gdas.YYYYMMDD/CC/atmos/gdas.tCCz.atmanl.nc		 Not Available
GDAS - Surface Analysis
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gdas.tCCz.sfcanl.nc

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via https
gdas.YYYYMMDD/CC/atmos/gdas.tCCz.sfcanl.nc		 Not Available
GDAS - Atmospheric Model Data
at specific forecast hour
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gdas.tCCz.atmfxxx.nc

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via https
gdas.YYYYMMDD/CC/atmos/gdas.tCCz.atmfxxx.nc		 Not Available
GDAS - Surface Boundary Conditions
at specific forecast hour
WCOSS Filename Inventory
gdas.tCCz.sfcfxxx.nc

Available in BINARY via ftp
Available in BINARY via https
gdas.YYYYMMDD/CC/atmos/gdas.tCCz.sfcfxxx.nc		 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 https
gdas.tCCz.syndata.tcvitals.tm00		 Not Available
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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
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*Inventory Disclaimer*
Actual Parameters may Differ from Those Listed

Page last modified: 06 February 2024.

NCEP Data Products GFS and GDAS (2024)

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