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GRIB File Contents
Parmeter Units Name Level


Convective precipitation
kg/m^2
ACPCP


sfc, sfc


Baseflow-groundwater runoff
kg/m^2
BGRUN


300 cm down


Best lifted index (to 500 hPa)
K
BLI


sfc


Convective Avail. Pot. Energy
J/kg
CAPE


sfc


Categorical freezing rain
yes=1,no=0
CFRZR


sfc


Categorical ice pellets
yes=1,no=0
CICEP


sfc


Convective inhibition
J/kg
CIN


sfc


Categorical rain
yes=1,no=0
CRAIN


sfc


Categorical snow
yes=1,no=0
CSNOW


sfc


Dew point depression
K
DEPR


2 m above gnd


Geometric height
m
DIST


cld base, cld top


Dew point temp.
K
DPT


2 m above gnd


Pseudo-adiabatic pot. temp.
K
EPOT


sfc


Geopotential height
gpm
HGT


, , sfc, 0C isotherm, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, convect-cld top


Storm relative helicity
m^2/s^2
HLCY


sfc


Planetary boundary layer height
m
HPBL


sfc


Surface lifted index
K
LFTX


sfc


Mean sea level pressure (MAPS)
Pa
MSLMA


MSL


Moisture availability
%
MSTAV


sfc


Large scale precipitation
kg/m^2
NCPCP


sfc, sfc


Potential temp.
K
POT


tropopause, 2 m above gnd


Precipitation rate
kg/m^2/s
PRATE


sfc


Pressure
Pa
PRES


, , sfc, tropopause, 0C isotherm, max wind lev


Pressure tendency
Pa/s
PTEND


sfc


Precipitable water
kg/m^2
PWAT


atmos col


Relative humidity
%
RH


, 0C isotherm, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, 2 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd


Snow depth
m
SNOD


sfc


Specific humidity
kg/kg
SPFH


2 m above gnd


Storm surface runoff
kg/m^2
SSRUN


sfc


Temp.
K
TMP


tropopause, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, 2 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd


u wind
m/s
UGRD


tropopause, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, max wind lev, 10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd


u-component of storm motion
m/s
USTM


sfc


v wind
m/s
VGRD


tropopause, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, max wind lev, 10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd


Visibility
m
VIS


sfc


v-component of storm motion
m/s
VSTM


sfc


Pressure vertical velocity
Pa/s
VVEL


100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd


Accum. snow
kg/m^2
WEASD


sfc


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