You can then find the subdirectory/file you want by following
the following naming convention:
Directory Name |
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: could be CONUS, 1 of 16 overlapping
NDFD CONUS, the Virgin Islands; Northern Hemisphere;
North Pacific Ocean |
VP.###-### |
Valid Period: could be 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. The current file for each element will be
kept until overwritten by a new file for the same element |
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