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Rapid Refresh (RAP) Products
Updated: 05/01/2012

Information about the Rapid Refresh Analysis & Forecast System (RAP)

cc is the model cycle runtime (i.e. 00, 08, 16, 23)
xx is the forecast hour (i.e. 00, 03, 07, 12, 18)

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

DESCRIPTION

NCEP FTP SERVER File Name

NWS FTP SERVER File Name

Regional - CONUS - Pressure Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(13-km Resolution)

	Filename	Inventory
	rap.tccz.awp130pgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH01* FH02* FH03*

*FH01 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH03 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTP
rap.tccz.awp130pgrbfxx.grib2

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.us13km

Regional - CONUS - Pressure Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(20-km Resolution)

	Filename	Inventory
	rap.tccz.awp252pgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH01* FH02* FH03*

*FH01 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH03 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTP
rap.tccz.awp252pgrbfxx.grib2

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.us20km

Regional - CONUS - Pressure Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(40-km Resolution)

	Filename	Inventory
	rap.tccz.awp236pgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH01* FH02* FH03*

*FH01 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH03 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTP
rap.tccz.awp236pgrbfxx.grib2

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.us40km

Regional - CONUS - Native Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(13-km Resolution)

	Filename	Inventory
	rap.tccz.awp130bgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH01* FH02* FH03*

*FH01 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH03 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTP
rap.tccz.awp130bgrbfxx.grib2

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.bgrib13

Regional - CONUS - Native Levels
(Lambert Conformal)(20-km Resolution)

	Filename	Inventory
	rap.tccz.awp252bgrbfxx.grib2	FH00 FH01* FH02* FH03*

*FH01 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH03 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTP
rap.tccz.awp252bgrbfxx.grib2

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
fh.xxxx_tl.press_gr.bgrib20

Regional - NOAMHI (High Resolution North American Master Grid)
(Lambert Conformal)(32-km Resolution)

	Filename	Inventory
	rap.tccz.awip32fxx.grib2	FH00 FH01* FH02* FH03*

*FH01 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH03 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTP
rap.tccz.awip32fxx.grib2

Not Available

Alaska - Quadruple Resolution Grid
(Polar Stereographic)(11-km Resolution)

	Filename	Inventory
	rap.tccz.awp242fxx.grib2	FH00 FH01* FH02* FH03*

*FH01 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH03 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTP
rap.tccz.awp242fxx.grib2

Not Available

Puerto Rico - High Resolution Grid
(Lambert Conformal)(16-km Resolution)

	Filename	Inventory
	rap.tccz.awp200fxx.grib2	FH00 FH01* FH02* FH03*

*FH01 applies to these forecast hours
*FH02 applies to these forecast hours
*FH03 applies to these forecast hours

Available in GRIB2 via FTP
Available in GRIB2 via HTTP
rap.tccz.awp200fxx.grib2

Not Available

RAP - BUFR Sounding products
Model Runs every hour (00z-23z)

	Filename	Inventory
	rap.tccz.bufrsnd.tar.gz
	rap.tccz.class1.bufr.tm00

Available via FTP
Available via HTTP
rap.tccz.bufrsnd.tar.gz rap.tccz.class1.bufr.tm00

Not Available

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Actual Parameters May Differ From Listed

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Last Modified:Tuesday, 14-Feb-2012 13:00:00 EST