| 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: aaaaaaaa could be: CONUS, 1 of 16 overlapping NDFD CONUS, the Virgin Islands; Northern Hemisphere; North Pacific Ocean |
| VP.###-### |
Valid Period: ### can be the following: 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 (sssss). The current file for each element will be kept until overwritten by a new file for the same element |
