| 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.ndgd/ |
Data category: National Digital Guidance Database |
GT.gggggg |
Guidance type: could be aq, lampgfs, mosgfs, rtma, or slosh |
AR.aaaaaaaa |
Area of Data: could be CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, or Guam |
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 NDGD element names. The current file for each element will be kept until overwritten by a new file for the same element |