10m winds in GFS

[Jun Wang]

Derek:

There are no 10m winds, 2m TMP .. in gfs pgrbanl. They are in gfs
pgrbf00. If you need them, use gfs forecast such as gfs_00z, set t 1
for f00.


Jun

----- Original Message -----
From: Derek Goring <nztideman at YAHOO.CO.NZ>
Date: Monday, January 31, 2005 3:58 pm
Subject: Re: 10m winds in GFS

> Diane
>
> Here is a snippet of my GrADSDODS text which retrieves pressure
> OK, but gives missing data for the velocities (and has done since
> 25 Jan05):
> sdfopen
> http://nomad3.ncep.noaa.gov:9090/dods/gfs/gfs20050130/gfs_00z_anlset
lev 1000
> set lat -60 -20
> set lon 150 220
> * Open a file for binary data
> set gxout fwrite
> set fwrite ./Histpuv/20050130.bin
> * Retrieve latitude and longitude
> set t 1
> * Retrieve latitudes
> d lat
> * Retrieve longitudes
> d lon
> * Retrieve pressures
> d prmsl
> * Retrieve eastward 10 m wind
> d ugrd10m
> * Retrieve northward 10 m wind
> d vgrd10m
> * Write the times off to a file
> writetime ./Histpuv/20050130.tim
> close 1
> ****
>
> Diane Stokes <Diane.Stokes at NOAA.GOV> wrote:
> Dear Derek,
>
> Could you please provide the following info:
>
> Where are you getting the data (full address, please, if applicable)?
> What is the filename?
> What grid resolution?
> What initial time?
> What forecast hour?
> Can you describe what looks odd about it?
> Where does it look odd?
>
> That will help the modelers look into it.
> Thanks.
> Diane Stokes
>
>
> Derek Goring wrote:
>
> > Is it just me, or is there a problem with ugrd10 and vgrd10 from
GFS
> > since 25 Jan 05 ??
> >
>
> --
> Diane Stokes
> Environmental Modeling Center
> National Weather Service/NOAA
>
>
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