[gradsusr] SREF: "Product Definition Template 9 not handled" error message with g2ctl.pl

[Kevin M Levey]

MON 26SEP11: 1400PDT

Hi

I'm busy processing SREF GRIB2 model data, specifically: AWIPS grid Regional - CONUS - Double Resolution (Lambert Conformal - 40km) Prob Products (NCEP ....ensprod/sref.tccz.pgrb212.prob.grib2).

I've had no problems using processing the SPREAD and MEAN files using gtcl.pl (ver:0.0.8.2) and wgrib2 (ver: v0.1.9.2c 3/2011 ), however, am running into issues when processing the probability files. 

Firstly, g2ctl.pl throws this: 

Warning: g2lib/g2clib jpeg deocde may differ from WMO standard, use use -g2clib 0 for WMO standard

and then running gribmap I get this: 

Product Definition Template 9 not handled 

As I understand it, wgrib2 doesn't know what to do as the table for SREF is not defined. The CTL file incorrectly shows only a few variables and none of the probability variables as listed on the NCEP site: 

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/products/sref/sref.t03z.pgrb212.prob.grib2.shtml 

I'm somewhat stumped here as to how to correctly process these type files and display the desired variables in GRADS. 

Any help would be welcome.

Thanks.

Regards,

Kevin M Levey, MSc in Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences (University of Cape Town)
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