<html><head><base href="x-msg://25/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Brian,<div>I'm not sure why you get undefined values for those downloaded variables, but you may consider as an alternative accessing the NARR directly with sdfopen.</div><div><br></div><div>For example:</div><div>ga> sdfopen <a href="http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov:80/dods/NCEP_NARR_DAILY/201207/20120715/narr-a_221_20120715_0000_000">http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov:80/dods/NCEP_NARR_DAILY/201207/20120715/narr-a_221_20120715_0000_000</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Lee</div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 2, 2013, at 8:16 AM, Brian Walsh wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hello,</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I downloaded data from the NARR model and I’m able to extract point data for all variables, except precipitation amount (APCP) and categorical precipitation types (CFRZR, CICEP, CRAIN, CSNOW). When I try to plot the precipitation amount data, it is saying “Cannot contour grid – all undefined values”, but when I run wgrib on the files, it is giving me a range of values for those variables.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I would appreciate any insight.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Thanks</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Brian Walsh<span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </p></div> <br>This email and any attached files are intended solely for the use of the individual(s) and copied addressee(s) and may contain privileged and/or confidential information. Any distribution, use or copying by any means of this information is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient(s), please notify the sender by telephone or return the email and delete the material from your system(s). _______________________________________________<br>gradsusr mailing list<br><a href="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gradsusr@gradsusr.org</a><br><a href="http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>