NBM Grib2 Files

The master files contain all available elements in Grib2 format (specifications can be found on the NBM Grib2 Specifications Page). Files are in directories where YYYYMMDD is the run date-stamp, and CC is the cycle. File names are as follows: blend.tCCz.core.fXXX.RR.grib2 (for most NBM elements) or blend.tCCz.qmd.fXXX.RR.grib2 (for QMD elements), where CC is the cycle, XXX is the forecast hour, and RR is the region. (Example: blend.t00z.master.f001.co.grib2) There are also limited numbers of other elements available by single file. These files are available for 1-2 days.

NBM Full Text Bulletin Files

NBM text files contain bulletins for all available station locations in a single file. Files are as follows, where YYYYMMDD is the run date-stamp, and CC is the cycle. These files come in five types: hourly (blend_nbhtx.tCCz),short-range(blend_nbstx.tCCz),extended-range(blend_nbetx.tCCz), super-extended range (blend_nbxtx.tCCz), and probabilistic (blend_nbptx.tCCz). Specifications can be found on the NBM Text Bulletin Key. These files are available for 1-2 days.

Data can be viewed for specific stations at our NBM Text Bulletin Page.

NBM Grib2 and Text Extended Archive

Both grib2 and text bulletins can also be found for an extended period of time on the Amazon Web Services S3 Explorer at https://noaa-nbm-grib2-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html . The file paths for each data type are as follows, where YYYYMMDD is the run date-stamp, and CC is the cycle hour.