[Wrf-users] GFS data

[Saji Hameed]

You should use gfs.t12z.pgrb2f00 -- the file naming convention is such
that f00 at the end points to the forecast lead times - in this case
at 0 hour lead. The txxz refers to the start time of integration in
UTC.

saji

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:48 PM, Gisele dos Santos Zepka
<giselezepka at bol.com.br> wrote:
> Hello users,
>
> I need to run WRF for 24 hours using 0.5 deg GFS data (analysis from 12
> UT + 24 forecasts). So, my first GFS file is gfs.t12z.pgrb2f00 (that I
> believe to be the analysis) to gfs.t12z.pgrb2f24 every 3 hours. I don't
> know if these are the right files to use. I am confused btween two
> files: gfs.t12z.pgrb2f00 and gfs.12z.pgrb2f12, because I don't know
> which of them is the analysis and from each I consider the beggining of
> the forecast files.
>
> Any help will be welcome.
>
> Thanks.
>
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