The variable names in AVN data needed to extract for run MM5: 1) 3D: -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+------------------------------------------+ GRIB | Level| Level| Level| REGRID | REGRID | REGRID | Code | Code | 1 | 2 | Name | Units | Description | -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+------------------------------------------+ 11 | 100 | * | | TMP | K | Temperature | 33 | 100 | * | | UGRD | m s{-1} | U | 34 | 100 | * | | VGRD | m s{-1} | V | 52 | 100 | * | | RH | % | Relative Humidity | 7 | 100 | * | | HGT | m | Height | 11 | 105 | 2 | | TMP | K | Temperature | At 2 m 52 | 105 | 2 | | RH | % | Relative Humidity | At 2 m 33 | 105 | 10 | | UGRD | m s{-1} | U | At 10 m 34 | 105 | 10 | | VGRD | m s{-1} | V | At 10 m 1 | 1 | 0 | | PRES | Pa | | 2 | 102 | 0 | | PRMSL | Pa | Sea-level Pressure | also try grib code 2? 91 | 1 | 0 | | ICEC | 0/1 Flag | Ice flag | -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+------------------------------------------+ 2) SNOW -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+------------------------------------------+ 65 | 1 | 0 | | WEASD | kg m{-2} | Water Equivalent Snow Depth | -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+------------------------------------------+ 3) SOIL -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+---------------------------------------------+ 11 | 112 | 0 | 10 | TMP | K | T of 0-10 cm ground layer | 11 | 112 | 10 | 40 | TMP | K | T of 10-40 cm ground layer | 11 | 112 | 40 | 100 | TMP | K | T of 40-100 cm ground layer | 11 | 112 | 100 | 200 | TMP | K | T of 100-200 cm ground layer | 144 | 112 | 0 | 10 | SOILW | fraction | Soil Moisture of 0-10 cm ground layer | 144 | 112 | 10 | 40 | SOILW | fraction | Soil Moisture of 10-40 cm ground layer | 144 | 112 | 40 | 100 | SOILW | fraction | Soil Moisture of 40-100 cm ground layer | 144 | 112 | 100 | 200 | SOILW | fraction | Soil Moisture of 100-200 cm ground layer | 91 | 1 | 0 | | ICEC | 0/1 Flag | Ice flag | 81 | 1 | 0 | | LAND | 0/1 Flag | Land/Sea flag | 7 | 1 | 0 | | HGT | m | Terrain field of source analysis | -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+---------------------------------------------+ 4) SST -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+------------------------------------------+ 11 | 1 | 0 | | TMP | K | Skin Temperature | -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+------------------------------------------+ The additonal variable names in AVN data needed to download for operational forecast: -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+---------------------------------------------+ 63 | 1 | 0 | | ACPCP | kg/m^2 | surface Convective precipitation | 61 | 1 | 0 | | APCP | kg/m^2 | surface Total precipitation | 140 | 1 | 0 | | CRAIN | 0/1 Flag | surface Categorical rain [yes=1;no=0] | 143 | 1 | 0 | | CSNOW | 0/1 Flag | surface Categorical snow [yes=1;no=0] | 15 | 105 | 2 | | TMAX | K | 2 m Max. temp. [K] | 16 | 105 | 2 | | TMIN | K | 2 m Min. temp. [K] | 51 | 116 | | | SPFH | kg/kg | Specific humidity [kg/kg] | 154 | 100 | * | | O3MR | kg/kg | Ozone mixing ratio [kg/kg] | 145 | 1 | 0 | | PEVPR | W/m^2 | surface Potential evaporation rate [W/m^2] | 71 | 200 | 0 | | TCDC | % | atmos column Total cloud cover [%] | 71 | 211 | 0 | | TCDC | % | boundary cld layer Total cloud cover [%] | 71 | 214 | 0 | | TCDC | % | low cloud level Total cloud cover [%] | 71 | 224 | 0 | | TCDC | % | mid-cloud level Total cloud cover [%] | 71 | 234 | 0 | | TCDC | % | high cloud level Total cloud cover [%] | 71 | 244 | 0 | | TCDC | % | convective cld layer Total cloud cover [%] | -----+------+------+------+----------+----------+---------------------------------------------+