All NCEP model derived GRIB1 data currently residing on the NCEP and TOC FTP servers will be removed on 28 January 2008. Equivalent GRIB2 data sets are available on both servers. NOAAPORT data will not be impacted by this change.
NCEP provides software to convert GRIB2 formatted data back into GRIB1. Please use the link below to obtain the software utility to convert formats:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/codes/GRIB2/
Information regarding product equivalents for GRIB1 and GRIB2 on the NWS FTP TOC servers (tgdata.nws.noaa.gov and tgftp.nws.noaa.gov) and NCEP ftp server (ftp.ncep.noaa.gov) can be found via the link below:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/GRIB1_to_GRIB2.shtml
Please direct all questions concerning the GRIB software codes to
NCEP.NCO.GRIB@xxxxxxxx.
