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http://www.metoffice.com 12-hourly disseminated at 4 hours past the reference date/time This is provided under aegis of WMO, or alternatively under written contract intellectualPropertyRights grid climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere NWP Model Analysis Forecast GRIB Bulletin Pressure Height Wind Maximum Speed Direction Temperature Relative Humidity Precipitation Amount Rate Cloud Liquid Ice Tropopause 2002-05-01T00:00:00 referenceDate Global Grid 2.5 degree latitude and 2.5 degree longitude steps, 6 sectors, one sector per GRIB bulletin Sector S -180 -60 0 90 Global Grid 2.5 degree latitude and 2.5 degree longitude steps, 6 sectors, one sector per GRIB bulletin Sector T -60 60 0 90 Global Grid 2.5 degree latitude and 2.5 degree longitude steps, 6 sectors, one sector per GRIB bulletin Sector U 60 180 0 90 Global Grid 2.5 degree latitude and 2.5 degree longitude steps, 6 sectors, one sector per GRIB bulletin Sector V -180 -60 -90 0 Global Grid 2.5 degree latitude and 2.5 degree longitude steps, 6 sectors, one sector per GRIB bulletin Sector W -60 60 -90 0 Global Grid 2.5 degree latitude and 2.5 degree longitude steps, 6 sectors, one sector per GRIB bulletin Sector X 60 180 -90 0 Validity Time Range T+00 T+120 6-hourly Vertical Range also includes surface meaasures such as rainfal accumulations 100 1000 hectoPascals WMO GRIB FM92 version 1 GRIB 21 http://www.metoffice.com WMO GTS on reference date digitalLinearTape This is the unmodifed output from the Met Office Global Model on the declared date The NWP Output has been interpolated to the GRIB grid and compressed using GRIB methods The output is from an internally consistent Numerical Weather Predicton model initiated from the analysis at the reference date