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Robert, If you download the 252 MB Gempak file, then this is already decoded by NCEP ingto a GEMPAK format. You should be able to use all of the GEMPAK gd programs on this file. The raw grib files would be such as those under the pub/data1/ directory. If you download those, then you will have to convert them to GEMPAK format using dcgrib or nagrib. The avn grib files on that server are: ftp://ftp.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data1/avn/avn.990201/gblav.TxxZ.PGrbFxx Perhaps you downloaded something else, BUFR, or a graphics file. If you look at the top of a grib file with: od -c gribfile, then you should see "GRIB". Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: Robert Mullenax <address@hidden> >Organization: NSBF >Keywords: 199902011831.LAA07647 >Steve, > >Our Internet went down with the severe storms Friday. >I was not successful in decoding the file I downloaded. >I do not believe I obtained the correct file. My file >was 22.5MB in size and was avn_0128_12_24, which does not match >which is not listed as the expected file type in the sample >pqact.conf. I got the file from ftp.ncep.noaa.gov under >grib and avn. I also saw a directory called gempak which >contains a 252MB file. Where should I get the correct files? > >Robert > >Here are traceroutes to the sites you requested: > > 1 nsi-nsbftx-gw.nsbf.nasa.gov (192.149.107.1) 3.332 ms 2.256 ms >3.533 ms > 2 s-JSC1-NSBFTX.NSN.NASA.GOV (128.161.149.1) 14.424 ms 14.268 ms >14.157 ms > 3 128.161.1.37 (128.161.1.37) 52.911 ms 52.764 ms 53.429 ms > 4 128.161.93.2 (128.161.93.2) 116.715 ms 66.859 ms 67.943 ms > 5 nsi-ua-gw.Telcom.Arizona.EDU (192.80.43.1) 66.426 ms 66.549 ms >78.231 ms > 6 81-240-3cs1.Telcom.Arizona.EDU (150.135.112.138) 67.385 ms 67.130 >ms 67.255 ms > 7 cyclone.atmo.arizona.edu (128.196.30.124) 67.257 ms 68.627 ms >66.596 ms > > > 1 nsi-nsbftx-gw.nsbf.nasa.gov (192.149.107.1) 2.541 ms 2.247 ms >2.253 ms > 2 s-JSC1-NSBFTX.NSN.NASA.GOV (128.161.149.1) 26.270 ms 16.026 ms >14.446 ms > 3 128.161.1.41 (128.161.1.41) 55.541 ms 83.405 ms 84.565 ms > 4 128.161.1.77 (128.161.1.77) 85.087 ms 95.300 ms 84.874 ms > 5 vbns-nisn-aads.nsn.nasa.gov (128.161.252.2) 104.603 ms 99.194 ms >108.103 ms > 6 cs-atm0-0-11.ncsa.vbns.net (204.147.129.245) 101.216 ms 104.021 >ms 103.688 ms > 7 uiuc-vbns-net.gw.uiuc.edu (192.17.10.5) 109.412 ms 104.545 ms >103.846 ms > 8 t-world.gw.uiuc.edu (128.174.0.253) 102.895 ms 154.056 ms 103.279 >ms > 9 t-node1-12.gw.uiuc.edu (128.174.1.230) 104.951 ms 112.687 ms >100.626 ms > 10 data3.atmos.uiuc.edu (128.174.80.15) 106.747 ms 116.550 ms >107.872 ms > > > 1 nsi-nsbftx-gw.nsbf.nasa.gov (192.149.107.1) 3.777 ms 2.228 ms >2.259 ms > 2 s-JSC1-NSBFTX.NSN.NASA.GOV (128.161.149.1) 14.223 ms 14.094 ms >14.485 ms > 3 128.161.1.41 (128.161.1.41) 114.343 ms 54.708 ms 55.583 ms > 4 128.161.1.77 (128.161.1.77) 85.156 ms 95.223 ms 84.902 ms > 5 vbns-nisn-aads.nsn.nasa.gov (128.161.252.2) 108.954 ms 116.213 ms >101.113 ms > 6 vbns-dng-r-macc-a4-0-8.net.wisc.edu (144.92.233.174) 104.547 ms >118.842 ms 110.714 ms > 7 ProfHorn.meteor.wisc.edu (144.92.131.143) 131.054 ms 106.973 ms >108.510 ms >