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Art, When the decoder tries to decode the grib product, it uses ths edition number in the grib (3 in this case) to define the two parameter tables: wmogrib3.tbl for parameter numbers 1-127, and the center specific table ukmogrib3.tbl for parameters 128-255. In this case, you get the log message since the ukmogrib3.tbl file doesn't exist. However, unless ukmet includes a locally defined parameter in their grib's, then the 128-255 numbers are not used. I haven't seen that they are providing anything other that WMO defined parameters. So, the missing table is just a warning. You would get another error message giving the level, time, parameter center and edition if a parameter is not able to be identified. You can eliminate the log messages by touching $GEMTBL/grid/ukmogrib3.tbl as a zero length file. At this point, there are no defined 128-255 parameters for ukmogrib3.tbl that are being broadcast. Steve Chiswell >From: "Arthur A. Person" <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200007201436.e6KEaBT00736 >Hi... > >I'm trying to decode the UKMet GRIB stuff and get the following error when >the decoder runs: > > Changing center table to cntrgrib1.tbl > Changing vertical coord table to vcrdgrib1.tbl > Changing WMO parameter table to wmogrib3.tbl > Changing center parameter table to ukmogrib3.tbl > [NA -1] The table ukmogrib3.tbl cannot be opened. > >I looked on the gbuddy ftp site but couldn't find the file anywhere. Can >you tell me how to get this or what the proper pqact command is? I'm >currently using: > ># ukmet on grid 255 >HRS ^H.[^I-P]... EGRR > PIPE dcgrib -d data/gempak/logs/dcgrib.log > -g /opt1/gempak/NAWIPS/gempak5.4/tables > PACK data/gempak/hds/YYYYMMDDHH_egrr@@@.gem ># ukmet on thinned grids >HRS ^H.[I-P]... EGRR > PIPE dcgrib -d data/gempak/logs/dcgrib.log > -g /opt1/gempak/NAWIPS/gempak5.4/tables > -q"lin,dlat=2.5,dlon=2.5" > PACK data/gempak/hds/YYYYMMDDHH_egrrwafs.gem > > Thanks. > > Art. > >Arthur A. Person >Research Assistant, System Administrator >Penn State Department of Meteorology >email: address@hidden, phone: 814-863-1563 >