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> Hi, > I've been trying to use the "dcgrib" option in GEMPAK to convert the > NARR 3-hrly data (in GRIB format) to a GEMPAK gridded file. But I've had > no luck. Can you offer any help concerning how to do this properly? > > Thanks so much, > Steve Saleeby > Colorado State University > > Steve, Use dcgrib2 rather than the outdated dcgrib for all decoding. I've tested the grid 221 from the NOMADS site and it works. If you have other problems, please send your decoding command you are attempting to use, as well as your GEMPAK version and either the source location or sample data file. Steve Chiswell Unidata User SUpport Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: YIV-608718 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Closed