| Abbreviation | Description | Units |
| ---------|:-----|---------- |
| 0to5 | t-5Day Mean Hgt | m |
| 2xTP6hr | 12Hr Accum Precip from 2 6hr | mm |
| 36SHRMi | S=Shear incr > 10kts 3-6km |  |
| 50dbzZ | 50dbz Hgt for 1 in. Svr Hail | m |
| accum_altimeter24 | accum_altimeter24 | Pa |
| accum_dewpoint24 | accum_dewpoint24 | F |
| accum_dpFromTenths24 | accum_dpFromTenths24 |  |
| accum_GH12 | accum_GH12 | m |
| accum_htMan12 | accum_htMan12 | m |
| accum_numMand12 | accum_numMand12 |  |
| accum_precip1Hour3 | accum_precip1Hour3 | in |
| accum_precip1Hour6 | accum_precip1Hour6 | in |
| accum_precip6Hour24 | accum_precip6Hour24 | in |
| accum_prMan12 | accum_prMan12 | Pa |
| accum_rawMETAR24 | accum_rawMETAR24 |  |
| accum_sfcPress3 | accum_sfcPress3 | Pa |
| accum_temperature24 | accum_temperatur24 | in |
| accum_tempFromTenths24 | accum_tempFromTenths24 | in |
| accum_windDir24 | accum_windDir24 | in |
| accum_windSpeed24 | accum_windSpeed24 | in |
| ACOND | Aerodynamic conductance | m/s |
| adimc | Additional Impervious Area Water Content | % |
| ageoVC | Ageo Vert Circ |  |
| ageoW | Ageo Wind | m/s |
| ageoWM | Magnitude Ageo Wind | m/s |
| ALBDO | Albedo | % |
| Along | Component Along | m/s |
| Alt24Chg | Alt24Chg | Pa |
| Alti | Altimeter | hPa |
| ANCConvectiveOutlook | ANC Convective Outlook |  |
| ANCFinalForecast | ANC Final Forecast | dBZ |
| ANCLayerCompositeReflectivity | ANC Layer Composite Reflectivity | dBZ |
| AppT | Apparent Temperature | °F |
| AV | Absolute Vorticity | /s |
| AV | Vorticity | /s |
| BARO | Barometric Velocity Vectors | m/s |
| BASSW | Spectrum Width | kts |
| BdEPT06 | Max ThetaE Difference (3-6km Min minus 0-3km Max) | K |
| BGRUN | Baseflow-Groundwater Runoff | kg/m^2 |
| BLI | Best (4 layer) Lifted Index | K |
| BLI | Best Lifted Index | K |
| BlkMag | Bulk Shear Magnitude | m/s |
| BlkShr | Bulk Shear Vectors | m/s |
| BMIXL | Blackadar's Mixing Length Scale | m |
| BREFMaxHourly | Hourly Base Reflectivity Maximum | dBZ |
| BrightBandBottomHeight | Bright Band Bottom Height | m |
| BrightBandTopHeight | Bright Band Top Height | m |
| BRN | Net Bulk Richardson Number |  |
| BRNEHIi | 72% Supercell Cases Tornadic |  |
| BRNmag |  | m/s |
| BRNSHR | BRN Shear |  |
| BRNvec |  | m/s |
| BRTMP | Brightness Temperature | K |
| CAPE | Convective Available Potential Energy | J/kg |
| CAPEc1 | Prob CAPE > 500 J/kg | % |
| CAPEc2 | Prob CAPE > 1000 J/kg | % |
| CAPEc3 | Prob CAPE > 2000 J/kg | % |
| CAPEc4 | Prob CAPE > 3000 J/kg | % |
| CAPEc5 | Prob CAPE > 4000 J/kg | % |
| CapeStk | Cape Stack |  |
| capeToLvl | cape up to level |  |
| CAT | Clear Air Turbulence | % |
| cCape | Computed CAPE | J/kg |
| cCin | Computed CIN | J/kg |
| CCOND | Canopy Conductance | m/s |
| CCP | Cloud Cover | % |
| CCPerranl | Cloud Cover Analysis Uncertainty | % |
| CD | Drag Coefficient | Numeric |
| CDCON | Convective Cloud Cover | % |
| CDUVB | Clear sky UV-B Downward Solar Flux | W/m^2 |
| CEIL | Ceiling | m |
| CFRZR | Categorical Freezing Rain |  |
| CFRZR | Categorical Freezing Rain | bit |
| CFRZRc1 | Chc of Measurable FZRA (Dominant) | % |
| CFRZRmean | Categorical Freezing Precip mean |  |
| CFRZRsprd | Categorical Freezing Precip sprd |  |
| CIce | Cloud Ice | g/m^3 |
| CICE | Cloud Ice | kg/m^2 |
| CICEP | Categorical Ice Pellets |  |
| CICEP | Categorical Ice Pellets | bit |
| CICEPc1 | Chc of Measurable IP (Dominant) | % |
| CICEPmean | Categorical Ice Pellets mean |  |
| CICEPsprd | Categorical Ice Pellets sprd |  |
| Cig | Ceiling Height |  |
| Cigc1 | Prob Ceiling Hgt < 500 ft | % |
| Cigc2 | Prob Ceiling Hgt < 1000 ft | % |
| Cigc3 | Prob Ceiling Hgt < 3000 ft | % |
| CIn | Convective Inhibition | J/kg |
| ClCond | Cloud Condensate | g/m^3 |
| CLGTN | Categorical Lightning Potential |  |
| CLGTN2hr | 2hr Categorical Lightning Potential |  |
| climoPW | PW % of normal | % |
| climoPWimp | Import NARR PW | in |
| CloudCover | Cloud Cover | K |
| CLWMR | Cloud Mixing Ratio | kg/kg |
| CnvP2hr | 2hr Convective probability | % |
| CnvPcat | Categorical convective potential |  |
| CNWAT | Plant Canopy Surface Water | mm |
| COCO | Correlation Coefficient |  |
| CompositeReflectivityMaxHourly | Hourly Composite Reflectivity Maximum | dBZ |
| CONUSMergedReflectivity | CONUS Merged Reflectivity | dBZ |
| CONUSMergedRHV | CONUS Merged RhoHV |  |
| CONUSMergedZDR | CONUS Merged ZDR | dB |
| CONUSPlusMergedReflectivity | CONUS-Plus Merged Reflectivity | dBZ |
| CONVP | Categorical Convection Potential |  |
| CONVP2hr | 2hr Convection potential |  |
| Corf | Corfidi Vectors | m/s |
| CorfF | Corfidi Vectors-Forward Prop | kn |
| CorfFM | Corfidi Vec-Forward Mag | kn |
| CorfM | Corfidi Vec Mag | kn |
| covCat | Coverage Category | % |
| CP | Conv Precip | mm |
| CP | Convective Precipitation | mm |
| CP12hr | Convective Precipitation(12 hours) | mm |
| CP1hr | Convective Precipitation(1 hour) | mm |
| CP3hr | Convective Precipitation(3 hours) | mm |
| CP6hr | Convective Precipitation(6 hours) | mm |
| CP9hr | Convective Precipitation(9 hours) | mm |
| CP-GFS | Convective Precipitation for GFS | mm |
| CPOFP | Percent of Frozen Precipitation | % |
| CPOFP | Probability of Frozen precip | % |
| CPOFP | Probability of Frozen Precip | % |
| CPOLP | Probability of liquid precip | % |
| CPOP | Categorical POP |  |
| CPOZP | Probability of Freezing Precip | % |
| CPOZP | Probability of Freezing Precip | % |
| CPr | Condensation Pressure | hPa |
| CPRAT | Convective Precipitation Rate | mm/s |
| CPrD | Condensation Pressure Deficit | hPa |
| CRAIN | Categorical Rain |  |
| CRAIN | Categorical Rain | bit |
| CRAINc1 | Chc of Measurable Rain (Dominant) | % |
| CRAINmean | Categorical Rain mean |  |
| CRAINsprd | Categorical Rain sprd |  |
| CritT1 | Layer Min Temperature -6C, -10C | K |
| CSDLF | Clear Sky Downward Long Wave Flux | W/m^2 |
| CSDSF | Clear Sky Downward Solar Flux | W/m^2 |
| CSNOW | Categorical Snow |  |
| CSNOW | Categorical Snow | bit |
| CSNOWc1 | Chc of Measurable Snow (Dominant) | % |
| CSNOWmean | Categorical Snow mean |  |
| CSNOWsprd | Categorical Snow sprd |  |
| CSSI | CO Svr Storm Idx |  |
| CSULF | Clear Sky Upward Long Wave Flux | W/m^2 |
| CSUSF | Clear Sky Upward Solar Flux | W/m^2 |
| cTOT | Cross Totals | C |
| CTSTM | Categorical Tstorm |  |
| CTyp | Cloud Type |  |
| CUEFI | Convective Cloud Efficiency | non-dim |
| CumNrm | Normalized Cumulative Shear | /s |
| CumShr | Cumulative Shear | m/s |
| CURU | Cu Rule 0>SKC,-1>SCT,-4<BKN,-6<OVC |  |
| CW | Cloud Water | g/m^3 |
| CWAT | Cloud Water | mm |
| CWORK | Cloud Work Function | J/kg |
| CXR | Comp Refl | dBZ |
| dCape | Downdraft CAPE | J/kg |
| defV | Deformation | sec^-1 |
| del2gH |  |  |
| df | Duct Function |  |
| dGH12 | 12hr Height Change | m |
| DIABi | Omega from Diabatic Effects | dPa/s |
| diam | Feature Diameter | km |
| Dir24Chg | Dir24Chg | ° |
| DIRC | Current Direction | ° |
| DIRC | Surface Current Direction | degree |
| dirPW | Primary Wave Direction |  |
| DIRPW | Primary Wave Direction | deg |
| dirSW | Secondary Wave Direction |  |
| DIRSW | Secondary Wave Direction | deg |
| DivF | Frontogenesis Vector Divergence | K/m/s^2 |
| DivFn | Fn Vector Divergence | K/m/s^2 |
| DivFs | Fs Vector Divergence | K/m/s^2 |
| DLWRF | Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux | W/m^2 |
| dP | Pressure Thickness | mb |
| dP1hr | 1hr MSL Press Change | hPa |
| Dp24Chg | Dp24Chg | °F |
| dP3hr | 3hr MSL Press Change | hPa |
| dP6hr | 6hr MSL Press Change | hPa |
| DpD | Dew Point Depression | K |
| DpD | Dewpoint depression | K |
| DpDt | Local Pressure Derivative | hPa/s |
| Dpress | Pressure Difference | hPa |
| DpT | Dew Point Temperature | K |
| DpT | Dewpoint temperature | K |
| DpTerranl | Dew Point Temperature Error Analysis | K |
| DpTerranl | Dewpoint Analysis Uncertainty | K |
| DpTmean | Dewpoint Temp mean | K |
| DpTsprd | Dewpoint Temp sprd | K |
| dPW1hr | 1hr Precipitable Water Change | in |
| dPW3hr | 3hr Precipitable Water Change | in |
| dPW6hr | 6hr Precipitable Water Change | in |
| DSLM | Deviation Of Sea Level from Mean | m |
| DSWRF | Downward Short-Wave Radiation Flux | W/m^2 |
| dT | Vrt Temp Chg | ℃ |
| DthDt | Total Theta Tendency | K/S |
| DUVB | UV-B Downward Solar Flux | W/m^2 |
| dVAdv | Diff vort Adv | /s\*1.0E9 |
| dZ | Thickness | m |
| EchoTop18 | 18 dBZ Echo Top | km |
| EchoTop30 | 30 dBZ Echo Top | km |
| EchoTop50 | 50 dBZ Echo Top | km |
| EchoTop60 | 60 dBZ Echo Top | km |
| EHI | Energy Helicity Index |  |
| EHI01 | Energy Helicity Index 0-1km | m\*m/s\*s |
| EHIi | Energy Helicity Index |  |
| ELEV | Ocean Surface Elevation Relative to Geoid | m |
| ELEV | Tidal Height | m |
| ELON | East Longitude (0 to 360) | deg |
| EMSP | MSLP (ETA Reduction) | Pa |
| EPT | Equiv Pot Temp | K |
| EPT | Equivalent Potential Temperature | K |
| EPTA | Equiv Pot Temp Adv | K/s |
| EPTC | Equiv Pot Temp Conv | K/s |
| EPTGrd | Theta-E Gradient | K/m |
| EPTGrdM | Theta-E Grad Mag | K/m |
| EPTs | Saturated Equiv Pot Temp | K |
| EPVg | Geo Equiv Pot Vort | K/hPa/s |
| EPVs | Saturated Equiv Pot Vort | K/hPa/s |
| EPVt1 | Instability is Slantwise=S Upright=U |  |
| EPVt2 | EPV* Instability is Slantwise=S Upright=U |  |
| ESP | Enhanced Stretching Potential (ML) |  |
| ESP2 | ESP gamma |  |
| ETCWL | Extra Tropical Storm Surge Combined Surge and Tide | m |
| ETSRG | Extra Tropical Storm Surge | m |
| EVBS | Direct Evaporation from Bare Soil | W/m^2 |
| EVCW | Canopy water evaporation | W/m^2 |
| EVP | Evaporation | kg/m^2 |
| FD | Fire Danger |  |
| FeatMot | Feature Motion | kn |
| fGen | QG Frontogenesis | K^2/m^2/s |
| FLDCP | Field Capacity | Fraction |
| fnD | Qn Div | K/m^2/s |
| FnVecs | Fn Vectors | K/m/s |
| FRICV | Frictional Velocity | m/s |
| FROZR | Frozen Rain | kg/m^2 |
| FRZR | Ice Accum | m |
| FRZR12hr | 12 Hr Ice Accum | mm |
| FRZR6hr | 6 Hr Ice Accum | mm |
| FRZRmodel | Model Run Ice | mm |
| FRZRrun | Model Run Ice Accum | mm |
| fsD | Qs Div | K/m^2/s |
| FsVecs | Fs Vectors | K/m/s |
| FVecs | Frontogenesis Vectors | K/m/s |
| Fzra1 | 850-1000 fz thk |  |
| Fzra2 | Thickness: FZRA/FZDZ |  |
| g2gsh | Gate to Gate Shear | kts |
| gamma | Lapse Rate | K/m |
| gammaE | ThetaE Lapse Rate | K/m |
| GaugeCorrQPE01H | QPE - Radar with Gauge Bias Correction (1 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeCorrQPE03H | QPE - Radar with Gauge Bias Correction (3 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeCorrQPE06H | QPE - Radar with Gauge Bias Correction (6 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeCorrQPE12H | QPE - Radar with Gauge Bias Correction (12 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeCorrQPE24H | QPE - Radar with Gauge Bias Correction (24 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeCorrQPE48H | QPE - Radar with Gauge Bias Correction (48 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeCorrQPE72H | QPE - Radar with Gauge Bias Correction (72 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeInfIndex01HP1 | 1 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 1 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex01HP2 | 1 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 2 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex03HP1 | 3 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 1 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex03HP2 | 3 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 2 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex06HP1 | 6 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 1 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex06HP2 | 6 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 2 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex12HP1 | 12 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 1 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex12HP2 | 12 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 2 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex24HP1 | 24 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 1 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex24HP2 | 24 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 2 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex48HP1 | 48 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 1 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex48HP2 | 48 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 2 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex72HP1 | 72 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 1 |  |
| GaugeInfIndex72HP2 | 72 hour QPE Gauge Influence Index Pass 2 |  |
| GaugeOnlyQPE01H | QPE - Radar Gauge Only (1 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeOnlyQPE03H | QPE - Radar Gauge Only (3 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeOnlyQPE06H | QPE - Radar Gauge Only (6 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeOnlyQPE12H | QPE - Radar Gauge Only (12 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeOnlyQPE24H | QPE - Radar Gauge Only (24 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeOnlyQPE48H | QPE - Radar Gauge Only (48 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GaugeOnlyQPE72H | QPE - Radar Gauge Only (72 hr. accum.) | mm |
| GeH | Geometric Height | m |
| geoVort | Geo Vorticity | /s |
| geoW | Geostrophic Wind | m/s |
| geoWM | Magnitude Geo Wind | m/s |
| GFLUX | Ground Heat Flux | W/m^2 |
| GH | Geopotential Height | gpm |
| GH | Height | m |
| GH12hour | 12 hour Height | m |
| GH2day | 2 day Height | m |
| GH5day | 5 day Height | m |
| GH_avg | Height Ensemble Mean | m |
| GH_perts | Height Perturbations | m |
| GH_std | Height Ensemble Std Dev | m |
| GHmean | Geopotential Height mean | m |
| GHsprd | Geopotential Height spread | m |
| GHxSM | Filtered-500km Hgt | m |
| GHxSM2 | Filtered-250km Hgt | m |
| gOvf |  |  |
| Gust | Wind Gust | m/s |
| GVV | Geometric Vertical Velocity | m/s |
| GVV | Geometric Vertical Velocity | m/s |
| GVV1hr | Mean 1hr Geometric Vertical Velocity | m/s |
| H50Above0C | Height of 50 dBZ Echo Above 0C | km |
| H50AboveM20C | Height of 50 dBZ Echo Above -20C | km |
| H60Above0C | Height of 60 dBZ Echo Above 0C | km |
| H60AboveM20C | Height of 60 dBZ Echo Above -20C | km |
| HAILPROB | Hail Probability | % |
| HC | Hydrometeor Class |  |
| HCDC | High Cloud Cover | % |
| HeightCompositeReflectivity | Composite Reflectivity Height | m |
| HeightLLCompositeReflectivity | Low-Level Composite Reflectivity Height | m |
| Heli | Helicity | m\*m/s\*s |
| Heli | Storm Relative Helicity | m^2/s^2 |
| HeliC | Helicity (for > 300J/Kg MLCape) |  |
| HeliD | Helicity (NCEP Delivered) | m²/s² |
| HI | Haines Index |  |
| HI | Haines Index | Numeric |
| HI1 | Haines Stab Term |  |
| HI3 | HI1 Index Assign |  |
| HI4 | Moist Term Index Assign |  |
| HIdx | Heat Index | K |
| HIdx | Heat Index | K |
| HighLayerCompositeReflectivity | High Layer Composite Reflectivity (24-60 kft) | dBZ |
| HIWC | HiWc | K |
| HPBL | Height of Planetary Boundary Layer | m |
| HPBL | Planetary Boundary Layer Height | m |
| HTSGW | Total Significant Wave Height | m |
| HyC | Hydrometer Conc | g/m^3 |
| ICAHT | ICAO Standard Atmosphere Reference Height | m |
| ICEC | Derived Radar Composite | Proportion |
| ICEC | Ice Cover |  |
| ICEC | Ice Cover | Proportion |
| ICEG | Ice growth rate | m/s |
| ICETK | Ice Thickness | m |
| ICI | Icing Severity Index |  |
| ICIP | Icing Probability | % |
| ICMR | Ice Water Mixing Ratio |  |
| ICNG | Icing Potential | % |
| ICPRB | Icing Probability | % |
| ICSEV | Icing Severity Index |  |
| ICSEV | Icing severity | non-dim |
| ILW | Int Liquid Water | g/m^2 |
| Into | Component Into | m/s |
| INV | Height of MaxTw above FrzLvl | ft |
| IP | Icing Pot |  |
| IPLayer | SFC Cold Lyr Probs Toward SLEET | ft |
| IRBand4 | Infrared Imagery | K |
| JFWPRB9-20 | Fire Wx: Prob Wind >= 17.5 kts and RH < 20% | % |
| KDP | Specific Differential Phase | deg/km |
| KI | K Index | K |
| KI | K Index | K |
| L-I | Computed LI | ℃ |
| L3EchoTop | Level III High Resolution Enhanced Echo Top Mosaic | kft |
| L3VIL | Level III High Resolution VIL Mosaic | kg/m^2 |
| LAND | Land Cover (0=sea, 1=land) | Proportion |
| LANDN | Land-sea coverage (nearest neighbor) [land=1,sea=0] |  |
| LAPR | Lapse Rate | K/m |
| latitude | Latitude | ° |
| LatLon | Earth Location |  |
| LCDC | Low Cloud Cover | % |
| LgSP | Large Scale Precipitation | mm |
| LgSP1hr | Large Scale Precipitation(1 hour) | mm |
| LgSP3hr | Large Scale Precipitation(3 hour) | mm |
| LHF | Latent Heat Flux | W/m^2 |
| LightningDensity15min | CG Lightning Density (15 min.) | Flashes/km^2/min |
| LightningDensity1min | CG Lightning Density (1 min.) | Flashes/km^2/min |
| LightningDensity30min | CG Lightning Density (30 min.) | Flashes/km^2/min |
| LightningDensity5min | CG Lightning Density (5 min.) | Flashes/km^2/min |
| LightningJumpGrid | Lightning Jump |  |
| LightningJumpGridMax5min | Lightning Jump Max |  |
| LightningProbabilityNext30min | CG Lightning Probability (0-30 min.) | % |
| LightningProbabilityNext60min | CG Lightning Probability (0-60 min.) | % |
| LIsfc2x | Lifted Index Sfc to | ℃ |
| LLCompositeReflectivity | Low-Level Composite Reflectivity | dBZ |
| LLWSWind | LLWSWind | kts |
| LM5 | Bunkers Left-Moving Supercell | m/s |
| LM6 | Elevated Left-Moving Supercell | m/s |
| loCape | CAPE to 3kmAGL (Tv) | J/kg |
| longitude | Longitude | ° |
| LowLayerCompositeReflectivity | Low Layer Composite Reflectivity (0-24 kft) | dBZ |
| LSOIL | Liquid soil moisture content (non-frozen) | kg/m^2 |
| lsrSample | LSR Sample |  |
| LtgP2hr | 2hr Lightning probability | % |
| LtgPcat | Categorical lightning potential |  |
| LTNG | Lightning | non-dim |
| LTNG | Max 1hr Lightning Threat (flashes/km^2) |  |
| LWHR | Long-Wave Radiative Heating Rate | K/s |
| lzfpc | Lower Zone Primary Free Water Content | % |
| lzfsc | Lower Zone Secondary Free Water Content | % |
| lztwc | Lower Zone Tension Water Content | % |
| MAdv | Moisture Adv | (g/kg)/s |
| maritimeObscuredSkyIFR |  | ft |
| maritimeObscuredSkyLIFR |  | ft |
| maritimeObscuredSkyMVFR |  | ft |
| maritimeObscuredSkySymIFR |  |  |
| maritimeObscuredSkySymLIFR |  |  |
| maritimeObscuredSkySymMVFR |  |  |
| maritimeObscuredSkySymVFR |  |  |
| maritimeObscuredSkyVFR |  | ft |
| maritimeWind20T34 |  | kn |
| maritimeWind34T48 |  | kn |
| maritimeWind48T64 |  | kn |
| maritimeWind64P |  | kn |
| maritimeWindDir20T34 |  | deg |
| maritimeWindDir34T48 |  | deg |
| maritimeWindDir48T64 |  | deg |
| maritimeWindDir64P |  | deg |
| maritimeWindDirLow |  | deg |
| maritimeWindGust20T34 |  | kn |
| maritimeWindGust34T48 |  | kn |
| maritimeWindGust48T64 |  | kn |
| maritimeWindGust64P |  | kn |
| maritimeWindGustLow |  | kn |
| maritimeWindLow |  | kn |
| MaxDVV | Max 1hr Downdraft Vertical Velocity | m/s |
| maxEPT | Max ThetaE (0-3kmAgl) | K |
| MaxGRPL1hr | Max Hourly Graupel | kg/m^2 |
| MaxREF1hr | Max Hourly Reflectivity | dBZ |
| MAXRH | Maximum Relative Humidity | % |
| MAXRH12hr | 12-hour Maximum Rel Humidity | % |
| MAXRH3hr | 3-hour Maximum Rel Humidity | % |
| MAXUPHL | Max 1hr Updraft Helicity | m^2/s^2 |
| MAXUPHL | Max Updraft Helicity | m^2/s^2 |
| MaxUPHL1hr | Max Hourly Updft Helicity | m^2/s^2 |
| MaxUVV | Max 1hr Updraft Vertical Velocity | m/s |
| MAXUW | U Component of Hourly Maximum Wind Speed | m/s |
| MAXVW | V Component of Hourly Maximum Wind Speed | m/s |
| MaxWGS1hr | Max Hourly Wind Gust | m/s |
| MaxWHRRR | Maximum 1hr Wind Gust | m/s |
| MaxWind1hr | MaxWind1hr | m/s |
| MCDC | Medium Cloud Cover | % |
| MCon | Moisture Flux Div | (g/kg)/s |
| MCon2 | Moisture Flux Div (Conv only) | (g/kg)/s |
| MCONV | Horizontal Moisture Convergence | kg/kg*s^m^2/s |
| MergedAzShear02kmAGL | Low-Level Azimuthal Shear (0-2km AGL) | 1/s |
| MergedAzShear36kmAGL | Mid-Level Azimuthal Shear (3-6km AGL) | 1/s |
| MergedBaseReflectivity | Raw Merged Base Reflectivity | dBZ |
| MergedBaseReflectivityQC | Merged Base Reflectivity | dBZ |
| MergedReflectivityAtLowestAltitude | Merged Reflectivity At Lowest Altitude (RALA) | dBZ |
| MergedReflectivityComposite | Raw Composite Reflectivity Mosaic | dBZ |
| MergedReflectivityQCComposite | Composite Reflectivity | dBZ |
| MergedReflectivityQComposite | Composite Reflectivity Mosaic | dBZ |
| MESH | Maximum Estimated Size of Hail (MESH) | mm |
| MESHTrack120min | MESH Tracks (120 min. accum.) | mm |
| MESHTrack1440min | MESH Tracks (1440 min. accum.) | mm |
| MESHTrack240min | MESH Tracks (240 min. accum.) | mm |
| MESHTrack30min | MESH Tracks (30 min. accum.) | mm |
| MESHTrack360min | MESH Tracks (360 min. accum.) | mm |
| MESHTrack60min | MESH Tracks (60 min. accum.) | mm |
| minEPT | Min ThetaE (3-6kmAgl) | K |
| MINRH | Minimum Relative Humidity | % |
| MINRH12hr | 12-hour Minimum Rel Humidity | % |
| MINRH3hr | 3-hour Minimum Rel Humidity | % |
| Mix1 | 850-1000 mx thk |  |
| Mix2 | Thickness: Wintery MIX |  |
| MIXR | Humidity Mixing Ratio | kg/kg |
| mixRat | Mixing Ratio | g/kg |
| MLLCL | ML LCL Height | m |
| Mmag | Moisture Trans Mag | g·m/(kg·s) |
| MMP | MCS Maintenance Probability | % |
| MMSP | MSLP (MAPS Reduction) | Pa |
| MnT | Minimum Temperature | K |
| MnT | Minimum Temperature | K |
| MnT12hr | 12-hr Minimum Temperature | K |
| MnT3hr | 3-hr Minimum Temperature | K |
| MnT6hr | 6-hr Minimum Temperature | K |
| MnT_avg | Min Temp Ensemble Mean | K |
| MnT_perts | Min Temp Perturbations | K |
| MnT_std | Min Temp Ensemble Std Dev | K |
| ModelHeight0C | Freezing Level Height | m |
| ModelSurfaceTemperature | Surface Temperature | C |
| ModelWetbulbTemperature | Wet Bulb Temperature | C |
| MountainMapperQPE01H | QPE - Mountain Mapper (1 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MountainMapperQPE03H | QPE - Mountain Mapper (3 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MountainMapperQPE06H | QPE - Mountain Mapper (6 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MountainMapperQPE12H | QPE - Mountain Mapper (12 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MountainMapperQPE24H | QPE - Mountain Mapper (24 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MountainMapperQPE48H | QPE - Mountain Mapper (48 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MountainMapperQPE72H | QPE - Mountain Mapper (72 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MpV | Saturated Geo Pot Vort | K/hPa/s |
| MRETag | Echo Tops | m |
| MRMSVIL | Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL) | kg/m^2 |
| MRMSVIL120min | VIL Max (120 min.) | kg/m^2 |
| MRMSVIL1440min | VIL Max (1440 min.) | kg/m^2 |
| MRMSVILDensity | Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL) Density | g/m^3 |
| MSFDi | Isen Moisture Stability Flux Div | (g\*hPa\*m)/(kg\*K\*s^2) |
| MSFi | Isentropic Moisture Stability Flux | g·hPa·m/(kg·K·s) |
| MSFmi | Isen Moisture Stability Flux Mag | g·hPa·m/(kg·K·s) |
| MSG | Mont Strm Func | m |
| MSG | Montgomery Stream Function | m^2/s^2 |
| msl-P | MSL Pressure | hPa |
| msl-P2 | MSL Pressure (2) | hPa |
| msl-P_avg | MSL Press Ensemble Mean | hPa |
| msl-P_perts | MSL Press Perturbations | hPa |
| msl-P_std | MSL Press Ensemble Std Dev | hPa |
| MSL1 | MSL1 | ft |
| MSL2 | MSL2 | ft |
| MSL3 | MSL3 | ft |
| MSL4 | MSL4 | ft |
| MSL5 | MSL5 | ft |
| MSLSA | Altimeter | hPa |
| MTV | Moisture Trans Vecs | g·m/(kg·s) |
| muCape | Most Unstable CAPE  | J/kg |
| MultiSensorP1QPE01H | QPE - Multi Sensor P1 (1 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP1QPE03H | QPE - Multi Sensor P1 (3 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP1QPE06H | QPE - Multi Sensor P1 (6 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP1QPE12H | QPE - Multi Sensor P1 (12 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP1QPE24H | QPE - Multi Sensor P1 (24 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP1QPE48H | QPE - Multi Sensor P1 (48 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP1QPE72H | QPE - Multi Sensor P1 (72 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP2QPE01H | QPE - Multi Sensor P2 (1 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP2QPE03H | QPE - Multi Sensor P2 (3 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP2QPE06H | QPE - Multi Sensor P2 (6 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP2QPE12H | QPE - Multi Sensor P2 (12 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP2QPE24H | QPE - Multi Sensor P2 (24 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP2QPE48H | QPE - Multi Sensor P2 (48 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MultiSensorP2QPE72H | QPE - Multi Sensor P2 (72 hr. accum.) | mm |
| MXDVV | Max Downdraft Vertical Velocity | m/s |
| MXREF | Max 1hr CAPPI | dB |
| MXSALB | Maximum Snow Albedo | % |
| MxT | Maximum Temperature | K |
| MxT | Maximum Temperature | K |
| MxT12hr | 12-hr Maximum Temperature | K |
| MxT3hr | 3-hr Maximum Temperature | K |
| MxT6hr | 6-hr Maximum Temperature | K |
| MxT_avg | Max Temp Ensemble Mean | K |
| MxT_perts | Max Temp Perturbations | K |
| MxT_std | Max Temp Ensemble Std Dev | K |
| MXUVV | Max Updraft Vertical Velocity | m/s |
| NBDSF | Near IR Beam Downward Solar Flux | W/m^2 |
| NBE | Neg Buoy Energy | J/kg |
| NDDSF | Near IR Diffuse Downward Solar Flux | W/m^2 |
| NetIO | Net Isen Adiabatic Omega | Pa/s |
| NLAT | Latitude (-90 to 90) | deg |
| NST | Nonsupercell Tornado (>1 NST Threat) |  |
| NST1 | Nonsupercell Tornado (>1 NST Threat |  |
| NST2 | Nonsupercell Tornado (>1 NST Threat |  |
| numLevels | Number of Levels |  |
| O3MR | Ozone Mixing Ratio | kg/kg |
| obscuredSky2IFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSky2LIFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSky2MVFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSky2VFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSky3IFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSky3LIFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSky3MVFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSky3VFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSkyIFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSkyLIFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSkyMVFR |  | ft |
| obscuredSkySym2IFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySym2LIFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySym2MVFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySym2VFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySym3IFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySym3LIFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySym3MVFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySym3VFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySymIFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySymLIFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySymMVFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkySymVFR |  |  |
| obscuredSkyVFR |  | ft |
| obsWind30T50 |  | kn |
| obsWind50P |  | kn |
| obsWindDir30T50 |  | deg |
| obsWindDir50P |  | deg |
| obsWindDirLow |  | deg |
| obsWindGust30T50 |  | kn |
| obsWindGust50P |  | kn |
| obsWindGustLow |  | kn |
| obsWindLow |  | kn |
| obVis | Obstruction to Vision |  |
| OGRD | Current Vectors | m/s |
| OmDiff | mb between -15C Omega and MaxOmega | hPa |
| ONE | One |  |
| OTIM | Observation Time |  |
| OZCON | Ozone Concentration | ppb |
| OZMAX1 | Ozone Daily Max from 1-hour Average | ppbV |
| OZMAX8 | Ozone Daily Max from 8-hour Average | ppbV |
| P | Pressure | hPa |
| P | Pressure | Pa |
| PAdv | Pressure Adv | hPa/s |
| PBE | Pos Buoy Energy | J/kg |
| PBLREG | Planetary Boundary Layer Regime |  |
| PEC | Precipitation Potential Placement | in |
| PEC_TT24 | 24h Cumulative Precip Potential Placement | in |
| PERPW | Primary Wave Mean Period | s |
| PERPW | Primary Wave Period | s |
| Perranl | Pressure Analysis Uncertainty | Pa |
| Perranl | Pressure Error Analysis | Pa |
| PERSW | Secondary wave mean period | s |
| PERSW | Secondary Wave Mean Period | s |
| PEVAP | Potential Evaporation | mm |
| PEVPR | Potential Evaporation Rate | W/m^2 |
| PFrnt | 2-D Frontogenesis/Mag Fn | K/m/s |
| PGrd | Pressure Gradient | hPa/m |
| PGrd1 | Pressure Gradient | dPa/km |
| PGrdM | Pressure Grad Mag | hPa/m |
| PICE | Pecipitating ice content | g/m^3 |
| PIVA | Thermal Wind Vort Adv | /s |
| pkPwr | Peak Power | dB |
| PLI | Parcel Lifted Index (to 500 mb) | K |
| PLIxc1 | Prob LI < 0 | % |
| PLIxc2 | Prob LI < -2 | % |
| PLIxc3 | Prob LI < -4 | % |
| PLIxc4 | Prob LI < -6 | % |
| PLIxc5 | Prob LI < -8 | % |
| PMSL | Pressure Reduced to MSL | Pa |
| PMSLmean | Mean Sea Level Pressure mean | hPa |
| PMSLsprd | Mean Sea Level Pressure sprd | hPa |
| poesDif11u3_7uIR | POES 11u-3.7u Satellite | GenericPixel |
| POP | Probability of precip | % |
| POP12hr | 12hr precip probability | % |
| POP3hr | 3hr precip probability | % |
| POP6 | POP 6hr | % |
| POP6hr | 6hr precip probability | % |
| POP_001 | Prob of .1in/6hr Precip | % |
| POP_002 | Prob of .3in/6hr Precip | % |
| POP_003 | Prob of .6in/6hr Precip | % |
| POP_004 | Prob of 1in/6hr Precip | % |
| POP_005 | Prob of 2in/6hr Precip | % |
| POP_006 | Prob of .1in/12hr Precip | % |
| POP_007 | Prob of .3in/12hr Precip | % |
| POP_008 | Prob of .6in/12hr Precip | % |
| POP_009 | Prob of 1in/12hr Precip | % |
| POP_010 | Prob of 2in/12hr Precip | % |
| POP_011 | Prob of .05in/6hr Precip | % |
| POP_012 | Prob of .05in/12hr Precip | % |
| POP_013 | Prob of 1in/24hr Precip | % |
| POP_014 | Prob of 2in/24hr Precip | % |
| POP_015 | Prob of 2in/36hr Precip | % |
| POP_016 | Prob of 2in/48hr Precip | % |
| POROS | Soil Porosity | Proportion |
| POSH | Probability of Severe Hail (POSH) | % |
| PoT | Potential Temp | K |
| PoT | Potential Temperature | K |
| PoTA | Pot Temp Adv | K/s |
| PPAM | Prob Precip abv nrml | % |
| PPAN | Prob Precip abv nrml | % |
| PPAS | Prob Precip abv nrml | % |
| PPBM | Prob Precip blw nrml | % |
| PPBN | Prob Precip blw nrml | % |
| PPBS | Prob Precip blw nrml | % |
| PPFFG | Probability of excessive rain | % |
| PPI | Precipitation Probability Index | % |
| PPI1hr | Precipitation Probability Index(1 hour) | % |
| PPI6hr | Precipitation Probability Index(6 hour) | % |
| PPNN | Prob Precip near nrml | % |
| PR | Precip Rate | mm/s |
| PR | Precipitation Rate | mm/s |
| prCloudHgt | prCLoud converted to Hgt | m |
| prCloudHgtHi | prCloudHgt when in hi layer | m |
| prCloudHgtLow | prCloudHgt when in low layer | m |
| prCloudHgtMid | prCloudHgt when in mid layer | m |
| prcp12hr | 12hr probability of 0.01 inch of precip | % |
| prcp3hr | 3hr probability of 0.01 inch of precip | % |
| prcp6hr | 6hr probability of 0.01 inch of precip | % |
| Precip24Hr | Precip24Hr | in |
| Precip3Hr | Precip3Hr | in |
| Precip6Hr | Precip6Hr | in |
| PrecipRate | Radar Precipitation Rate (SPR) | mm/hr |
| PrecipType | Surface Precipitation Type (SPT) |  |
| PRESA | Pressure Anomaly | Pa |
| PresStk | Obsolete, replace later |  |
| presWeather | Present Weather |  |
| Prob34 | Prob of Wind Speed > 34 knots | m/s |
| Prob50 | Prob of Wind Speed > 50 knots | m/s |
| Prob64 | Prob of Wind Speed > 64 knots | m/s |
| ProbDpT50 | Probability of Dewpoint temp > 50 degF | % |
| ProbDpT55 | Probability of Dewpoint temp > 55 degF | % |
| ProbDpT60 | Probability of Dewpoint temp > 60 degF | % |
| ProbDpT65 | Probability of Dewpoint temp > 65 degF | % |
| ProbDpT70 | Probability of Dewpoint temp > 70 degF | % |
| ProbVSS10p3Layer | Prob Vertical Speed Shear > 20 kts | % |
| ProbVSS10p3Sfc | Prob 0-2kft Shear > 20 kts | % |
| PROCON | Probability of convection | % |
| PROCON2hr | 2hr Convection probability | % |
| PROLGHT | Lightning probability | % |
| PROLGHT2hr | 2hr Lightning probability | % |
| PRP01H | 1hr MRMS Radar-Only ARI | year |
| PRP03H | 3hr MRMS Radar-Only ARI | year |
| PRP06H | 6hr MRMS Radar-Only ARI | year |
| PRP12H | 12hr MRMS Radar-Only ARI | year |
| PRP24H | 24hr MRMS Radar-Only ARI | year |
| PRP30M | 30min MRMS Radar-Only ARI | year |
| PRPMax | Maximum MRMS Radar-Only ARI | year |
| PRSIGSV | Total Probability of Extreme Severe Thunderstorms | % |
| PRSVR | Total Probability of Severe Thunderstorms | % |
| Psfc | Surface pressure | hPa |
| PT3 | 3 hr Pres Change | hPa |
| PTAM | Prob Temp abv nrml | % |
| PTAN | Prob Temp abv nrml | % |
| PTAS | Prob Temp abv nrml | % |
| PTBM | Prob Temp blw nrml | % |
| PTBN | Prob Temp blw nrml | % |
| PTBS | Prob Temp blw nrml | % |
| PTNN | Prob Temp near nrml | % |
| Ptopo | Surface pressure | hPa |
| PTOR | Tornado Probability | % |
| PTvA | Pot Vorticity Adv | K/hPa/s\*1.0E5 |
| PTyp | Precip Type |  |
| PTypeRefIP | Prob Precip Type is Refreezing Ice Pellets | % |
| pV | Potential Vorticity | K/hPa/s |
| pVeq | Equiv Pot Vort | K/hPa/s |
| PVORT | Potential Vorticity | m^2*kg^-1*s^-1 |
| PVV | Omega | Pa/s |
| PVV | Vertical Velocity Pressure | Pa/s |
| PW | Precipitable Water | mm |
| PW | Preciptable H2O | in |
| PW2 | Preciptable H2O >1.4 in. | in |
| PWmean | Precipitable Water mean | mm |
| PWS34 | Incremental Prob of wind speed >= 34 knots | % |
| PWS50 | Incremental Prob of wind speed >= 50 knots | % |
| PWS64 | Incremental Prob of wind speed >= 64 knots | % |
| PWsprd | Precipitable Water sprd | mm |
| qDiv | Div Q | K/m^2/s\*1.0E-12 |
| QMAX | Maximum specific humidity at 2m | kg/kg |
| QMIN | Minimum specific humidity at 2m | kg/kg |
| qnVec | Qn Vectors | K/m^2/s |
| QPECrestSoilMoisture | QPE-CREST Soil Moisture | % |
| QPECrestStreamflow | QPE-CREST Maximum Streamflow | (m^3)*(s^-1) |
| QPECrestUStreamflow | QPE-CREST Maximum Unit Streamflow | (m^3)*(s^-1)*(km^-2) |
| QPEFFG01H | 1hr MRMS Radar-Only QPE-to-FFG Ratio |  |
| QPEFFG03H | 3hr MRMS Radar-Only QPE-to-FFG Ratio |  |
| QPEFFG06H | 6hr MRMS Radar-Only QPE-to-FFG Ratio |  |
| QPEFFGMax | Maximum MRMS Radar-Only QPE-to-FFG Ratio |  |
| QPEHPStreamflow | QPE-Hydrophobic Maximum Streamflow | (m^3)*(s^-1) |
| QPEHPUStreamflow | QPE-Hydrophobic Maximum Unit Streamflow | (m^3)*(s^-1)*(km^-2) |
| QPESacSoilMoisture | QPE-SAC-SMA Soil Moisture | % |
| QPESacStreamflow | QPE-SAC-SMA Maximum Streamflow | (m^3)*(s^-1) |
| QPESacUStreamflow | QPE-SAC-SMA Maximum Unit Streamflow | (m^3)*(s^-1)*(km^-2) |
| QPV1 | QVec Conv | K/m^2/s\*1.0E-12 |
| QPV2 | Negative EPV* | K/hPa/s |
| QPV3 | QPV Net |  |
| QPV4 | QG-EPV, RH>75% |  |
| qsVec | Qs Vectors | K/m^2/s |
| qVec | Q Vectors | K/m^2/s |
| RadarAQI01H | Radar Accumulation Quality Index 1 hour |  |
| RadarAQI03H | Radar Accumulation Quality Index 3 hour |  |
| RadarAQI06H | Radar Accumulation Quality Index 6 hour |  |
| RadarAQI12H | Radar Accumulation Quality Index 12 hour |  |
| RadarAQI24H | Radar Accumulation Quality Index 24 hour |  |
| RadarAQI48H | Radar Accumulation Quality Index 48 hour |  |
| RadarAQI72H | Radar Accumulation Quality Index 72 hour |  |
| RadarOnlyQPE01H | QPE - Radar Only (1 hr. accum.) | mm |
| RadarOnlyQPE03H | QPE - Radar Only (3 hr. accum.) | mm |
| RadarOnlyQPE06H | QPE - Radar Only (6 hr. accum.) | mm |
| RadarOnlyQPE12H | QPE - Radar Only (12 hr. accum.) | mm |
| RadarOnlyQPE12Z | QPE - Radar Only (Since 12Z accum.) | mm |
| RadarOnlyQPE15M | QPE - Radar Only (15 min accum.) | mm |
| RadarOnlyQPE24H | QPE - Radar Only (24 hr. accum.) | mm |
| RadarOnlyQPE48H | QPE - Radar Only (48 hr. accum.) | mm |
| RadarOnlyQPE72H | QPE - Radar Only (72 hr. accum.) | mm |
| RadarQualityIndex | Radar Quality Index (RQI) |  |
| RAIN | Rain content | g/m^3 |
| Rain1 | 850-1000 ra thk |  |
| Rain2 | 700-850 ra thk |  |
| Rain3 | Thickness: Rain Likely |  |
| Raob | Raob Interleaved Data |  |
| rawMETAR24Chg | rawMETAR24Chg | ℃ |
| RCQ | Humidity parameter in canopy conductance | Proportion |
| RCS | Solar parameter in canopy conductance | Proportion |
| RCSOL | Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance | Proportion |
| Reflectivity0C | Reflectivity at 0C | dBZ |
| ReflectivityAtLowestAltitude | Reflectivity At Lowest Altitude (RALA) | dBZ |
| ReflectivityM10C | Reflectivity at -10C | dBZ |
| ReflectivityM15C | Reflectivity at -15C | dBZ |
| ReflectivityM20C | Reflectivity at -20C | dBZ |
| ReflectivityM5C | Reflectivity at -5C | dBZ |
| RETOP | Echo Top | m |
| RH | Rel Humidity | % |
| RH | Relative Humidity | % |
| RH_001 | Prob of RH Grtn 70 percent | % |
| RH_001_bin | Binary Prob of RH Grtn 70 percent |  |
| RH_001_perts | Prob of RH Grtn 70 percent Perts |  |
| RH_002 | Prob of RH Grtn 90 percent | % |
| RH_002_bin | Binary Prob of RH Grtn 90 percent |  |
| RH_002_perts | Prob of RH Grtn 90 percent Perts |  |
| RH_avg | Rel Humidity Ensemble Mean | % |
| RH_perts | Rel Humidity Perturbations | % |
| RH_std | Rel Humidity Ensemble Std Dev | % |
| RHmean | Relative Humidity mean | % |
| RHsprd | Relative Humidity spread | % |
| RIME | Rime Factor | non-dim |
| RLYRS | Number of Soil Layers in Root Zone | Numeric |
| RM5 | Bunkers Right-Moving Supercell | m/s |
| RM6 | Elevated Right-Moving Supercell | m/s |
| RMGH2 | t-2Day Mean Hgt | m |
| RMprop | Right Mover Propagation Vector |  |
| RMprop2 | Elevated Right Mover Propagation Vector |  |
| rms | root mean square | kn |
| Ro | Rossby Number Vag/Vg  |  |
| RotationTrackLL120min | Low-Level Rotation Tracks 0-2km AGL (120 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackLL1440min | Low-Level Rotation Tracks 0-2km AGL (1440 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackLL240min | Low-Level Rotation Tracks 0-2km AGL (240 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackLL30min | Low-Level Rotation Tracks 0-2km AGL (30 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackLL360min | Low-Level Rotation Tracks 0-2km AGL (360 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackLL60min | Low-Level Rotation Tracks 0-2km AGL (60 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackML120min | Mid-Level Rotation Tracks 3-6km AGL (120 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackML1440min | Mid-Level Rotation Tracks 3-6km AGL (1440 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackML240min | Mid-Level Rotation Tracks 3-6km AGL (240 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackML30min | Mid-Level Rotation Tracks 3-6km AGL (30 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackML360min | Mid-Level Rotation Tracks 3-6km AGL (360 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| RotationTrackML60min | Mid-Level Rotation Tracks 3-6km AGL (60 min. accum.) | 1/s |
| routed_flow | Channel Routed Flow [Low] |  |
| routed_flow_c | Channel Routed Flow [Combo] |  |
| routed_flow_h | Channel Routed Flow [Hi] |  |
| routed_flow_m | Channel Routed Flow [Mid] |  |
| RR | Reflectivity | dBZ |
| RRtype | Radar w/PType | dBZ |
| RRV | Radial Velocity | kts |
| RSMIN | Minimal Stomatal Resistance | s/m |
| RV | Rel Vorticity | /s |
| RWMR | Rain Mixing Ratio | kg/kg |
| s2H2O_CLIMO | Climatological -SON/DJF/MAM- Snow-to-water ratio |  |
| s2H2O_GFS | GFS Snow-to-water ratio |  |
| s2H2O_MEAN | HPC Mean Snow-to-water ratio |  |
| s2H2O_NAM | NAM Snow-to-water ratio |  |
| SA12hr | 12 Hr Snow Accum | mm |
| SA1hr | 1 Hr Snow Accum | mm |
| SA24hr | 24 Hr Snow Accum | mm |
| SA36hr | 36 Hr Snow Accum | mm |
| SA3hr | 3 Hr Snow Accum | mm |
| SA48hr | 48 Hr Snow Accum | mm |
| SA6hr | 6 Hr Snow Accum | mm |
| SAcc | Snow Accum via Thickness | mm |
| SALIN | Practical Salinity |  |
| SALTY | Salinity | kg/kg |
| SAmodel | Model Run Snow via Thickness | mm |
| SArun | Model Run Snow Accum via Thickness | mm |
| satCloudPhase | Satellite Cloud Phase[8.5-11.2 um] | K |
| SATD | Saturation Deficit | Pa |
| satDif11u12uIR | 11u-12u Satellite | GenericPixel |
| satDif11u13uIR | 11u-13u Satellite | GenericPixel |
| satDif11u3_9uIR | 11u-3.9u Satellite | GenericPixel |
| satDivWVIR | IR in WV Satellite | DerivedWV |
| satFog | Satellite Fog[3.9-11.2 um] | K |
| satMoisture | Satellite Moisture[11.2-12.3 um] | K |
| satSnow | Satellite Snow[0.64-1.61 um] |  |
| satUpperLevelInfo | Satellite Upper Level Info[11.2-6.19 um] | K |
| satVegetation | Satellite Vegetation[0.64-0.87 um] |  |
| SBSNO | Sublimation (evaporation from snow) | W/m^2 |
| SBT113 | Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 11, Channel 3 | K |
| SBT114 | Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 11, Channel 4 | K |
| SBT123 | Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 12, Channel 3 | K |
| SBT124 | Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 12, Channel 4 | K |
| sce | NOHRSC Snow Coverage Elevation | kft |
| SCP | Snow Cover |  |
| SCP | Snow Cover | % |
| SCWind | SCWind | m/s |
| SDEN | Snow Density | kg/m³ |
| SDENCLIMO | Climatological -SON/DJF/MAM- Snow Density | kg/m³ |
| SDENGFS | GFS Snow Density | kg/m³ |
| SDENMEAN | HPC Mean Snow Density | kg/m³ |
| SDENNAM | NAM Snow Density | kg/m³ |
| SeamlessHSR | Seamless Hybrid Scan Reflectivity (SHSR) | dBZ |
| SeamlessHSRHeight | Seamless Hybrid Scan Reflectivity (SHSR) Height | km |
| SFCR | Surface Roughness | m |
| SH | Spec Humidity |  |
| SH | Specific Humidity | % |
| Shear | Shear (Vector) | /s |
| SHF | Sensible Heat Flux | W/m^2 |
| SHI | Severe Hail Index (SHI) |  |
| ShrMag | Shear Magnitude | /s |
| shWlt | Showalter Index | ℃ |
| SHx | Spec Humidity | g/kg |
| SIGHAILPROB | Significant Hail Probability | % |
| SIGTRNDPROB | Significant Tornado Probability | % |
| SIGWINDPROB | Significant Wind Probability | % |
| SIPD | Supercooled Large Droplet Threat |  |
| SLDP | Supercooled Large Droplet Threat |  |
| SLI | Lifted Index | K |
| SLI | Surface Lifted Index | K |
| SLTYP | Surface Slope Type | Index |
| SMC | Soil Moisture | % |
| SMDRY | Direct Evaporation Cease (soil moisture) | Proportion |
| SMREF | Transpiration Stress-onset (soil moisture) | Proportion |
| SnD | Snow Depth | m |
| SnD | Snow Depth | m |
| SNFALB | Snow-Free Albedo |  |
| SNMR | Snow Mixing Ratio | kg/kg |
| SNOL12c1 | Prob 12-hr SNOW > 1 in | % |
| SNOL12c10 | Prob 12-hr SNOW > 24 in | % |
| SNOL12c2 | Prob 12-hr SNOW > 2 in | % |
| SNOL12c3 | Prob 12-hr SNOW > 4 in | % |
| SNOL12c4 | Prob 12-hr SNOW > 6 in | % |
| SNOL12c5 | Prob 12-hr SNOW > 7.5 in | % |
| SNOL12c6 | Prob 12-hr SNOW > 8 in | % |
| SNOL12c7 | Prob 12-hr SNOW > 10 in | % |
| SNOL12c8 | Prob 12-hr SNOW > 12 in | % |
| SNOL12c9 | Prob 12-hr SNOW > 16 in | % |
| SNOL12mean | 12-hr Snowfall mean | mm |
| SNOL12sprd | 12-hr Large scale Snowfall sprd | mm |
| SNOM | Snow Melt | kg/m^2 |
| snoRat |  |  |
| snoRatCrocus | Snow Ratio - Crocus/ECMWF |  |
| snoRatEMCSREF | Snow Ratio: EMC SREF |  |
| snoRatOv2 |  |  |
| snoRatSPC | Snow Ratio - SPC |  |
| snoRatSPCdeep | Snow Ratio - SPC 0-3km MaxT |  |
| snoRatSPCsurface | Snow Ratio - SPCsurface |  |
| snoRatWPC | Snow Ratio - WPC Mean |  |
| SNOW | Snow content | g/m^3 |
| Snow1 | 850-1000 sn thk |  |
| Snow2 | 700-850 sn thk |  |
| Snow3 | Thickness: Snow Likely |  |
| snowd3hr | 3hr Snow Depth | m |
| snowd6hr | 6hr Snow Depth | m |
| SNOWLVL | Snow Level | m |
| SnowT | Preferred Ice Growth | K |
| SNSQ | Snow Sql Parameter |  |
| SNW | Sect Norm Wind | m/s |
| SNWA | Ageo Sect Norm Wind | kn |
| SOILM | Soil Moisture Content | kg/m^2 |
| SOILW | Volumetric Soil Moisture Content | Proportion |
| SOTYP | Soil Type |  |
| SPAcc | Storm Total Precip | mm |
| SPBARO | Barotropic Velocity | m/s |
| SPC | Current Speed | m/s |
| SPC | Surface Current Speed | m/s |
| Spd24Chg | Spd24Chg | kn |
| sRank | Feature Strength Rank |  |
| SRMl | Storm Relative Flow Vectors LM | m/s |
| SRMlM | Storm Relative Flow Mag LM | m/s |
| SRMm | Storm Relative Flow Vecs (Mean Wind) | m/s |
| SRMmM | Storm Relative Flow Mag (Mean Wind) | m/s |
| SRMr | Storm Relative Flow Vecs (RM) | m/s |
| SRMrM | Storm Relative Flow Mag (RM) | m/s |
| SSAcc | Storm Total Snow | mm |
| SSi | Isentropic Static Stability | hPa/K |
| SSP | Significant Severe Parameter |  |
| SSRUN | Storm Surface Runoff | kg/m^2 |
| St-Pr | Stable Precipitation | mm |
| St-Pr1hr | 1 hr Stable Precipitation | mm |
| St-Pr2hr | 2 hr Stable Precipitation | mm |
| St-Pr3hr | 3 hr Stable Precipitation | mm |
| staName | StaName |  |
| stationId | Station Id | C |
| stdDewpoint | Std Dewpoint | K |
| stdMaxWindSpeed | Std Max Wind Speed | m/s |
| stdSkyCover | Std Sky Cover |  |
| stdTemperature | Std Temperature | K |
| stdWindDir | Std Wind Direction |  |
| stdWindSpeed | Std Wind Speed | m/s |
| STP | Sig. Tornado Parameter (>1 Sig Tor) |  |
| STP1 | Sig. Tornado Parameter (>1 Sig Tor) |  |
| STRM | Stream Function | m^2/s |
| StrmMot | Storm Motion | kn |
| StrTP | Strong Tornado Parameter | m/s^2 |
| SuCP | Supercell Composite Parameter |  |
| SUNSD | Sunshine Duration | s |
| SuperLayerCompositeReflectivity | Super Layer Composite Reflectivity (33-60 kft) | dBZ |
| SVV | Sigma Coordinate Vertical Velocity | /s |
| SWDIR | Direction of Swell Waves | deg |
| SWdir | Swell Direction |  |
| swe | NOHRSC Snow Water Equivalent | in |
| SWELL | Significant Height of Swell Waves | m |
| SWELL | Swell Height | m |
| SWHR | Solar Radiative Heating Rate | K/s |
| SWLEN | Mean length of swell waves | m |
| SWPER | Mean Period of Swell Waves | s |
| SWPER | Swell Period | s |
| SWSTP | Steepness of swell waves |  |
| swtIdx | Sweat Index |  |
| SynPrecip24Hr | SynPrecip24Hr | mm |
| SynthPrecipRateID | QPE - Synthetic Precip Rate ID |  |
| T | Temperature | K |
| T | Temperature | K |
| T24Chg | T24Chg | °F |
| T24hr | 24 hr Temperature | K |
| T_001 | Prob of Temp Lstn 0C | % |
| T_001_bin | Binary Prob of Temp Lstn 0C |  |
| T_001_perts | Prob of Temp Lstn 0C Perturbations |  |
| T_avg | Temperature Ensemble Mean | K |
| T_perts | Temperature Perturbations | K |
| T_std | Temperature Ensemble Std Dev | K |
| Ta | Temperature Anomaly | K |
| TAdv | Temperature Adv | K/s |
| Tc1 | Prob Temp < O C | % |
| TCC | Total Cloud Cover | % |
| TCCerranl | Total Cloud Cover Error Analysis | % |
| TCICON | Total Column-Integrated Condensate | kg/m^2 |
| TCLSW | Total Column Integrated Supercooled Liquid Water | kg/m^2 |
| TCOLG | Total Column Integrated Graupel | kg/m^2 |
| TCOLI | Total Column-Integrated Cloud Ice | kg/m^2 |
| TCOLM | Total Column Integrated Melting Ice | kg/m^2 |
| TCOLR | Total Column Integrated Rain | kg/m^2 |
| TCOLS | Total Column Integrated Snow | kg/m^2 |
| TCOLW | Total Column-Integrated Cloud Water | kg/m^2 |
| TCOND | Total Condensate | kg/kg |
| Tdef | Total Deformation | /s\*100000.0 |
| Tdend | Dendritic Growth Temperatures | K |
| Terranl | Temperature Analysis Uncertainty | K |
| Terranl | Temperature Error Analysis | K |
| TGrd | Temperature Gradient | K/m |
| TGrdM | Temperature Grad Mag | K/m |
| ThetaE | Theta E | K |
| ThGrd | Temperature Gradient | ℃/m |
| Thom5 | S-R Flow |  |
| Thom5a | S-R Flow |  |
| Thom6 | S-R Flow Suggests Tor Supercells |  |
| ThP | Thunderstorm probability | % |
| ThP | Thunderstorm Probability | % |
| ThP12hr | 12hr Thunderstorm probability | % |
| ThP3hr | 3hr Thunderstorm probability | % |
| ThP6hr | 6hr Thunderstorm probability | % |
| ThPcat | Categorical thunderstorm |  |
| TiltAng | Radar Tilt Angle  | deg |
| TKE | Turb Kin Energy | J/kg |
| TKE | Turbulent Kinetic Energy | J/kg |
| Tmax | Layer Max Temperature | K |
| TmDpD | Temp minus Dewp Dep |  |
| Tmean | Temperature mean | K |
| Tmin | Layer Min Temperature | K |
| Topo | Topography | m |
| TORi | BRNSHR,EHI,LRate>3C/km,CIN < 150 |  |
| TORi2 | BRNSHR,EHI,0-2km LRate > 3C/km |  |
| TotQi | Isentropic Total Moisture | g·hPa/(kg·K) |
| TOTSN | 24hr Snowfall | m |
| TOTSN12hr | 12hr Snowfall | m |
| TOZNE | Total Ozone | DU |
| TP | Precipitation | mm |
| TP | Total Precipitation | mm |
| TP120hr | 5 Day Total Gridded Precip | in |
| TP12c1 | 12-hr POP > 0.01 in | % |
| TP12c2 | 12-hr POP > 0.05 in | % |
| TP12c3 | 12-hr POP > 0.10 in | % |
| TP12c4 | 12-hr POP > 0.25 in | % |
| TP12c5 | 12-hr POP > 0.50 in | % |
| TP12c6 | 12-hr POP > 1.00 in | % |
| TP12c7 | 12-hr POP > 1.50 in | % |
| TP12c8 | 12-hr POP > 2.00 in | % |
| TP12hr | 12 Hr Accum Precip | mm |
| TP12hr | Total Precipitation(12 hours) | mm |
| TP12mean | 12-hr Total Precip mean | mm |
| TP12sprd | 12-hr Total Precip sprd | mm |
| TP168hr | 7 Day Total Gridded Precip | mm |
| TP18hr | Total Precipitation(18 hours) | mm |
| TP1hr | 1 Hr Accum Precip | mm |
| TP1hr | Total Precipitation(1 hour) | mm |
| TP24c1 | 24-hr POP > 0.01 in | % |
| TP24c2 | 24-hr POP > 0.05 in | % |
| TP24c3 | 24-hr POP > 0.10 in | % |
| TP24c4 | 24-hr POP > 0.25 in | % |
| TP24c5 | 24-hr POP > 0.50 in | % |
| TP24c6 | 24-hr POP > 1.00 in | % |
| TP24c7 | 24-hr POP > 1.50 in | % |
| TP24c8 | 24-hr POP > 2.00 in | % |
| TP24hr | 24 Hr Accum Precip | mm |
| TP24hr | Total Precipitation(24 hours) | mm |
| TP24hr_avg | 24hr Precip Ensemble Mean | mm |
| TP24hr_perts | 24hr Precip Perturbations | mm |
| TP24hr_std | 24hr Precip Ensemble Std Dev | mm |
| TP24mean | 24-hr Total Precip mean | mm |
| TP24sprd | 24-hr Total Precip sprd | mm |
| TP36hr | 36 Hr Accum Precip | mm |
| TP3c1 | 3-hr POP > 0.01 in | % |
| TP3c2 | 3-hr POP > 0.05 in | % |
| TP3c3 | 3-hr POP > 0.10 in | % |
| TP3c4 | 3-hr POP > 0.25 in | % |
| TP3c5 | 3-hr POP > 0.50 in | % |
| TP3c6 | 3-hr POP > 1.00 in | % |
| TP3c7 | 3-hr POP > 1.50 in | % |
| TP3c8 | 3-hr POP > 2.00 in | % |
| TP3hr | 3 Hr Accum Precip | mm |
| TP3hr | Total Precipitation(3 hours) | mm |
| TP3mean | 3-hr Total Precip mean | mm |
| TP3sprd | 3-hr Total Precip sprd | mm |
| TP48hr | 48 Hr Accum Precip | mm |
| TP48hr | Total Precipitation(48 hours) | mm |
| TP6c1 | 6-hr POP > 0.01 in | % |
| TP6c2 | 6-hr POP > 0.05 in | % |
| TP6c3 | 6-hr POP > 0.10 in | % |
| TP6c4 | 6-hr POP > 0.25 in | % |
| TP6c5 | 6-hr POP > 0.50 in | % |
| TP6c6 | 6-hr POP > 1.00 in | % |
| TP6c7 | 6-hr POP > 1.50 in | % |
| TP6c8 | 6-hr POP > 2.00 in | % |
| TP6hr | 6 Hr Accum Precip | mm |
| TP6hr | Total Precipitation(6 hours) | mm |
| TP6hr_avg | 6hr Precip Ensemble Mean | mm |
| TP6hr_perts | 6hr Precip Perturbations | mm |
| TP6hr_std | 6hr Precip Ensemble Std Dev | mm |
| TP6mean | 6-hr Total Precip mean | mm |
| TP6sprd | 6-hr Total Precip sprd | mm |
| TP72hr | 3 Day Total Gridded Precip | mm |
| TP9hr | Total Precipitation(9 hours) | mm |
| TP_ACR | ACR Precip | in |
| TP_ALR | ALR Precip | in |
| TP_avg | Precip Ensemble Mean | mm |
| TP_ECMWF | ECMWF Precipitation | in |
| TP_ECMWF12hr | ECMWF 12 Hr Accum Precip | in |
| TP_FWR | FWR Precip | in |
| TP_HPC | HPC Precip | in |
| TP_KRF | KRF Precip | in |
| TP_MSR | MSR Precip | in |
| TP_ORN | ORN Precip | in |
| TP_perts | Precip Perturbations | mm |
| TP_PTR | PTR Precip | in |
| TP_RHA | RHA Precip | in |
| TP_RSA | RSA Precip | in |
| TP_std | Precip Ensemble Std Dev | mm |
| TP_STR | STR Precip | in |
| TP_TAR | TAR Precip | in |
| TP_TIR | TIR Precip | in |
| TP_TUA | TUA Precip | in |
| TPFI | Turbulence Index |  |
| TPFI | Turbulence Potential Forecast Index |  |
| TP-GFS | Total Precipitation for GFS  | mm |
| tpHPC | HPC Precip | in |
| tpHPCndfd | Precipitation | mm |
| TPmodel | Model Run Precip | mm |
| TPrun | Run Accum Pcpn | mm |
| TPrun_avg | Accum Precip Ensemble Mean | mm |
| TPrun_perts | Accum Precip Perturbations | mm |
| TPrun_std | Accum Precip Ensemble Std Dev | mm |
| TPx12x6 | 12-6 Hr Accum Precip | mm |
| TPx1x3 | 3x1 Hr Accum Precip | mm |
| TPx3 | 3 Hr Accum Precip | mm |
| TQIND | TQ Index 12=Cold Pool 17=Embedded Convection | C |
| TRANS | Transpiration | W/m^2 |
| transparentMaritimeSky |  | ft |
| transparentMaritimeSkySym |  | ft |
| transparentSky |  | ft |
| transparentSky2 |  | ft |
| transparentSky3 |  | ft |
| transparentSkySym |  | ft |
| transparentSkySym2 |  | ft |
| transparentSkySym3 |  | ft |
| TransWind | TransWind | kts |
| TShrMi | S=0-6km Shear Supports Scells |  |
| TSLSA | 3 hr Pres Change | hPa |
| TSNOW | Total Snow | kg/m^2 |
| TSOIL | Soil Temperature | K |
| Tsprd | Temperature spread | K |
| TSRWE | Total Snowfall Rate Water Equivalent | kg/m^2/s |
| Tstk | Temp Stack | K |
| tTOT | Total Totals | C |
| TURB | Turbulence Index |  |
| TV | Virtual Temperature | K |
| TW | Wet Bulb Temp | K |
| tWind | Thermal Wind | kn |
| tWindU | U Component of Thermal Wind | kn |
| tWindV | V Component of Thermal Wind | kn |
| TwMax | Layer Max Wet-bulb Temperature | K |
| TwMin | Layer Min Wet-bulb Temperature | K |
| TWO | Two |  |
| Twstk | Wet-bulb Temp Stack | K |
| TxSM | Filtered-500km Temp | C |
| U-GWD | Zonal Flux of Gravity Wave Stress | N/m^2 |
| UFLX | Momentum Flux, U-Component | N/m^2 |
| uFX | Geo Momentum | m/s |
| ulSnoRat |  |  |
| ULWRF | Comp Refl | dBZ |
| ULWRF | Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux | W/m^2 |
| UPHL | Updraft Helicity | m^2/s^2 |
| USTM | U-Component of Storm Motion | m/s |
| USWRF | Reflectivity | dBZ |
| USWRF | Upward Short-Wave Radiation Flux | W/m^2 |
| uv2 | Horz Variance | m^2/s^2 |
| uW | u Component of Wind | m/s |
| uW | U-Component of Wind | m/s |
| uWerranl |  |  |
| uWmean |  | m/s |
| uWsprd |  |  |
| uWStk | U Stack | m/s |
| uzfwc | Upper Zone Free Water Content | % |
| uztwc | Upper Zone Tension Water Content | % |
| V-GWD | Meridional Flux of Gravity Wave Stress | N/m^2 |
| VAdv | Vorticity Adv | /s\*1.0E9 |
| VAdvAdvection | Vorticity Adv | /s |
| VAPP | Vapor Pressure | Pa |
| VBDSF | Visible Beam Downward Solar Flux | W/m^2 |
| VEG | Vegetation | % |
| vertCirc | Vertical Circulation |  |
| VFLX | Momentum Flux, V-Component | N/m^2 |
| VGP | Vort Gen Param |  |
| VGTYP | Vegetation Type | Integer (0-13) |
| VII | Vertically Integrated Ice (VII) | kg/m^2 |
| VILIQ | Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL) | kg/m^2 |
| Vis | Visibility | m |
| Vis | Visibility | m |
| visbyIFR |  | mi |
| visbyLIFR |  | mi |
| visbyMVFR |  | mi |
| visbyVFR |  | mi |
| Visc1 | Prob Sfc Visibility < 1 mile | % |
| Visc2 | Prob Sfc Visibility < 3 miles | % |
| Visc23 | Prob Sfc Visibility < 5 miles | % |
| visCat | Categorical visibility |  |
| Viserranl | Visibility Analysis Uncertainty | m |
| Viserranl | Visibility Error Analysis | m |
| Visible | Visible Imagery |  |
| VPT | Virtual Potential Temperature | K |
| VRATE | Ventilation Rate | m^2/s |
| vSmthW | Verticall Smoothed Wind  | m/s |
| VSS | Vertical Shear Speed | /s |
| VSTM | V-Component of Storm Motion | m/s |
| VTMP | Virtual Temperature | K |
| vTOT | Vertical Totals |  |
| VUCSH | Vertical u-component shear | /s |
| VV | Vertical velocity | m/s |
| VVCSH | Vertical v-component shear | /s |
| vW | v Component of Wind | m/s |
| vW | V-Component of Wind | m/s |
| vWerranl |  |  |
| vWmean |  | m/s |
| vwpSample | VWP Sample |  |
| VWSH | Vertical Speed Shear | /s |
| vWsprd |  |  |
| vWStk | V Stack | m/s |
| w2 | Vert Variance | m^2/s^2 |
| WarmRainProbability | Probability of Warm Rain | % |
| water_depth | Hillslope Water Depth | in |
| WaterVapor | Water Vapor Imagery | K |
| WATR | Water Runoff | kg/m^2 |
| WCD | Warm Cloud Depth Approx.: Frzlvl-LCL Thickness | m |
| WD | Wind Direction (from which blowing) | deg |
| WD | Wind direction | deg |
| WDea | Wind Direction Analysis Uncertainity | deg |
| WDEPTH | Geometric Depth Below Sea Surface | m |
| WDerranl | Wind Direction Error Analysis | deg |
| wDiv | Wind Divergence | /s |
| WDmean | Wind Direction mean | deg |
| WEASD | Water Equiv accum snow depth | m |
| WEASD | Water Equivalent of Accumulated Snow Depth | mm |
| WGH | 5-Wave Geopotential Height | gpm |
| WGH | 5-wave geopotential height | m |
| WGS | Wind Gust Speed | m/s |
| WGS | Wind Gust Speed | m/s |
| WGS1hr | Max 1-hr Wind Gust Speed | m/s |
| WGSea | Wind Gust Speed Analysis Uncertainty | m/s |
| WGSerranl | Wind Gust Speed Error Analysis | m/s |
| WGSMX1hr | Max Hourly Wind Gust | m/s |
| WILT | Wilting Point | Proportion |
| Wind | Wind | m/s |
| Wind_avg | Wind Ensemble Mean | m/s |
| Wind_perts | Wind Perturbations | m/s |
| Windmean | Mean Wind | kn |
| WINDPROB | Wind Probability | % |
| WMIXE | Wind Mixing Energy | J |
| WndChl | Wind Chill | K |
| WS | Wind Speed | m/s |
| WSc1 | Prob SFC wind speed > 25 kt | % |
| WSc2 | Prob SFC wind speed > 34 kt | % |
| WSc3 | Prob SFC wind speed > 48 kt | % |
| WSc4 | Prob SFC wind speed > 50 kt | % |
| WSc6 | Prob SFC wind speed > 20 kt | % |
| WSc7 | Prob SFC wind speed > 30 kt | % |
| WSc8 | Prob SFC wind speed > 40 kt | % |
| WSerranl | Wind Speed Error Analysis | m/s |
| WSmean | Wind Speed mean | m/s |
| wSp | Wind speed | m/s |
| wSp_001 | Prob of Wind Grtn 40kts | % |
| wSp_001_bin | Binary Prob of Wind Grtn 40kts |  |
| wSp_001_perts | Prob of Wind Grtn 40kts Perts |  |
| wSp_002 | Prob of Wind Grtn 50kts | % |
| wSp_002_bin | Binary Prob of Wind Grtn 50kts |  |
| wSp_002_perts | Prob of Wind Grtn 50kts Perts |  |
| wSp_003 | Prob of Wind Grtn 60kts | % |
| wSp_003_bin | Binary Prob of Wind Grtn 60kts |  |
| wSp_003_perts | Prob of Wind Grtn 60kts Perts |  |
| wSp_004 | Prob of Wind Grtn 30kts | % |
| wSp_004_bin | Binary Prob of Wind Grtn 30kts |  |
| wSp_004_perts | Prob of Wind Grtn 30kts Perts |  |
| wSp_avg | Windspeed Ensemble Mean | m/s |
| wSp_perts | Windspeed Perturbations | m/s |
| wSp_std | Windspeed Ensemble Std Dev | m/s |
| wSpea | Wind Speed Analysis Uncertainty | kn |
| wSpmean | Mean Windspeed | kt |
| wSpsprd | Windspread spread | kt |
| WSsprd | Wind Speed sprd | m/s |
| WVDIR | Direction of Wind Waves | deg |
| WVdir | Wind Wave Direction |  |
| wvHeight | wvHeight | m |
| WVHGT | Significant Height of Wind Waves | m |
| WVHGT | Wind Wave Height | m |
| WVLEN | Mean length of wind waves | m |
| WVPER | Mean Period of Wind Waves | s |
| WVPER | Wind Wave Period | s |
| wvPeriod | wvPeriod |  |
| WVSTP | Steepness of wind waves |  |
| wvType | wvType |  |
| wW | w Component of Wind | cm/s |
| wx | Weather |  |
| zAGL | Height AGL | m |
| ZDR | Differential Reflectivity | dB |