WMO Formats

• SYNOP (FM-12) - Surface synoptic observations
• METAR (FM-15) - Surface meteorological airways bulletins
• TEMP (FM-35) - Upper air temperture, humidity winds bulletins
• CLIMAT (FM-71) - Climatological bulletins
• NIDS - Nexrad radar level 3 format
• GRIB v1 - Binary grid format
• GINI - AWIPS satellite format
• Redbook Graphics - Metafile format for graphical output.

Product Descriptions

• WMO Headers Overview
• WMO Headers for Gridpoint Data
• WMO Headers for Image Data
• WXP Product Description
  • Source/Originating Center
  • Grid Model/Generating Process
  • Grid Type
  • Forecast Time
  • Level Type and Level
  • Variable/Parameter

Data Delivery Schedules

• FOS Text Delivery Schedule **
• FOS Binary Delivery **

Miscellaneous

• Global Station Information
• Geographical Projections
• Glossary