Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >
( when T1 = Z and the CCCC = KWBZ)
( A DRAFT U.S. National Practice Table )
Instructions for the proper application of the Geographical "TILE" number designator - A two character field of the heading.
1. The designator specified in this table should be used to the greatest extent possible to indicate the geographical high resolution grid tile number of the data contained within the geographical area as specified by the grid squares defined by the producing center of the GRIB bulletin.
2. Where the geographical tile number for the area of the data does not correspond exactly with the designator, the number designator for the area most approximating that area of the data may be used. The exact area of coverage will be available within the GRIB Product Definition Section (PDS) of the bulletin.
| Designator | Geographical Area Tile Number | NCEP Model |
| AA - AW | 01 - 24 CONUS 20 km tiles | meso-Eta |
| AY - AZ | unassigned | |
| BA - BW | 01 - 24 CONUS 20 km tiles | RUC |
| BY - BZ | unassigned | |
| CA - CW | unassigned | |
| CY - CZ | unassigned | |
| DA - DZ | unassigned | |
| EA - EZ | unassigned | |
| FA - FZ | unassigned | |
| GA - GZ | unassigned | |
| HA - KR | 01 - 96 CONUS 10 km tiles | meso-Eta |
| KS - KZ | 01 - 08 Alaska 20 km tiles | RUC |
| LA - OR | 01 - 96 CONUS 10 km tiles | RUC |
| OS - OZ | 01 - 08 Hawaii 20 km tiles | RUC |
| PA - QZ | unassigned | |
| RA - RF | 01 - 06 CONUS 40 km tiles | meso-Eta |
| RG - RL | 01 - 06 CONUS 40 km tiles | RUC |
| RM - RR | 01 - 06 Alaska 40 km tiles | meso-Eta |
| RS - RX | 01 - 06 Alaska 40 km tiles | RUC |
| RY - RZ | unassigned | |
| SA - SF | 01 - 06 Hawaii 40 km tiles | meso-Eta |
| SG - SL | 01 - 06 Hawaii 40 km tiles | RUC |
| SM - ZZ | unassigned |
