Local definition 5: Forecast probability data

Local definitions

Octets Key Type Contents
41 localDefinitionNumber unsigned ECMWF local GRIB use definition identifier. 5 = Forecast probability data.
42 class codetable Class
43 type codetable Type
44-45 stream codetable Stream
46-49 experimentVersionNumber ksec1expver Version number or experiment identifier. (4 ASCII characters, right justified)
50 forecastProbabilityNumber unsigned Forecast probability number.
51 totalNumberOfForecastProbabilities unsigned Total number of forecast probabilities.
52 localDecimalScaleFactor signed Threshold units decimal scale factor. + or - power of 10 (or zero). Most significant bit = 1 for negative values.
53 thresholdIndicator unsigned Threshold indicator: 1 = Only lower threshold is present. 2 = Only upper threshold is present. 3 = Both upper and lower thresholds are present.
54-55 lowerThreshold signed Lower threshold value.
56-57 upperThreshold signed Upper threshold value.
58 Spare (set to zero).