Section 4 - Template 2 : Derived forecast based on all ensemble members at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time
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| Octets | Key | Type | Content |
| 10 | parameterCategory | codetable | Parameter category (see Code Table 4.1) |
| 11 | parameterNumber | codetable | Parameter number (see Code Table 4.2) |
| 12 | typeOfGeneratingProcess | codetable | Type of generating process (see Code Table 4.3) |
| 13 | backgroundProcess | unsigned | Background generating process identifier (defined by originating Centre) |
| 14 | generatingProcessIdentifier | unsigned | Forecast generating process identifier (defined by originating Centre) |
| 15-16 | hoursAfterDataCutoff | unsigned | Hours after reference time of data cutoff (see Note 1) |
| 17 | minutesAfterDataCutoff | unsigned | Minutes after reference time of data cutoff |
| 18 | indicatorOfUnitOfTimeRange | codetable | Indicator of unit of time range (see Code Table 4.4) |
| 19-22 | forecastTime | signed | Forecast time in units defined by octet 18 |
| 23 | typeOfFirstFixedSurface | codetable | Type of first fixed surface (see Code Table 4.5) |
| 24 | scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface | signed | Scale factor of first fixed surface |
| 25-28 | scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface | unsigned | Scaled value of first fixed surface |
| 29 | typeOfSecondFixedSurface | codetable | Type of second fixed surface (see Code Table 4.5) |
| 30 | scaleFactorOfSecondFixedSurface | signed | Scale factor of second fixed surface |
| 31-34 | scaledValueOfSecondFixedSurface | unsigned | Scaled value of second fixed surface |
| 35 | derivedForecast | codetable | Derived forecast (see Code Table 4.7) |
| 36 | numberOfForecastsInEnsemble | unsigned | Number of forecasts in ensemble |
( 1) Hours greater than 65534 will be coded as 65534.