Either Info or an Invalid key has been detected in Subject line.  

          ** Do NOT reply to this e-mail **

All GRIB requests must be mailed to gmngrib@globalmarinenet.net.

Valid keys are listed at the end of this E-Mail. 

          **KEYS ARE CASE SENSITIVE**.  

Atlantic is correct but atlantic is wrong.

Place a valid KEY in the SUBJECT line and try sending mail
to gmngrib@globalmarinenet.net again.

This grib robot generates wwave3 GRIB files if you request
a custom region or a static region which does not contain
an interior body of water. If you request a static region
which contains an interior body of water (such as the
Mediterranean) you will receive an AVN GRIB file. Please
visit our web site for more information.

*** Instructions ***

Specifying the key only will result in one mail with a 24 hour
 forecast.

For Example
	Atlantic

Will return an e-mail with a grib file containing a 24 hour forecast.

Alternately you can specify the time of the forecast by entering the
 time
after the key on the subject line.  Valid times are 6 to 168 hours in 
increments of 6 hours. i.e. 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 are all valid times.

For example, entering

	Atlantic 24 48 72

will result in 3 e-mails each containing a separate forecast
for the Atlantic region.  Note that on average each e-mail 
will be between 3 and 5 Kb in size.

If you prefer to do weather animation then you can specify
that the robot send you 1day, 2day, 3day, 4day, 5day, 6day, or 7day
worth of weather sampled at 6 hour intervals.

For example, entering

	Atlantic 3day

will return one compressed grib file between 30-40K that
contains 3 days worth of forecasts on 6 hour intervals.

*** a Note on size ***

The more data you request the more efficient the compression
will be.  For example, entering

Caribbean 24 48 72

will result in 3 grib files about 1.5-2K each for a total
of around 6K.  Entering

Caribbean 3day

results in 12 forecasts in one file that is 11K.

*** Requesting gribs by custom regions ****

It is possible to request custom regions by placing 
the center Lat:Lon coordinates where the "key" would
normally go.  The syntax for custom regions is

LAT[NS]:LON[EW]:RANGE [24 48 .. | 1day | 2day ...]

The optional RANGE is in nautical miles.  A range of 1200 miles
is assumed if none is specified. So entering the following
in the subject line

  	18N:67W:600 3day

would return a 3day forecast grib that was 600x600 miles centered
at 18N and 67W.

Entering

  55S:70W 24 48 72

yields 3 gribs 1200 miles on the side centered at 55S 70W i.e. the
Drake passage.

****** Requesting gribs on an automatic schedule ****

Entering a number followed by the word "times" tells the grib
robot to send you the request every day at 1210 GMT for the number
of days entered.  For example entereging the following on the Subject
 line

    7times Caribbean 3day

will cause the grib robot to send you the Caribbean 3day forecast
every day for 7 days. "7times" must be entered as the first command
on the Subject line. Entering "Caribbean 7times 3day" is incorrect.

To cancel a request simply send an e-mail to the grib robot with
the word cancel on the subject line.

NOTE: There are no spaces between the 7 and times. Also, times
and cancel are in lower case.

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Gribs are compressed in bzip2 format and
are about 10Kb in size per day for large regions and
about 4K per day for the Caribbean. MaxSea and Windplot users can
 display
these gribs directly. RayChart users will need a special 
bunzipper to unpack these files. Two popular programs are:

WinRAR v3.00 922K www.rarlab.com
EF Commander v3.3 1.4Mb www.bhs.com

They are both free. 

SUC.exe, a simple free bunzip program, is also available. Download it
from http://www.globalmarinenet.net/downloads.htm

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Here is a listing of valid region KEYs.
Note: Keys are case sensitive.  Atlantic is correct alantic is wrong.

KEY                 - DESCRIPTION
 
TasmanSea           - Tasman Sea 30-50S, 140-180E
DaimlerChrysler     - 60-10N, 75-0W
CapeTownRio         - 20-30S, 48W-25E
SydneyHobart        - 32-44S, 146-155E
NewportBermuda      - 42-32N, 74-64W
Pacific             - Pacific Region Forecast Data (includes Gulf of
 Alaska data)
Atlantic            - West Atlantic (US) Region Forecast Data 
Canada              - East Canada Region Forecast Data 
Caribbean           - Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico
Drake               - Drake Passage in SSAmerica
EastAtlantic        - East Atlantic Region Forecast Data 
GreatLakes          - Great Lakes Region Forecast Data 
NorthEurope         - North Europe Region Forecast Data 
Argentina           - Chile, Argentina Region Forecast Data 
SouthAfrica         - South Africa Region Forecast Data 
Brasil              - Brasil Region Forecast Data 
NewZealand          - New Zealand Region Forecast Data 
Mediterranean       - Mediterranean Region Forecast Data 
Scandinavia         - Scandinavia Region Forecast Data 
Barents             - Barent Sea Region Forecast Data 
Baffin              - Baffin Bay Region Forecast Data 
WAlaska             - West Alaska Region Forecast Data 
Vancouver           - Vancouver Region Forecast Data 
CentralNPacific     - Central North Pacific Region Forecast Data 
CentralSPacific     - Central South Pacific Region Forecast Data 
SSPacific           - South Pacific Region Forecast Data 
CentralPacific      - Central Pacific Region ForecastData 
ChilePeru           - Chile and Peru Region Forecast Data 
CentralAmerica      - Central America Region Forecast Data 
SSAtlantic          - South Atlantic Region Forecast Data 
Madagascar          - Madagascar Region Forecast Data 
Indian              - Indian Region Forecast Data 
NIndian             - North Indian Region Forecast Data 
WKergelen           - West Kergelen Region Forecast Data 
Kergelen            - Kergelen Region Forecast Data 
SAutralia           - South Australia Region Forecast Data 
IndonesiaAustralia  - Indonesia and Australia Region Forecast Data 
IndonesiaNewZealand - Indonesia and New Zealand Region Forecast Data 
China               - China Region Forecast Data 
WPacific            - West Pacific Region Forecast Data 
NJapan              - North Japan Region Forecast Data 
CentralAtlantic     - Central Atlantic Region Forecast Data