WRF outputs incomplete maps + wrong dates

[EliezerMayoral]

Hello everyone,


I am working with WRF UEMS and I am having an issue with the graphical outputs. The generated images appear incomplete or “cut off”. For example, in the plot of Maximum Temperature at 2m (°C) valid for 12Z15AUG2025, part of the domain is missing on the right side (especially over the Gulf of Mexico and the southeastern region).


In addition, I have noticed that all the generated images always show the same date (August 15), regardless of the cycle or run day.


When checking the output directory, I see that I am missing the .ctl, .grb2, and .idx files, and I suspect that could be the cause of the issue. However, I don’t know how to generate them or at what stage of the workflow they should be created. I also realized that I don’t have the namelist.input file, which makes me think that maybe the simulation is not even properly configured.


Has anyone experienced this situation before? Could the issue be related to the missing auxiliary files and the absence of namelist.input, or is it caused by another part of the WRF configuration/workflow?


Any guidance or recommendations would be greatly appreciated so I can resolve this and obtain complete images with the correct dates.


Thank you very much for your support!

 

[Ming Chen]

What is WRF UEMS? Please clarify.

 

[bbernard]

The WRF UEMS is the Unified Environmental Modelling System (WRF) that was developed by NOAA's SOO/STRC staff member, Robert Rozumalski. Work on the the UEMS was stopped back in early 2024 when Robert's manager asked him to stop doing work on it. It's basically a turn-key version of WRF, meant for use by NWS offices. One of the benefits of the UEMS WRF is that it allows the generation of Bufkit profile files. Sadly, the UEMS can't be found online anymore and Robert left NOAA earlier this year. In regards to the UEMS, there is no namelist.input, instead there are files called namelist.metgrid, namelist.real, namelist.wps and namelist.wrfm under a directory called /static found under the name of the directory for the domain the user created with domain wizard (dwiz). The user will want to go over the UEMS documentation and verify that it's installed correctly.

 

[Ming Chen]

@bbernard,

Thank you for the detailed information on WRF UEMS.

@ EliezerMayoral

I wonder whether you can switch to officially released WRF for your study? I am not familiar with WRF UEMS ....