diff --git a/resources/share/shared/bootstrap/bootstrap.json b/resources/share/shared/bootstrap/bootstrap.json
index 3ba7132cc..6c63e5929 100644
--- a/resources/share/shared/bootstrap/bootstrap.json
+++ b/resources/share/shared/bootstrap/bootstrap.json
@@ -59,5 +59,8 @@
     "wasLoaded": true,
     "ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl": {
         "url": "https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p50.pl"
+    },
+	"ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl25": {
+        "url": "https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p25.pl"
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.cpp b/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.cpp
index e0596f405..79f668340 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
             m_onlineHelpUrls = CUrlList({ "https://datastore.swift-project.org/page/swifthelpdispatcher.html" });
             m_mapUrls = CUrlList({ "map.swift-project.org/" });
             m_ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl = CUrl("http://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p50.pl");
+            m_ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl25 = CUrl("http://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p25.pl");
         }
 
         CUrl CGlobalSetup::getDbIcaoReaderUrl() const
diff --git a/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.h b/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.h
index f7dd090b2..bfc03502d 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.h
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
             //! NCEP GFS Forecasts (0.50 degree grid) data url
             BlackMisc::Network::CUrl getNcepGlobalForecastSystemUrl() const { return m_ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl; }
 
+            //! NCEP GFS Forecasts (0.25 degree grid) data url
+            BlackMisc::Network::CUrl getNcepGlobalForecastSystemUrl25() const { return m_ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl25; }
+
             //! \copydoc BlackMisc::Mixin::String::toQString
             QString convertToQString(bool i18n = false) const;
 
@@ -255,7 +258,8 @@ namespace BlackCore
             BlackMisc::Network::CUrlList    m_onlineHelpUrls;              //!< online help URLs
             BlackMisc::Network::CUrlList    m_mapUrls;                     //!< swift map URLs
             BlackMisc::Network::CServerList m_predefinedServers;           //!< Predefined servers loaded from setup file
-            BlackMisc::Network::CUrl        m_ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl; //!< NCEP GFS url
+            BlackMisc::Network::CUrl        m_ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl; //!< NCEP GFS url 0.5 degree resolution
+            BlackMisc::Network::CUrl        m_ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl25; //!< NCEP GFS url 0.25 degree resolution
 
             // transient members, to be switched on/off via GUI or set from reader
             bool m_dbDebugFlag = false; //!< can trigger DEBUG on the server, so you need to know what you are doing
@@ -284,6 +288,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                 BLACK_METAMEMBER(development),
                 BLACK_METAMEMBER(mappingMinimumVersion),
                 BLACK_METAMEMBER(ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl),
+                BLACK_METAMEMBER(ncepGlobalForecastSystemUrl25),
                 BLACK_METAMEMBER(dbDebugFlag, BlackMisc::DisabledForJson)
             );
         };