diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/cfName.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/cfName.def
index 04675741a..e86ee85d4 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/cfName.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/cfName.def
@@ -1,4 +1,40 @@
 # Automatically generated by ./create_def.pl, do not edit
+#U component of wind
+'eastward_wind' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 2 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#U component of wind
+'eastward_wind' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 2 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#V component of wind
+'northward_wind' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 3 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#V component of wind
+'northward_wind' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 3 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
 #Snow depth
 'lwe_thickness_of_surface_snow_amount' = {
 	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/name.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/name.def
index 9505d62b1..af79f7845 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/name.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/name.def
@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
 	}
+#Wind speed
+'Wind speed' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 1 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#Wind speed
+'Wind speed' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 1 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
 #UV visible albedo for direct radiation (climatological)
 'UV visible albedo for direct radiation (climatological)' = {
 	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
@@ -74,6 +92,42 @@
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
 	}
+#U component of wind
+'U component of wind' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 2 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#U component of wind
+'U component of wind' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 2 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#V component of wind
+'V component of wind' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 3 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#V component of wind
+'V component of wind' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 3 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
 #Snow depth
 'Snow depth' = {
 	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/paramId.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/paramId.def
index fa04cbd0c..efa120d15 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/paramId.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/paramId.def
@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
 	}
+#Wind speed
+'10' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 1 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#Wind speed
+'10' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 1 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
 #UV visible albedo for direct radiation (climatological)
 '15' = {
 	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
@@ -74,6 +92,42 @@
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
 	}
+#U component of wind
+'131' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 2 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#U component of wind
+'131' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 2 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#V component of wind
+'132' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 3 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#V component of wind
+'132' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 3 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
 #Snow depth
 '141' = {
 	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/shortName.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/shortName.def
index 31ab28239..118656c0f 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/shortName.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/shortName.def
@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
 	}
+#Wind speed
+'ws' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 1 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#Wind speed
+'ws' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 1 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
 #UV visible albedo for direct radiation (climatological)
 'aluvp' = {
 	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
@@ -74,6 +92,42 @@
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
 	}
+#U component of wind
+'u' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 2 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#U component of wind
+'u' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 2 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#V component of wind
+'v' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 3 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#V component of wind
+'v' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 3 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
 #Snow depth
 'sd' = {
 	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/units.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/units.def
index f80451dd4..edd86225f 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/units.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/era6/units.def
@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
 	}
+#Wind speed
+'m s**-1' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 1 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#Wind speed
+'m s**-1' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 1 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
 #UV visible albedo for direct radiation (climatological)
 '(0 - 1)' = {
 	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
@@ -74,6 +92,42 @@
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
 	}
+#U component of wind
+'m s**-1' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 2 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#U component of wind
+'m s**-1' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 2 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#V component of wind
+'m s**-1' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 3 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 100 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
+#V component of wind
+'m s**-1' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 2 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 3 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 103 ;
+	 scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface = 200 ;
+	 scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface = 0 ;
+	}
 #Snow depth
 'm of water equivalent' = {
 	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;