diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/weather/grib2/section.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/weather/grib2/section.ex
index 67c5bc7d..11171cef 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop/weather/grib2/section.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop/weather/grib2/section.ex
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Weather.Grib2.Section do
   def identify_var(0, 3, 0), do: "PRES"
   def identify_var(0, 3, 5), do: "HGT"
   def identify_var(0, 3, 18), do: "HPBL"
+  def identify_var(0, 1, 0), do: "SPFH"
   def identify_var(0, 1, 3), do: "PWAT"
   def identify_var(0, 1, 8), do: "APCP"
   def identify_var(0, 2, 2), do: "UGRD"
   def identify_var(0, 2, 3), do: "VGRD"
   def identify_var(0, 6, 1), do: "TCDC"
+  def identify_var(0, 19, 11), do: "TKE"
   def identify_var(_discipline, cat, num), do: "#{cat}:#{num}"
 
   @doc """
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Weather.Grib2.Section do
   def identify_level(103, value_m), do: "#{value_m} m above ground"
 
   def identify_level(10, _value), do: "entire atmosphere"
+  def identify_level(105, level), do: "#{level} hybrid level"
   def identify_level(200, _value), do: "entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer)"
 
   def identify_level(type, value), do: "unknown:#{type}:#{value}"
diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/weather/hrrr_native_client.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/weather/hrrr_native_client.ex
index 2f1bcce5..b5fc31a4 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop/weather/hrrr_native_client.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop/weather/hrrr_native_client.ex
@@ -123,4 +123,90 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Weather.HrrrNativeClient do
   def essential_byte_ranges(idx_entries) do
     HrrrClient.byte_ranges_for_messages(idx_entries, native_messages())
   end
+
+  @doc """
+  Extract native profiles for a list of `{lat, lon}` points from a
+  GRIB2 binary, using wgrib2 for speed.
+
+  Under the hood this uses `-lola` on a bounding-box subgrid that
+  covers all the requested points, then does nearest-neighbor lookup
+  per point. Falls back to the pure-Elixir decoder if wgrib2 is not
+  available (expect ~70s per point in that case).
+
+  Returns `%{{lat, lon} => native_profile_map}` where each profile
+  map has the shape expected by `HrrrNativeProfile.changeset/2`.
+  """
+  def extract_native_profiles(grib_binary, points) when is_list(points) do
+    alias Microwaveprop.Weather.Grib2.Wgrib2
+
+    match_pattern = ":(#{Enum.join(@native_variables, "|")}):"
+
+    if Wgrib2.available?() do
+      grid_spec = bounding_grid(points)
+
+      case Wgrib2.extract_grid(grib_binary, match_pattern, grid_spec) do
+        {:ok, grid_data} ->
+          # Nearest-neighbor lookup: for each requested point, find
+          # the grid cell with the smallest (lat, lon) distance.
+          result =
+            Map.new(points, fn {lat, lon} ->
+              nearest = nearest_grid_cell(grid_data, lat, lon)
+              profile = if nearest, do: build_native_profile(nearest), else: %{level_count: 0}
+              {{lat, lon}, profile}
+            end)
+
+          {:ok, result}
+
+        error ->
+          error
+      end
+    else
+      # Fallback: pure Elixir (slow)
+      alias Microwaveprop.Weather.Grib2.Extractor
+
+      case Extractor.extract_grid(grib_binary, points) do
+        {:ok, grid_data} ->
+          result = Map.new(grid_data, fn {pt, parsed} -> {pt, build_native_profile(parsed)} end)
+          {:ok, result}
+
+        error ->
+          error
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Build a -lola grid spec that covers all points with 0.03° padding.
+  @grid_step 0.03
+  defp bounding_grid(points) do
+    lats = Enum.map(points, &elem(&1, 0))
+    lons = Enum.map(points, &elem(&1, 1))
+
+    lat_min = Enum.min(lats) - 0.1
+    lat_max = Enum.max(lats) + 0.1
+    lon_min = Enum.min(lons) - 0.1
+    lon_max = Enum.max(lons) + 0.1
+
+    lon_count = max(trunc(Float.ceil((lon_max - lon_min) / @grid_step)), 2)
+    lat_count = max(trunc(Float.ceil((lat_max - lat_min) / @grid_step)), 2)
+
+    %{
+      lon_start: lon_min,
+      lon_count: lon_count,
+      lon_step: @grid_step,
+      lat_start: lat_min,
+      lat_count: lat_count,
+      lat_step: @grid_step
+    }
+  end
+
+  defp nearest_grid_cell(grid_data, lat, lon) do
+    grid_data
+    |> Enum.min_by(fn {{glat, glon}, _} ->
+      :math.pow(glat - lat, 2) + :math.pow(glon - lon, 2)
+    end, fn -> nil end)
+    |> case do
+      nil -> nil
+      {_point, parsed} -> parsed
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/workers/hrrr_native_grid_worker.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/workers/hrrr_native_grid_worker.ex
index 3c80b025..eac6f4aa 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop/workers/hrrr_native_grid_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop/workers/hrrr_native_grid_worker.ex
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Workers.HrrrNativeGridWorker do
 
   alias Microwaveprop.Radio.Contact
   alias Microwaveprop.Repo
-  alias Microwaveprop.Weather.Grib2.Extractor
   alias Microwaveprop.Weather.HrrrClient
   alias Microwaveprop.Weather.HrrrNativeClient
   alias Microwaveprop.Weather.HrrrNativeProfile
@@ -110,14 +109,12 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Workers.HrrrNativeGridWorker do
          ranges = HrrrNativeClient.essential_byte_ranges(idx_entries),
          _ = Logger.info("HRRR native downloading #{length(ranges)} ranges for #{valid_time}"),
          {:ok, grib_binary} <- HrrrClient.download_grib_ranges(url, ranges),
-         _ = Logger.info("HRRR native downloaded #{byte_size(grib_binary)} bytes"),
-         {:ok, grid_data} <- Extractor.extract_grid(grib_binary, points) do
+         _ = Logger.info("HRRR native downloaded #{byte_size(grib_binary)} bytes, extracting #{length(points)} points..."),
+         {:ok, profiles} <- HrrrNativeClient.extract_native_profiles(grib_binary, points) do
       rows =
-        grid_data
-        |> Enum.flat_map(fn {{lat, lon}, parsed} ->
-          profile = HrrrNativeClient.build_native_profile(parsed)
-
-          if profile.level_count > 0 do
+        profiles
+        |> Enum.flat_map(fn {{lat, lon}, profile} ->
+          if profile[:level_count] && profile.level_count > 0 do
             now = DateTime.truncate(DateTime.utc_now(), :second)
 
             [