Not necessarily myself but a few people I'm associated with who are worlds better at computer programming (and have the brain for it unlike me) have dabbled in linux and other ways to extract model data and generate graphics and such. I know there are these links:
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/model-data/model-datasets/global-forcast-system-gfs
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/products/gfs/
Does anyone know any other sources where you can grab model data (more specifically for the GFS) and easily choose which parameters and data you specifically want?