import ascii data question

Dear NCL
I am trying to extract data from an ascii file that I am told is in
10f8.2 format.
I know that the data was generated on a 141x111 grid for 12 days, and
then outputted as 10f8.2 format into a file.

Is there a way to "read-in" 10f8.2 data?
(I understand how to Output data in this format.)

Below is some NCL code, which shows the step I got stuck on.
-Erik

ncl 0> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
ncl 1> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
ncl 2> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl"
ncl 3> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/wrf/WRF_contributed.ncl"
ncl 4> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/wrf/WRFUserARW.ncl"
ncl 5> filename = "pcp.acc.daily.2-13Sep2006"
ncl 6> ; Calculate the number of columns.
ncl 7> ncols = numAsciiCol(filename)
ncl 8> print(ncols)

Variable: ncols
Type: integer
Total Size: 4 bytes
            1 values
Number of Dimensions: 1
Dimensions and sizes: [1]
Coordinates:
(0) 10
ncl 9> nrows = numAsciiRow(filename)
ncl 10> print(nrows)

Variable: nrows
Type: integer
Total Size: 4 bytes
            1 values
Number of Dimensions: 1
Dimensions and sizes: [1]
Coordinates:
(0) 21924
ncl 11> ; User says that data is 10f8.2 but my goal is a 141x111 grid
for 12 days
ncl 12> ; 141*111=15651; 21924 rows/15651 = 14.045; 15651/10=1565.1
~~> 1566 for a record
ncl 13> ; 1566 * 12 (days) = 18792
ncl 14> ; print("?????')
0 ??????????
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Received on Fri Jun 11 14:40:19 2010