My first post in this great forum and community

The thread is a bit old but will use the opportunity to ask something associated with the use of the master grib files.
Do you guys also use Vtable.GFS+TROP file (instead of Vtable.GFS) for GFS to metgrid variables mapping?
It seems that Vtable.GFS+TROP has few more variables and levels as follows:
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-----+------+------+------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------+
33 | 6 | 0 | | UUW | m s-1 | U at max wind | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
34 | 6 | 0 | | VVW | m s-1 | V at max wind | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2 | 6 | 0 | | PRESW | Pa | Pressure of max wind level | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
11 | 6 | 0 | | TTW | K | Temperature at max wind level | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
7 | 6 | 0 | | HGTW | m | Height of max wind level | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
33 | 7 | 0 | | UUT | m s-1 | U at tropopause | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
34 | 7 | 0 | | VVT | m s-1 | V at tropopause | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2 | 7 | 0 | | PREST | Pa | Pressure of tropopause | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
11 | 7 | 0 | | TTT | K | Temperature at tropopause | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
7 | 7 | 0 | | HGTTROP | m | Height of tropopause | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
-----+------+------+------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------+

Some more info about my configuration:
WRF ARW v3.5.1 (vanilla WRF, no EMS yet).
5km horizontal resolution, 50 vertical levels, the domain is over SE Europe, no nesting.
Physics options:
mp_physics=5,
ra_lw_physics=1,
ra_sw_physics=1,
radt=10,
sf_sfclay_physics=1,
sf_surface_physics=2,
bl_pbl_physics=1,
bldt=0,
cu_physics=1,
cudt=5,
isfflx=1,
ifsnow=1,
icloud=1,
surface_input_source=1,
num_soil_layers=4,
num_land_cat=21,
sf_urban_physics=0,
prec_acc_dt=60