MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508260600F267.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508260600F267.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 267 hour GFS valid 9Z SAT 6 SEP 25 Station: 39.51,-77.28 Latitude: 39.51 Longitude: -77.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 101 SFC 988 206 18.7 17.7 94 0.9 18.1 250 1 292.8 295.2 291.7 329.8 13.02 2 950 542 18.1 16.3 89 1.8 17.0 187 4 295.6 297.8 292.0 331.1 12.37 3 900 1004 16.1 12.5 79 3.6 13.8 205 14 298.1 300.0 291.0 327.7 10.16 4 850 1490 14.5 11.4 82 3.1 12.6 219 26 301.4 303.2 292.0 331.0 10.04 5 800 2001 11.1 9.4 89 1.7 10.0 222 36 303.0 304.7 291.9 330.6 9.29 6 750 2537 7.7 6.5 92 1.3 7.0 221 39 304.9 306.4 291.5 329.3 8.09 7 700 3104 4.7 4.3 98 0.3 4.5 224 39 307.7 309.1 291.8 330.4 7.47 8 650 3705 1.4 1.4 100 0.0 1.4 230 37 310.6 311.8 291.9 330.8 6.53 9 600 4347 -1.7 -1.9 99 0.1 -1.8 228 38 314.1 315.2 292.2 331.7 5.57 10 550 5036 -5.1 -5.4 98 0.3 -5.3 223 38 318.0 318.9 292.5 333.0 4.64 11 500 5779 -9.3 -10.0 95 0.6 -9.6 230 44 321.6 322.3 292.7 333.5 3.59 12 450 6586 -14.5 -15.9 89 1.4 -15.0 232 51 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.3 2.45 13 400 7468 -20.6 -25.4 66 4.8 -21.8 233 60 328.2 328.4 292.4 332.5 1.21 14 350 8442 -27.3 -32.4 62 5.1 -28.2 236 65 331.9 332.1 293.0 334.6 0.72 15 300 9533 -35.7 -44.6 40 8.9 -36.5 236 71 335.1 335.1 293.3 336.0 0.24 16 250 10773 -45.9 -54.2 39 8.3 -46.2 242 77 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.3 0.10 17 200 12220 -57.0 -61.1 59 4.2 -57.1 237 85 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.05 18 150 14023 -60.7 -75.5 13 14.8 -60.9 239 58 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.01 19 100 16540 -61.1 -83.3 4 22.1 -61.4 244 43 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.55 m Freezing level: 627.46 mb = 3994.50 m = 13105.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.88 mb = 3982.88 m = 13067.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.98 % Est. max temperature: 27.55 C = 81.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.50 mb = 322.91 m = 1059.42 ft T: 18.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.24 C/km ThetaE index: 3.41 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.62 mb = 1664.18 m = 5459.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.72 C = 81.90 F Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lifted Index: 2.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.49 C Showalter Index: 1.41 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.88 C Cross Totals Index: 20.80 C K Index: 34.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.79 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5596.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.90 mb = 948.44 m = 3111.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.6 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 254.6 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 194.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 120.75 m/s