MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508261800F180.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508261800F180.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 7.5 day GFS valid 6Z WED 3 SEP 25 Station: 39.38,-71.54 Latitude: 39.38 Longitude: -71.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1000 0 23.9 22.1 90 1.8 22.6 157 19 297.0 300.1 295.7 346.1 16.98 1 1000 3 23.9 22.0 89 1.9 22.6 158 18 297.1 300.1 295.7 345.9 16.86 2 950 451 20.9 19.9 94 1.0 20.2 170 26 298.4 301.2 295.2 343.7 15.56 3 900 919 18.5 17.1 92 1.3 17.6 174 24 300.6 303.1 294.6 341.0 13.79 4 850 1409 16.4 14.1 86 2.4 14.9 174 23 303.4 305.6 294.0 338.9 11.97 5 800 1924 14.8 10.1 73 4.7 11.9 176 23 307.0 308.8 293.4 336.4 9.75 6 750 2469 12.8 5.4 61 7.4 8.4 183 27 310.5 311.9 292.7 333.6 7.50 7 700 3049 12.7 -13.5 15 26.2 1.7 190 34 316.6 316.9 289.6 322.9 1.92 8 650 3665 8.0 -17.9 14 25.9 -1.7 190 36 318.0 318.3 289.6 322.9 1.44 9 600 4317 2.5 -20.5 16 23.0 -5.4 198 37 319.0 319.3 289.8 323.3 1.25 10 550 5013 -2.9 -26.7 14 23.8 -9.6 198 40 320.6 320.8 289.8 323.4 0.78 11 500 5759 -8.9 -30.0 16 21.1 -14.0 195 45 322.2 322.3 290.1 324.5 0.63 12 450 6564 -15.1 -35.3 16 20.2 -19.0 189 51 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.8 0.42 13 400 7443 -21.4 -42.5 13 21.1 -24.3 186 58 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.1 0.23 14 350 8415 -27.8 -52.9 7 25.1 -30.0 185 65 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.08 15 300 9502 -36.8 -56.1 12 19.3 -37.9 188 66 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.06 16 250 10741 -45.0 -60.2 17 15.2 -45.5 194 75 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.05 17 200 12201 -53.8 -65.6 22 11.7 -54.1 198 71 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.03 18 150 14024 -57.9 -77.6 6 19.7 -58.2 201 45 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.01 19 100 16559 -60.7 -83.9 3 23.2 -60.9 213 27 410.5 410.5 306.6 410.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5755.77 m Freezing level: 576.72 mb = 4641.21 m = 15226.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.57 mb = 3343.93 m = 10970.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.58 % Est. max temperature: 30.22 C = 86.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.35 mb = 221.26 m = 725.90 ft T: 22.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.97 C/km ThetaE index: 23.16 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.28 mb = 792.07 m = 2598.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.86 C = 80.34 F Cap Strength: 3.96 C Lifted Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.96 C Showalter Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.32 C Cross Totals Index: 22.97 C K Index: 13.16 Risk: None Sweat Index: 259.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1018.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 184.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.70 mb = 619.47 m = 2032.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 596.70 mb = 4361.47 m = 14309.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.70 mb = 11380.87 m = 37338.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1017.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.70 mb = 14163.52 m = 46467.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.0 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 218.0 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.7 neg: -8.3 tot: 90.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 36.98 Bulk Shear: 27.53 m/s