MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508270000F234.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508270000F234.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 234 hour GFS valid 18Z FRI 5 SEP 25 Station: 39.32,-80.29 Latitude: 39.32 Longitude: -80.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 170 SFC 971 425 19.4 5.1 39 14.3 11.4 303 6 295.0 296.0 285.9 311.6 5.66 2 950 607 15.9 3.7 44 12.2 9.4 303 9 293.3 294.2 284.8 308.5 5.24 3 900 1062 11.2 2.6 55 8.6 6.8 303 9 293.1 294.0 284.5 308.0 5.13 4 850 1536 6.8 1.5 69 5.2 4.2 303 10 293.2 294.1 284.5 307.9 5.03 5 800 2030 2.7 -0.9 77 3.6 1.1 305 11 294.1 294.9 284.2 307.2 4.48 6 750 2553 4.0 -17.3 19 21.3 -3.1 310 21 300.9 301.1 283.4 305.0 1.31 7 700 3111 2.3 -27.2 9 29.5 -5.6 301 26 305.0 305.1 284.2 307.0 0.59 8 650 3709 2.4 -39.3 3 41.7 -6.7 293 29 311.7 311.7 286.2 312.4 0.19 9 600 4352 0.3 -36.3 4 36.6 -8.1 286 29 316.5 316.5 287.9 317.5 0.29 10 550 5044 -3.8 -37.5 5 33.7 -11.0 279 31 319.6 319.7 288.9 320.6 0.28 11 500 5789 -8.7 -37.5 8 28.8 -14.5 269 36 322.4 322.5 289.8 323.6 0.30 12 450 6595 -15.0 -30.2 26 15.2 -18.4 262 41 324.3 324.5 290.8 326.8 0.69 13 400 7474 -21.3 -39.0 19 17.8 -24.0 261 47 327.4 327.4 291.3 328.6 0.33 14 350 8443 -29.1 -43.0 25 13.8 -30.7 261 57 329.5 329.5 291.8 330.4 0.25 15 300 9529 -36.0 -55.8 11 19.9 -37.2 267 66 334.7 334.7 293.0 335.0 0.07 16 250 10769 -45.9 -57.8 25 11.9 -46.3 268 71 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.1 0.06 17 200 12217 -57.1 -63.9 42 6.8 -57.2 269 66 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.04 18 150 13997 -63.4 -73.2 25 9.8 -63.5 256 44 360.8 360.8 298.9 360.9 0.01 19 100 16511 -58.2 -84.4 2 26.2 -58.6 240 31 415.3 415.3 307.2 415.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5619.26 m Freezing level: 596.07 mb = 4406.78 m = 14457.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 787.27 mb = 2159.78 m = 7085.81 ft Precipitable water: 0.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.29 % Est. max temperature: 18.08 C = 64.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 784.08 mb = 2192.61 m = 7193.53 ft T: 3.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.10 C/km ThetaE index: 6.51 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 547.66 mb = 5077.55 m = 16658.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.87 C = 110.97 F Cap Strength: 13.96 C Lifted Index: 14.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.13 C Showalter Index: 14.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.68 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.45 C Cross Totals Index: 10.22 C K Index: -12.52 Risk: None Sweat Index: 73.66 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11927.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 788.68 mb = 2145.21 m = 7038.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.3 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 316.3 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.1 neg: -4.1 tot: 8.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 34.18 m/s