MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508280600F204.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508280600F204.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 8.5 day GFS valid 18Z FRI 5 SEP 25 Station: 43.25,-71.77 Latitude: 43.25 Longitude: -71.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 SFC 970 286 21.6 21.0 97 0.6 21.2 168 7 297.4 300.3 295.5 344.8 16.39 2 950 462 20.0 19.0 94 1.0 19.4 172 15 297.5 300.2 294.4 340.2 14.73 3 900 928 17.4 16.9 97 0.5 17.1 183 25 299.4 301.9 294.1 339.0 13.55 4 850 1415 15.0 14.0 94 1.0 14.4 194 31 301.9 304.1 293.6 337.1 11.93 5 800 1927 12.3 11.0 92 1.3 11.5 197 34 304.3 306.2 293.2 335.3 10.39 6 750 2467 9.2 7.9 91 1.4 8.4 197 36 306.6 308.3 292.7 333.5 8.92 7 700 3036 5.7 4.0 89 1.7 4.8 196 38 308.8 310.2 292.0 331.3 7.32 8 650 3639 2.0 -0.5 84 2.5 0.7 196 41 311.2 312.3 291.4 328.9 5.68 9 600 4281 -2.0 -5.0 80 3.0 -3.4 195 46 313.8 314.7 291.1 327.8 4.40 10 550 4968 -6.1 -9.8 75 3.6 -7.6 194 52 316.8 317.5 291.0 327.6 3.31 11 500 5708 -10.8 -15.7 67 4.9 -12.5 191 56 319.9 320.3 291.0 327.4 2.25 12 450 6509 -16.1 -20.6 68 4.5 -17.4 190 57 322.9 323.3 291.3 328.6 1.65 13 400 7386 -21.8 -26.2 67 4.4 -22.8 187 60 326.6 326.8 291.9 330.6 1.12 14 350 8355 -28.8 -34.4 58 5.6 -29.6 184 63 330.0 330.1 292.3 332.2 0.59 15 300 9439 -37.1 -42.1 60 5.0 -37.6 183 67 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.2 0.31 16 250 10673 -46.5 -52.4 51 6.0 -46.7 191 80 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.5 0.12 17 200 12124 -55.3 -61.4 47 6.1 -55.5 199 87 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.3 0.05 18 150 13943 -56.4 -78.0 5 21.6 -56.8 201 71 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.9 0.01 19 100 16505 -57.0 -84.4 2 27.4 -57.4 209 38 417.6 417.6 307.4 417.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.66 m Freezing level: 625.17 mb = 3958.08 m = 12985.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.78 mb = 3741.39 m = 12274.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.71 % Est. max temperature: 27.50 C = 81.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.84 mb = 355.08 m = 1164.94 ft T: 20.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 17.40 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.37 mb = 914.48 m = 3000.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.60 C = 74.49 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -3.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.92 C Showalter Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 24.80 C K Index: 38.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1041.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.05 mb = 841.39 m = 2760.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.05 mb = 1275.34 m = 4184.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.05 mb = 11101.65 m = 36422.28 ft B at Equ Level: 1038.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.05 mb = 13774.67 m = 45191.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.4 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 223.4 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 171.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 11.80 Bulk Shear: 88.19 m/s