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: 43.56,-71.38 Latitude: 43.56 Longitude: -71.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 SFC 971 273 20.3 20.1 99 0.2 20.1 149 6 295.9 298.6 294.3 340.1 15.38 2 950 465 19.1 18.9 99 0.2 18.9 156 15 296.6 299.2 294.0 338.6 14.57 3 900 930 17.4 16.7 96 0.7 17.0 180 26 299.4 301.9 294.0 338.6 13.43 4 850 1417 15.1 13.9 92 1.2 14.3 193 33 302.0 304.1 293.5 336.9 11.81 5 800 1930 12.4 11.2 93 1.2 11.7 197 36 304.4 306.3 293.3 335.8 10.53 6 750 2469 9.4 8.2 92 1.2 8.7 197 37 306.8 308.5 292.9 334.5 9.16 7 700 3039 6.0 5.0 93 1.0 5.4 197 39 309.1 310.6 292.6 333.1 7.82 8 650 3643 2.3 1.4 94 0.9 1.8 197 41 311.5 312.8 292.2 331.8 6.53 9 600 4286 -1.7 -3.1 90 1.4 -2.4 196 44 314.1 315.1 291.7 330.2 5.08 10 550 4973 -6.0 -8.1 85 2.1 -6.9 195 49 317.0 317.7 291.5 329.2 3.78 11 500 5713 -10.7 -13.4 80 2.8 -11.7 192 53 320.0 320.6 291.5 329.0 2.71 12 450 6515 -16.0 -17.9 85 1.9 -16.6 190 54 323.1 323.5 291.7 330.2 2.07 13 400 7394 -21.2 -24.2 77 3.0 -22.0 186 57 327.4 327.7 292.3 332.2 1.35 14 350 8365 -28.2 -31.7 72 3.5 -28.8 182 57 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.5 0.77 15 300 9451 -36.7 -39.8 73 3.1 -37.1 183 60 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.1 0.40 16 250 10687 -46.3 -50.9 59 4.6 -46.5 193 76 337.3 337.3 293.8 337.8 0.14 17 200 12137 -55.7 -59.9 59 4.2 -55.8 201 81 344.6 344.6 295.5 344.8 0.06 18 150 13949 -57.2 -77.6 6 20.4 -57.4 201 71 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.01 19 100 16509 -57.1 -84.5 2 27.3 -57.5 209 37 417.3 417.3 307.4 417.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.43 m Freezing level: 621.53 mb = 4009.09 m = 13153.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.64 mb = 3911.53 m = 12832.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.31 % Est. max temperature: 27.67 C = 81.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.58 mb = 298.09 m = 977.97 ft T: 20.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 9.61 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.31 mb = 974.18 m = 3196.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.03 C = 75.26 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -3.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.25 C Showalter Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 38.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 751.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.78 mb = 799.01 m = 2621.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.78 mb = 1837.48 m = 6028.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.78 mb = 10985.51 m = 36041.26 ft B at Equ Level: 744.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.78 mb = 13590.90 m = 44589.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.4 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 223.4 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 218.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 218.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 7.39 Bulk Shear: 101.61 m/s