MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F021.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F021.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 21 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 41.88,-73.43 Latitude: 41.88 Longitude: -73.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 977 269 20.4 20.0 97 0.4 20.1 199 9 295.5 298.3 294.1 339.2 15.21 2 950 512 19.2 18.7 97 0.5 18.9 207 23 296.7 299.3 293.9 338.5 14.48 3 900 977 16.7 16.4 98 0.4 16.5 225 34 298.7 301.1 293.6 336.9 13.11 4 850 1464 14.9 13.6 92 1.3 14.0 235 38 301.7 303.9 293.3 335.9 11.59 5 800 1976 12.4 10.5 88 1.9 11.2 237 42 304.3 306.2 292.9 334.2 10.01 6 750 2515 9.1 7.9 92 1.2 8.3 239 44 306.4 308.1 292.6 333.4 8.93 7 700 3085 6.2 5.2 93 1.0 5.6 239 48 309.3 310.8 292.7 333.7 7.95 8 650 3690 2.6 2.4 98 0.3 2.5 239 53 311.9 313.2 292.7 333.6 7.00 9 600 4335 -0.6 -0.7 99 0.1 -0.7 244 49 315.4 316.5 292.9 334.6 6.07 10 550 5027 -3.7 -4.0 97 0.3 -3.8 241 45 319.7 320.7 293.4 336.4 5.16 11 500 5777 -7.2 -7.9 95 0.7 -7.5 238 45 324.2 325.1 293.9 338.2 4.22 12 450 6591 -11.8 -12.5 95 0.7 -12.1 240 48 328.3 329.0 294.1 339.4 3.26 13 400 7483 -18.0 -18.8 94 0.8 -18.3 236 52 331.6 332.0 294.1 339.1 2.17 14 350 8468 -24.8 -24.9 100 0.1 -24.8 238 58 335.3 335.6 294.4 340.5 1.45 15 300 9570 -33.7 -33.8 99 0.1 -33.7 247 67 337.9 338.0 294.4 340.6 0.73 16 250 10822 -43.1 -43.2 99 0.1 -43.1 251 76 341.9 342.0 295.1 343.3 0.34 17 200 12288 -54.3 -55.2 90 0.8 -54.4 244 80 346.7 346.7 296.0 347.2 0.11 18 150 14078 -65.0 -74.8 25 9.7 -65.1 255 64 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.01 19 100 16528 -66.9 -83.3 8 16.4 -67.0 273 27 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.11 m Freezing level: 609.78 mb = 4208.60 m = 13807.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.80 mb = 4190.99 m = 13749.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.29 % Est. max temperature: 27.76 C = 81.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.18 mb = 322.09 m = 1056.70 ft T: 20.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.98 C/km ThetaE index: 5.78 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.06 mb = 843.51 m = 2767.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.04 C = 73.47 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: 0.48 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.82 C Showalter Index: 1.31 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.93 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.11 C Cross Totals Index: 20.82 C K Index: 34.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 110.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.36 mb = 784.49 m = 2573.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 785.36 mb = 2130.28 m = 6989.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 525.36 mb = 5387.53 m = 17675.42 ft B at Equ Level: 110.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 345.36 mb = 8563.30 m = 28094.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.4 at 43.0 knts Storm direction: 267.4 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 295.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 295.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 1.22 Bulk Shear: 90.46 m/s