MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F039.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F039.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 39 hour GFS valid 15Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 33.51,-112.24 Latitude: 33.51 Longitude: -112.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 964 403 26.5 15.5 51 11.0 19.1 104 8 302.8 305.0 293.6 337.1 11.54 2 950 527 24.7 15.1 55 9.6 18.3 105 10 302.3 304.4 293.3 336.1 11.46 3 900 999 21.7 14.8 65 7.0 17.1 144 15 303.9 306.1 294.1 339.0 11.81 4 850 1493 17.8 14.1 79 3.7 15.4 166 17 304.8 307.1 294.5 340.7 11.99 5 800 2009 13.2 12.1 92 1.2 12.5 170 18 305.3 307.3 294.0 338.6 11.12 6 750 2549 10.3 1.0 52 9.3 5.3 176 23 307.7 308.7 290.2 324.6 5.48 7 700 3122 8.7 -15.5 16 24.2 -0.6 191 28 312.2 312.5 287.9 317.6 1.63 8 650 3729 4.9 -23.0 11 27.8 -4.1 198 30 314.5 314.6 288.0 317.6 0.93 9 600 4375 -0.1 -24.6 14 24.6 -7.4 203 31 316.0 316.2 288.4 319.0 0.86 10 550 5064 -5.5 -27.2 16 21.6 -11.2 209 32 317.5 317.7 288.8 320.2 0.75 11 500 5804 -10.3 -33.1 14 22.7 -15.2 216 34 320.4 320.5 289.4 322.1 0.47 12 450 6608 -14.4 -42.6 7 28.2 -18.9 225 35 325.2 325.2 290.6 325.9 0.20 13 400 7490 -20.5 -47.9 7 27.4 -23.8 227 39 328.3 328.4 291.4 328.8 0.13 14 350 8463 -28.3 -46.1 17 17.8 -30.2 231 39 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.2 0.17 15 300 9547 -37.4 -46.3 39 8.9 -38.1 235 36 332.6 332.7 292.6 333.4 0.20 16 250 10780 -45.7 -53.2 43 7.5 -46.1 232 39 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.5 0.11 17 200 12251 -49.6 -70.1 7 20.4 -50.1 245 35 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.02 18 150 14106 -56.9 -80.3 4 23.5 -57.2 249 34 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16595 -68.9 -82.7 12 13.8 -69.0 286 6 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.86 m Freezing level: 600.89 mb = 4363.77 m = 14316.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.28 mb = 3059.19 m = 10036.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.23 % Est. max temperature: 28.79 C = 83.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 819.97 mb = 1798.79 m = 5901.46 ft T: 15.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 23.12 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 789.06 mb = 2123.87 m = 6967.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.42 C = 84.95 F Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lifted Index: -2.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.64 C Showalter Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.46 C K Index: 18.07 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 430.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 482.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 100.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 815.93 mb = 1840.78 m = 6039.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 620.93 mb = 4098.49 m = 13446.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.93 mb = 10755.01 m = 35285.03 ft B at Equ Level: 474.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.93 mb = 12550.17 m = 41174.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.9 at 26.0 knts Storm direction: 225.9 at 19.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 172.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 5.46 Bulk Shear: 88.42 m/s