MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F111.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F111.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 111 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 29 SEP 25 Station: 38.03,-100.12 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -100.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 153 1 950 593 SFC 930 780 22.5 10.0 45 12.5 14.8 181 12 301.9 303.4 290.7 326.6 8.31 3 900 1062 20.5 7.3 42 13.2 12.7 189 21 302.6 304.0 290.0 324.0 7.15 4 850 1554 18.6 5.4 42 13.2 10.9 190 24 305.7 306.9 290.5 325.8 6.62 5 800 2070 14.8 2.3 43 12.5 7.9 183 20 306.9 307.9 290.0 324.2 5.65 6 750 2612 10.7 -4.0 35 14.7 3.5 174 16 308.2 308.9 288.8 320.0 3.78 7 700 3182 6.7 -8.6 33 15.3 0.0 171 11 309.9 310.5 288.4 319.0 2.85 8 650 3786 2.8 -11.4 34 14.2 -3.0 174 10 312.1 312.6 288.8 320.1 2.46 9 600 4429 -0.9 -6.0 68 5.1 -3.2 184 14 315.1 315.9 291.2 328.2 4.08 10 550 5120 -4.4 -8.8 71 4.4 -6.3 169 20 318.9 319.6 291.9 330.6 3.57 11 500 5865 -8.8 -12.0 78 3.2 -10.1 175 15 322.3 322.9 292.4 332.5 3.06 12 450 6673 -14.6 -16.4 86 1.8 -15.2 192 7 324.9 325.4 292.5 333.0 2.36 13 400 7556 -19.6 -21.3 86 1.7 -20.0 192 16 329.6 329.9 293.2 335.7 1.75 14 350 8534 -26.6 -28.4 84 1.8 -26.9 197 27 332.9 333.1 293.5 336.7 1.05 15 300 9628 -35.6 -39.5 67 3.9 -36.0 198 26 335.2 335.3 293.5 336.8 0.41 16 250 10866 -47.1 -48.0 90 0.9 -47.1 232 24 336.0 336.1 293.5 336.8 0.20 17 200 12310 -56.0 -62.5 44 6.5 -56.2 200 19 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.04 18 150 14106 -60.6 -75.4 13 14.7 -60.8 216 16 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.01 19 100 16596 -65.5 -83.0 7 17.5 -65.7 136 3 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.22 m Freezing level: 611.94 mb = 4275.59 m = 14027.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.67 mb = 3186.01 m = 10452.67 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.99 % Est. max temperature: 27.93 C = 82.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 772.44 mb = 2364.52 m = 7757.51 ft T: 12.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 6.75 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 642.58 mb = 3878.17 m = 12723.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.95 C = 91.31 F Cap Strength: 4.68 C Lifted Index: 4.83 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.24 C Showalter Index: 4.54 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.63 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.43 C Cross Totals Index: 14.19 C K Index: 17.51 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 128.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7333.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 723.27 mb = 2911.85 m = 9553.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 179.2 at 15.5 knts Storm direction: 209.2 at 11.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 2.1 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -14.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.2 neg: -36.5 tot: -17.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: -0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 8.13 Bulk Shear: 1.93 m/s