MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F297.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F297.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 297 hour GFS valid 9Z TUE 7 OCT 25 Station: 35.87,-86.34 Latitude: 35.87 Longitude: -86.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 174 SFC 994 228 16.2 14.4 89 1.8 15.1 123 6 289.9 291.7 288.5 319.2 10.40 2 950 611 15.1 12.1 83 2.9 13.3 142 24 292.5 294.1 288.5 319.2 9.37 3 900 1069 14.4 13.2 92 1.3 13.7 152 37 296.4 298.3 290.9 327.2 10.65 4 850 1552 12.4 11.1 92 1.2 11.6 167 33 299.1 300.9 291.1 327.9 9.83 5 800 2060 10.7 9.5 93 1.1 10.0 178 26 302.5 304.2 291.8 330.4 9.37 6 750 2596 8.0 7.2 95 0.7 7.5 187 18 305.2 306.8 292.0 330.9 8.54 7 700 3163 4.7 4.2 97 0.4 4.4 190 16 307.7 309.0 291.8 330.3 7.42 8 650 3765 1.6 1.5 100 0.1 1.5 190 23 310.7 312.0 292.0 331.1 6.57 9 600 4408 -0.9 -0.9 99 0.1 -0.9 201 34 315.1 316.3 292.8 334.0 5.96 10 550 5099 -4.4 -5.6 91 1.3 -5.0 216 38 318.9 319.8 292.7 333.7 4.57 11 500 5846 -8.1 -15.6 55 7.5 -10.8 230 36 323.2 323.6 291.9 330.8 2.27 12 450 6657 -13.4 -28.0 28 14.6 -17.0 220 37 326.4 326.5 291.5 329.4 0.85 13 400 7539 -20.5 -36.0 24 15.5 -23.2 220 44 328.3 328.4 291.7 330.0 0.44 14 350 8515 -26.6 -41.6 23 15.0 -28.5 228 56 332.9 333.0 292.8 334.0 0.29 15 300 9614 -32.7 -48.6 19 15.9 -34.1 230 72 339.3 339.3 294.3 339.9 0.15 16 250 10871 -42.2 -54.8 24 12.6 -42.8 235 82 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.8 0.09 17 200 12343 -53.7 -65.3 23 11.6 -53.9 238 87 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.03 18 150 14132 -66.8 -74.9 31 8.2 -66.8 229 77 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.01 19 100 16557 -68.9 -82.1 13 13.3 -68.9 219 23 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.54 m Freezing level: 617.68 mb = 4180.62 m = 13715.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.65 mb = 4162.16 m = 13655.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.11 % Est. max temperature: 25.81 C = 78.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.94 mb = 460.34 m = 1510.28 ft T: 15.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.76 C/km ThetaE index: 0.64 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.34 mb = 2118.76 m = 6951.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.12 C = 84.42 F Cap Strength: 6.04 C Lifted Index: 7.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.53 C Showalter Index: 4.20 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.66 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.44 C Cross Totals Index: 19.22 C K Index: 31.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8345.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.72 mb = 950.00 m = 3116.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.4 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 222.4 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 38.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.5 neg: -33.4 tot: 231.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 66.32 m/s