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: 36.14,-88.31 Latitude: 36.14 Longitude: -88.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 145 16.6 16.4 99 0.2 16.5 90 4 289.6 291.7 289.6 322.7 11.80 1 1000 158 16.5 16.3 98 0.3 16.4 90 5 289.7 291.7 289.5 322.5 11.70 2 950 595 14.7 14.6 99 0.1 14.7 139 17 292.2 294.1 289.9 323.6 11.08 3 900 1052 13.7 13.6 99 0.2 13.7 153 31 295.7 297.6 290.9 327.1 10.93 4 850 1534 12.4 12.2 98 0.2 12.3 156 36 299.2 301.1 291.7 330.0 10.54 5 800 2042 10.3 10.0 98 0.2 10.1 168 35 302.1 303.9 291.9 330.9 9.71 6 750 2579 8.0 7.8 99 0.2 7.9 186 35 305.3 307.0 292.3 332.1 8.91 7 700 3146 5.1 4.8 98 0.3 4.9 193 33 308.1 309.6 292.2 331.8 7.76 8 650 3749 2.0 1.3 95 0.7 1.6 195 30 311.2 312.4 292.0 331.3 6.47 9 600 4392 -1.3 -2.1 94 0.8 -1.7 198 30 314.7 315.7 292.3 332.0 5.48 10 550 5081 -4.7 -6.0 90 1.3 -5.3 206 33 318.6 319.4 292.5 333.0 4.45 11 500 5826 -9.1 -12.2 78 3.1 -10.3 221 34 322.0 322.6 292.2 332.0 3.00 12 450 6632 -15.0 -25.4 40 10.5 -17.7 228 39 324.4 324.6 291.2 328.2 1.07 13 400 7511 -21.8 -35.0 29 13.2 -24.1 228 48 326.7 326.8 291.3 328.5 0.49 14 350 8478 -29.4 -41.9 29 12.4 -30.9 225 54 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.1 0.28 15 300 9561 -36.5 -48.6 28 12.1 -37.5 226 63 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.5 0.15 16 250 10808 -42.8 -62.5 10 19.7 -43.6 227 96 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.6 0.03 17 200 12278 -53.2 -69.1 13 15.9 -53.5 233 99 348.5 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 14085 -63.3 -77.0 14 13.7 -63.4 233 74 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.01 19 100 16539 -65.9 -82.9 8 17.0 -66.0 249 23 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.42 m Freezing level: 619.40 mb = 4142.15 m = 13589.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.59 mb = 4056.15 m = 13307.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.18 % Est. max temperature: 26.03 C = 78.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.72 mb = 169.31 m = 555.49 ft T: 16.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 0.79 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 953.12 mb = 566.70 m = 1859.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.97 C = 66.14 F Cap Strength: 4.59 C Lifted Index: 5.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.98 C Showalter Index: 2.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.77 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.51 C Cross Totals Index: 21.26 C K Index: 33.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6983.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.16 mb = 611.03 m = 2004.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.5 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 217.5 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 350.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 91.28 m/s