MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F000.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F000.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: GFS analysis for 0600Z 25 SEP 25 Station: 40.53,-80.99 Latitude: 40.53 Longitude: -80.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 SFC 971 353 16.4 16.1 98 0.3 16.2 194 3 291.9 294.0 290.5 325.6 11.90 2 950 545 17.5 16.1 91 1.5 16.5 217 6 295.0 297.1 291.7 329.9 12.17 3 900 1007 16.0 13.6 86 2.4 14.5 240 9 298.0 300.0 291.7 329.8 10.94 4 850 1492 13.5 11.0 85 2.5 11.9 247 12 300.3 302.1 291.4 328.9 9.74 5 800 2001 10.5 8.5 88 1.9 9.3 244 16 302.3 303.9 291.2 328.3 8.75 6 750 2537 8.6 4.7 76 4.0 6.3 245 18 306.0 307.3 291.0 327.6 7.14 7 700 3105 5.7 1.6 75 4.1 3.4 240 24 308.7 309.9 291.0 327.6 6.13 8 650 3708 2.1 -5.1 59 7.2 -1.3 237 29 311.4 312.1 290.0 324.1 4.03 9 600 4350 -1.8 -9.9 54 8.1 -5.1 238 32 314.1 314.7 289.9 323.8 3.01 10 550 5038 -4.5 -19.5 30 14.9 -9.4 235 31 318.7 319.0 289.9 323.8 1.49 11 500 5781 -10.3 -16.7 59 6.5 -12.5 249 29 320.5 320.9 291.0 327.5 2.06 12 450 6583 -16.0 -16.7 94 0.7 -16.2 247 36 323.2 323.6 292.0 330.9 2.30 13 400 7466 -19.4 -19.4 100 0.0 -19.4 233 61 329.8 330.2 293.6 336.9 2.06 14 350 8445 -26.4 -26.4 100 -0.0 -26.4 230 67 333.2 333.5 293.7 337.8 1.27 15 300 9542 -33.7 -34.9 89 1.2 -33.8 240 84 337.9 338.1 294.4 340.4 0.66 16 250 10797 -43.1 -43.5 96 0.4 -43.1 240 95 342.0 342.1 295.1 343.3 0.32 17 200 12259 -54.3 -57.4 69 3.1 -54.4 250 101 346.7 346.7 296.0 347.0 0.08 18 150 14071 -62.1 -75.9 14 13.9 -62.2 245 59 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.01 19 100 16548 -66.2 -83.5 7 17.3 -66.4 246 31 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.59 m Freezing level: 622.75 mb = 4057.76 m = 13312.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.54 mb = 3540.38 m = 11615.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.55 % Est. max temperature: 25.78 C = 78.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.45 mb = 389.01 m = 1276.26 ft T: 16.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 2.27 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.70 mb = 1534.26 m = 5033.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.82 C = 76.67 F Cap Strength: 2.31 C Lifted Index: 1.25 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.59 C Showalter Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.76 C Cross Totals Index: 21.26 C K Index: 30.66 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5875.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.48 mb = 1049.72 m = 3443.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.8 at 22.8 knts Storm direction: 270.8 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 2.2 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 45.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.50 Bulk Shear: 40.18 m/s