MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 9Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 42.22,-71.95 Latitude: 42.22 Longitude: -71.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 142 SFC 989 232 16.6 16.6 100 0.1 16.6 101 6 290.6 292.8 290.2 324.6 12.06 2 950 579 16.1 16.0 99 0.1 16.0 131 15 293.5 295.6 291.1 328.0 12.09 3 900 1039 14.3 14.0 98 0.4 14.1 175 16 296.3 298.3 291.3 328.6 11.20 4 850 1522 12.4 11.6 95 0.8 11.9 196 19 299.2 301.0 291.4 328.8 10.15 5 800 2029 10.2 9.7 97 0.5 9.9 210 22 302.1 303.8 291.7 330.2 9.50 6 750 2566 7.9 7.4 97 0.5 7.6 226 24 305.1 306.7 292.0 331.1 8.64 7 700 3133 4.8 4.4 97 0.4 4.5 237 23 307.7 309.1 291.9 330.6 7.49 8 650 3734 1.1 0.8 98 0.3 1.0 239 25 310.3 311.4 291.6 329.7 6.27 9 600 4375 -1.9 -2.4 97 0.5 -2.1 244 28 313.9 314.9 291.9 330.8 5.36 10 550 5063 -5.6 -6.2 95 0.7 -5.9 245 31 317.5 318.3 292.2 331.6 4.37 11 500 5805 -9.5 -11.6 85 2.1 -10.4 249 31 321.5 322.1 292.2 331.9 3.16 12 450 6612 -14.4 -15.8 89 1.4 -14.9 252 31 325.2 325.7 292.7 333.6 2.48 13 400 7495 -20.2 -20.4 98 0.2 -20.3 253 38 328.7 329.1 293.1 335.3 1.88 14 350 8470 -27.1 -27.1 100 0.0 -27.1 250 41 332.3 332.5 293.4 336.5 1.19 15 300 9562 -35.0 -35.0 100 0.0 -35.0 267 57 336.0 336.2 293.9 338.5 0.65 16 250 10809 -44.6 -44.6 100 -0.0 -44.6 272 85 339.8 339.8 294.6 340.9 0.29 17 200 12260 -57.1 -57.1 99 0.1 -57.1 277 90 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.7 0.08 18 150 14033 -63.8 -73.7 25 9.9 -63.9 275 74 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.2 0.01 19 100 16514 -65.6 -83.4 7 17.7 -65.8 273 34 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.57 m Freezing level: 631.38 mb = 3972.53 m = 13033.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.59 mb = 3925.94 m = 12880.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.99 % Est. max temperature: 25.70 C = 78.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.92 mb = 236.87 m = 777.11 ft T: 16.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 1.45 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.92 mb = 852.92 m = 2798.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.10 C = 69.98 F Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lifted Index: 2.90 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.33 C Showalter Index: 2.32 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.02 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.92 C Cross Totals Index: 21.10 C K Index: 33.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5837.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.76 mb = 707.81 m = 2322.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.3 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 260.3 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 228.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 111.51 m/s