MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F030.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F030.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 30 hour GFS valid 12Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 42.09,-71.09 Latitude: 42.09 Longitude: -71.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 42 19.6 19.0 96 0.6 19.2 245 4 292.4 294.9 292.2 331.8 13.88 1 1000 75 19.4 18.6 95 0.8 18.8 248 7 292.5 294.9 292.0 331.0 13.58 2 950 516 18.1 15.2 83 2.9 16.3 284 13 295.6 297.6 291.3 328.7 11.53 3 900 979 16.2 12.6 79 3.6 13.9 276 13 298.2 300.1 291.1 327.9 10.21 4 850 1464 13.8 11.2 84 2.6 12.2 259 17 300.6 302.4 291.6 329.7 9.87 5 800 1974 11.4 9.2 86 2.2 10.0 257 23 303.3 305.0 291.9 330.6 9.16 6 750 2511 8.4 6.7 89 1.7 7.4 254 31 305.7 307.2 291.9 330.6 8.26 7 700 3080 5.5 3.3 86 2.2 4.2 251 36 308.6 309.9 291.7 329.8 6.94 8 650 3683 2.3 -2.2 72 4.5 0.1 247 37 311.6 312.5 290.9 327.3 5.02 9 600 4326 -1.0 -11.6 44 10.6 -5.3 248 38 315.0 315.5 289.8 323.5 2.61 10 550 5015 -5.5 -11.9 61 6.4 -8.0 253 38 317.6 318.2 290.8 326.8 2.80 11 500 5757 -9.4 -10.3 93 0.9 -9.8 242 43 321.6 322.3 292.6 333.1 3.50 12 450 6564 -14.5 -15.8 90 1.3 -15.0 246 46 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.4 2.48 13 400 7448 -19.4 -19.4 100 0.0 -19.4 236 59 329.8 330.2 293.6 337.0 2.06 14 350 8428 -26.0 -26.0 100 0.0 -26.0 237 76 333.7 334.0 293.9 338.4 1.31 15 300 9524 -34.9 -34.9 100 -0.0 -34.9 238 81 336.2 336.3 294.0 338.7 0.66 16 250 10769 -44.9 -44.9 100 -0.0 -44.9 257 100 339.4 339.4 294.4 340.5 0.28 17 200 12230 -52.9 -66.3 18 13.4 -53.1 242 75 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.03 18 150 14037 -63.8 -77.3 14 13.5 -63.9 245 73 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.01 19 100 16501 -67.5 -83.1 9 15.6 -67.5 262 38 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.13 m Freezing level: 614.98 mb = 4133.17 m = 13560.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.27 mb = 3691.83 m = 12112.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.42 % Est. max temperature: 27.62 C = 81.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.02 mb = 117.80 m = 386.49 ft T: 19.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 7.14 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.73 mb = 1436.56 m = 4713.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.67 C = 81.80 F Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lifted Index: 2.20 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.43 C Showalter Index: 2.03 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.78 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.20 C Cross Totals Index: 20.57 C K Index: 32.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.68 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5382.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.75 mb = 793.13 m = 2602.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.7 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 281.7 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 4.4 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 64.8 neg: -8.2 tot: 56.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 57.36 m/s