MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F258.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F258.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 258 hour GFS valid 0Z MON 6 OCT 25 Station: 36.14,-86.42 Latitude: 36.14 Longitude: -86.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 986 205 16.8 16.2 97 0.6 16.4 267 9 291.0 293.1 290.1 324.4 11.82 2 950 526 14.4 14.4 100 0.0 14.4 283 21 291.8 293.8 289.6 322.7 10.91 3 900 982 12.4 12.1 98 0.3 12.2 276 24 294.3 296.1 289.6 322.7 9.90 4 850 1461 11.3 11.2 99 0.1 11.2 240 31 298.0 299.8 290.7 326.7 9.86 5 800 1967 9.6 9.4 98 0.3 9.5 217 33 301.4 303.1 291.4 328.8 9.27 6 750 2502 7.5 7.1 97 0.4 7.3 208 39 304.7 306.3 291.7 330.2 8.48 7 700 3068 4.7 4.3 97 0.4 4.5 205 43 307.6 309.0 291.8 330.4 7.46 8 650 3670 1.8 1.2 96 0.6 1.5 204 46 311.0 312.3 292.0 331.0 6.44 9 600 4311 -2.5 -5.1 83 2.5 -3.7 203 46 313.2 314.0 290.9 327.1 4.37 10 550 4997 -6.4 -11.3 68 4.9 -8.4 203 50 316.5 317.1 290.6 326.1 2.93 11 500 5736 -10.7 -17.3 58 6.6 -12.9 205 50 320.0 320.4 290.7 326.6 1.97 12 450 6537 -16.1 -24.9 47 8.8 -18.3 216 51 323.0 323.2 290.8 326.9 1.12 13 400 7413 -22.5 -33.0 38 10.5 -24.4 215 55 325.8 325.9 291.1 327.9 0.60 14 350 8379 -29.4 -39.5 37 10.1 -30.7 211 64 329.0 329.1 291.8 330.4 0.35 15 300 9460 -37.8 -45.7 43 7.9 -38.5 207 68 332.1 332.1 292.5 332.9 0.21 16 250 10690 -47.2 -54.9 41 7.7 -47.6 204 76 335.8 335.9 293.4 336.2 0.09 17 200 12136 -55.9 -63.2 40 7.2 -56.1 213 76 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.04 18 150 13947 -59.3 -78.2 7 18.9 -59.5 222 68 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.01 19 100 16457 -63.3 -83.1 5 19.7 -63.5 233 33 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.66 m Freezing level: 629.03 mb = 3938.99 m = 12923.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.77 mb = 3847.49 m = 12622.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.13 % Est. max temperature: 24.59 C = 76.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.62 mb = 273.19 m = 896.27 ft T: 16.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 1.67 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.98 mb = 669.06 m = 2195.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.33 C = 64.99 F Cap Strength: 3.51 C Lifted Index: 3.98 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.94 C Showalter Index: 2.17 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.02 C Cross Totals Index: 21.88 C K Index: 32.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.41 mb = 683.24 m = 2241.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 927.41 mb = 728.60 m = 2390.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 907.41 mb = 912.48 m = 2993.67 ft B at Equ Level: 16.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 837.41 mb = 1585.89 m = 5202.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.0 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 243.0 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 7.5 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.4 neg: -91.9 tot: -71.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -23.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: -4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 175.00 m/s