MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F015.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F015.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 hour GFS valid 3Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 38.65,-27.21 Latitude: 38.65 Longitude: -27.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 SFC 1000 1 21.7 20.3 92 1.4 20.7 130 35 294.9 297.6 293.9 338.2 15.15 2 950 444 18.3 18.1 99 0.2 18.2 141 50 295.7 298.2 293.2 335.6 13.87 3 900 908 16.5 16.3 99 0.2 16.4 154 53 298.5 300.9 293.4 336.4 13.04 4 850 1394 14.3 14.1 98 0.3 14.1 169 56 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.3 11.95 5 800 1905 11.9 11.8 99 0.2 11.8 176 57 303.9 305.9 293.4 336.3 10.90 6 750 2444 9.4 9.3 99 0.1 9.3 180 59 306.7 308.6 293.4 336.4 9.83 7 700 3015 6.6 6.5 100 0.1 6.5 184 61 309.8 311.4 293.4 336.5 8.73 8 650 3620 3.6 3.5 100 0.1 3.5 189 62 313.0 314.4 293.5 336.6 7.60 9 600 4267 0.3 0.2 99 0.1 0.3 195 62 316.5 317.8 293.6 337.1 6.49 10 550 4960 -2.8 -4.7 87 1.8 -3.7 205 60 320.7 321.7 293.5 336.7 4.93 11 500 5711 -6.6 -10.9 71 4.3 -8.4 218 57 325.0 325.7 293.4 336.2 3.34 12 450 6526 -11.7 -14.5 80 2.8 -12.8 225 54 328.6 329.1 293.9 338.1 2.77 13 400 7419 -16.9 -22.7 61 5.8 -18.6 226 53 333.0 333.3 294.0 338.5 1.55 14 350 8410 -22.8 -25.5 78 2.8 -23.5 228 44 338.1 338.4 295.1 343.1 1.37 15 300 9523 -30.7 -31.7 91 1.0 -30.9 237 39 342.1 342.3 295.6 345.5 0.89 16 250 10791 -40.6 -40.6 100 -0.0 -40.6 248 41 345.7 345.8 296.1 347.4 0.44 17 200 12269 -53.4 -53.5 99 0.1 -53.4 249 48 348.3 348.3 296.4 348.8 0.13 18 150 14053 -67.4 -70.5 65 3.1 -67.5 264 68 353.9 353.9 297.5 354.0 0.02 19 100 16482 -68.4 -82.6 11 14.2 -68.4 243 28 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.08 m Freezing level: 594.59 mb = 4341.72 m = 14244.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 596.81 mb = 4309.16 m = 14137.48 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.35 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.80 mb = 177.14 m = 581.16 ft T: 20.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.87 C/km ThetaE index: 2.64 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 947.27 mb = 468.94 m = 1538.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.71 C = 72.88 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: 1.68 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.03 C Showalter Index: 1.80 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.48 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.87 C Cross Totals Index: 20.62 C K Index: 34.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 455.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.68 mb = 510.55 m = 1675.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 937.68 mb = 556.12 m = 1824.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 917.68 mb = 740.89 m = 2430.73 ft B at Equ Level: 14.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 577.68 mb = 4568.95 m = 14989.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.7 at 57.3 knts Storm direction: 214.7 at 42.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 641.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 641.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 213.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 238.59 m/s