MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F120.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F120.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5 day GFS valid 12Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 36.56,-85.28 Latitude: 36.56 Longitude: -85.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 974 316 18.8 15.9 83 2.9 16.9 29 11 294.2 296.3 291.0 327.7 11.72 2 950 529 17.6 15.3 86 2.3 16.1 34 24 295.1 297.2 291.3 328.4 11.60 3 900 990 15.2 14.7 97 0.5 14.9 54 39 297.2 299.3 292.0 331.3 11.78 4 850 1477 16.6 12.9 79 3.7 14.1 69 39 303.5 305.6 293.4 336.4 11.04 5 800 1992 14.0 10.4 79 3.6 11.7 69 36 306.1 307.9 293.3 336.0 9.94 6 750 2535 10.5 7.9 84 2.6 8.9 63 37 308.0 309.7 293.2 335.3 8.98 7 700 3107 6.9 4.7 86 2.2 5.6 59 37 310.1 311.5 292.7 333.7 7.67 8 650 3713 3.7 -0.3 75 4.1 1.6 57 40 313.2 314.3 292.0 331.3 5.75 9 600 4360 0.2 -4.2 72 4.4 -2.0 59 43 316.3 317.2 292.0 331.3 4.67 10 550 5053 -3.4 -6.7 78 3.2 -5.0 64 43 320.0 320.8 292.7 333.8 4.22 11 500 5802 -7.6 -9.2 88 1.6 -8.3 62 35 323.8 324.5 293.4 336.4 3.80 12 450 6616 -11.6 -13.6 85 2.1 -12.3 60 32 328.7 329.3 294.0 338.8 2.97 13 400 7510 -16.8 -17.5 94 0.7 -17.1 68 28 333.1 333.6 294.7 341.5 2.41 14 350 8501 -23.2 -23.4 98 0.2 -23.2 78 30 337.5 337.8 295.1 343.5 1.65 15 300 9611 -30.9 -31.2 97 0.4 -31.0 69 27 341.8 342.0 295.6 345.4 0.94 16 250 10878 -40.8 -41.0 98 0.2 -40.8 34 21 345.4 345.5 296.0 347.1 0.42 17 200 12359 -51.3 -51.4 100 0.0 -51.4 148 18 351.5 351.5 297.1 352.2 0.17 18 150 14178 -61.7 -77.6 10 15.9 -61.9 145 13 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.01 19 100 16636 -68.7 -82.4 12 13.7 -68.8 216 7 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.03 m Freezing level: 597.37 mb = 4396.05 m = 14422.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.59 mb = 3996.39 m = 13111.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.42 % Est. max temperature: 29.39 C = 84.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.60 mb = 686.47 m = 2252.18 ft T: 16.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 5.11 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 774.61 mb = 2263.38 m = 7425.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.58 C = 88.84 F Cap Strength: 4.26 C Lifted Index: 3.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.47 C Showalter Index: 0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.19 C Cross Totals Index: 20.47 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.52 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7189.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.39 mb = 986.19 m = 3235.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 60.4 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 90.4 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 239.7 neg: -23.9 tot: 215.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.48 Bulk Shear: 40.57 m/s