MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F138.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F138.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 138 hour GFS valid 6Z WED 1 OCT 25 Station: 33.5,-66 Latitude: 33.50 Longitude: -66.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -62 SFC 993 -0 26.8 24.4 86 2.4 25.0 183 57 300.6 304.2 298.4 358.5 19.70 2 950 391 22.9 21.9 94 0.9 22.2 191 82 300.4 303.6 297.1 352.3 17.71 3 900 861 19.8 19.8 100 -0.0 19.8 196 87 301.9 304.9 296.7 350.1 16.34 4 850 1354 17.9 16.4 91 1.5 16.9 203 88 304.9 307.5 295.8 346.5 13.92 5 800 1872 15.6 13.8 89 1.8 14.4 206 86 307.8 310.1 295.6 345.6 12.51 6 750 2419 13.0 10.9 87 2.0 11.7 209 88 310.7 312.8 295.4 344.4 11.03 7 700 2997 9.9 8.1 89 1.8 8.8 213 89 313.4 315.3 295.2 343.6 9.74 8 650 3611 6.4 5.3 93 1.1 5.8 216 88 316.2 317.9 295.1 343.4 8.66 9 600 4265 2.9 2.7 99 0.2 2.8 215 86 319.5 321.0 295.3 344.2 7.77 10 550 4966 -0.2 -0.2 99 0.1 -0.2 219 82 323.9 325.2 295.8 346.2 6.86 11 500 5724 -3.5 -3.8 98 0.3 -3.7 222 81 328.8 329.9 296.2 348.0 5.79 12 450 6551 -7.5 -7.9 97 0.4 -7.7 227 80 333.8 334.8 296.6 349.9 4.70 13 400 7459 -12.4 -12.8 97 0.3 -12.6 232 83 338.8 339.6 297.0 351.4 3.58 14 350 8465 -19.7 -19.8 100 0.0 -19.8 233 94 342.2 342.6 296.7 350.4 2.28 15 300 9591 -27.1 -27.1 100 -0.0 -27.1 250 84 347.2 347.5 297.1 352.4 1.38 16 250 10883 -35.2 -35.2 100 -0.0 -35.3 246 65 353.7 353.8 298.0 356.7 0.76 17 200 12398 -47.9 -47.9 100 0.0 -47.9 235 40 356.9 356.9 298.3 357.9 0.25 18 150 14224 -64.5 -64.7 97 0.2 -64.5 228 35 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.2 0.04 19 100 16621 -74.3 -81.9 30 7.6 -74.3 311 9 384.2 384.2 302.9 384.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5786.08 m Freezing level: 552.62 mb = 4929.07 m = 16171.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 553.59 mb = 4913.43 m = 16119.99 ft Precipitable water: 2.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.79 % Est. max temperature: 31.55 C = 88.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.83 mb = 309.28 m = 1014.70 ft T: 23.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 15.14 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.32 mb = 591.64 m = 1941.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.28 C = 81.10 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -1.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: 0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 41.31 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.43 C Cross Totals Index: 19.88 C K Index: 36.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 520.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.18 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 412.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.04 mb = 575.58 m = 1888.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.04 mb = 622.48 m = 2042.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 285.04 mb = 9953.73 m = 32656.19 ft B at Equ Level: 409.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.04 mb = 13617.89 m = 44677.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.1 at 84.6 knts Storm direction: 240.1 at 63.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 826.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 826.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 275.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.85 Bulk Rich Number: 3.09 Bulk Shear: 133.43 m/s