MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F246.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F246.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 246 hour GFS valid 18Z SUN 5 OCT 25 Station: 35.87,-88.63 Latitude: 35.87 Longitude: -88.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 996 135 18.7 15.9 83 2.9 16.9 234 6 292.2 294.3 290.2 324.7 11.45 2 950 537 14.9 13.6 92 1.3 14.1 232 12 292.3 294.1 289.3 321.7 10.34 3 900 994 12.5 11.8 96 0.6 12.1 212 15 294.4 296.1 289.5 322.3 9.74 4 850 1472 10.5 9.9 96 0.5 10.2 202 21 297.1 298.8 289.8 323.5 9.07 5 800 1976 8.6 3.7 71 4.9 5.9 194 31 300.4 301.5 288.4 319.0 6.25 6 750 2508 6.2 -5.9 42 12.1 0.8 198 33 303.3 303.9 286.5 313.4 3.28 7 700 3070 3.6 -12.5 30 16.1 -2.6 201 35 306.5 306.9 286.4 313.1 2.09 8 650 3668 0.2 -21.4 18 21.6 -6.5 199 38 309.2 309.4 286.3 312.7 1.07 9 600 4304 -3.6 -30.6 10 27.0 -10.1 199 41 311.9 312.0 286.6 313.7 0.50 10 550 4985 -7.5 -34.9 9 27.4 -13.2 203 46 315.2 315.2 287.6 316.4 0.36 11 500 5721 -11.5 -38.6 9 27.1 -16.4 205 50 319.0 319.0 288.7 320.0 0.27 12 450 6520 -16.8 -31.0 28 14.2 -19.8 216 48 322.1 322.2 290.1 324.4 0.64 13 400 7394 -22.8 -32.7 40 10.0 -24.5 218 56 325.4 325.5 291.0 327.6 0.61 14 350 8358 -30.2 -42.1 30 11.9 -31.5 216 61 328.1 328.1 291.5 329.1 0.27 15 300 9438 -37.8 -58.1 10 20.3 -38.8 209 72 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.05 16 250 10671 -46.0 -62.9 13 16.9 -46.6 216 64 337.6 337.7 293.8 337.8 0.03 17 200 12134 -50.7 -71.4 7 20.7 -51.1 210 53 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 13986 -57.7 -79.4 5 21.8 -57.9 231 35 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16491 -64.8 -83.0 6 18.2 -64.9 220 21 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5621.94 m Freezing level: 647.32 mb = 3701.81 m = 12144.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.50 mb = 2633.63 m = 8640.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.21 % Est. max temperature: 23.89 C = 75.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.61 mb = 495.86 m = 1626.82 ft T: 15.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 10.76 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 884.47 m = 2901.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.37 C = 68.66 F Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lifted Index: 3.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.13 C Showalter Index: 2.98 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.02 C Cross Totals Index: 21.48 C K Index: 15.84 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7906.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.91 mb = 763.16 m = 2503.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.5 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 232.5 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 4.6 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 100.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 86.61 m/s