MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F354.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F354.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 354 hour GFS valid 6Z FRI 10 OCT 25 Station: 38.97,-119.98 Latitude: 38.97 Longitude: -119.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 131 1 950 562 2 900 1013 3 850 1484 4 800 1977 SFC 788 2100 2.3 -0.3 82 2.7 1.1 224 9 294.9 295.8 284.9 308.8 4.74 6 750 2496 -1.1 -2.1 93 1.0 -1.6 222 15 295.4 296.2 284.7 308.3 4.37 7 700 3047 -1.3 -1.6 98 0.3 -1.4 243 35 301.0 301.9 287.3 315.7 4.86 8 650 3636 -3.7 -4.0 98 0.3 -3.8 256 40 304.8 305.6 288.2 318.3 4.38 9 600 4264 -8.0 -9.3 90 1.4 -8.5 249 43 306.9 307.5 287.6 316.7 3.14 10 550 4936 -10.9 -16.9 62 5.9 -12.8 263 48 311.1 311.5 287.8 317.2 1.85 11 500 5664 -14.5 -25.9 37 11.4 -17.2 283 62 315.4 315.5 288.3 318.5 0.92 12 450 6454 -19.5 -34.9 24 15.5 -22.1 284 74 318.8 318.8 288.8 320.3 0.44 13 400 7319 -25.5 -41.6 21 16.1 -27.4 287 85 321.9 321.9 289.6 322.8 0.25 14 350 8275 -31.0 -56.8 6 25.7 -32.7 286 98 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.1 0.05 15 300 9355 -37.1 -60.6 7 23.5 -38.2 284 109 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.04 16 250 10590 -45.3 -63.7 11 18.4 -45.9 290 93 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.03 17 200 12058 -50.9 -69.1 10 18.2 -51.3 269 94 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.02 18 150 13919 -53.9 -80.0 3 26.1 -54.4 287 54 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.2 0.00 19 100 16440 -65.2 -83.9 6 18.7 -65.3 286 58 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5532.85 m Freezing level: 761.86 mb = 2372.50 m = 7783.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 772.49 mb = 2259.11 m = 7411.68 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.21 % Est. max temperature: 12.04 C = 53.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 755.77 mb = 2434.76 m = 7987.97 ft T: -0.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 0.54 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 662.50 mb = 3484.45 m = 11431.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.68 C = 51.23 F Cap Strength: 5.16 C Lifted Index: 7.05 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.19 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11385.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 724.08 mb = 2776.90 m = 9110.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.1 at 55.8 knts Storm direction: 304.1 at 41.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 523.4 neg: -0.1 tot: 523.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 174.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 314.93 m/s