MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 6Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 31.92,-69.55 Latitude: 31.92 Longitude: -69.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1008 1 27.4 24.5 84 2.9 25.3 99 35 299.8 303.4 298.1 357.1 19.55 1 1000 71 26.5 23.2 82 3.3 24.1 100 42 299.7 303.0 297.3 353.0 18.22 2 950 523 22.3 21.4 95 0.9 21.6 104 51 299.8 302.9 296.6 349.9 17.11 3 900 993 20.2 18.1 88 2.1 18.8 115 54 302.4 305.1 295.7 345.8 14.71 4 850 1486 18.2 15.0 82 3.2 16.1 117 54 305.2 307.6 295.1 343.4 12.76 5 800 2004 15.8 12.5 81 3.2 13.6 117 53 308.0 310.1 295.0 342.7 11.49 6 750 2551 13.0 9.9 81 3.2 11.0 118 54 310.7 312.7 294.8 342.2 10.26 7 700 3129 9.9 6.9 81 3.0 8.0 119 54 313.5 315.2 294.6 341.3 8.95 8 650 3743 6.6 4.6 87 2.0 5.4 120 50 316.4 318.0 294.8 342.3 8.22 9 600 4397 2.9 2.1 95 0.7 2.4 119 47 319.4 320.9 295.1 343.3 7.46 10 550 5098 -0.8 -1.0 99 0.2 -0.9 115 43 323.2 324.5 295.3 344.3 6.50 11 500 5856 -4.2 -5.0 94 0.8 -4.6 113 42 327.9 328.9 295.6 345.4 5.28 12 450 6681 -8.3 -9.4 92 1.1 -8.8 115 40 332.8 333.6 296.0 347.0 4.17 13 400 7588 -13.2 -15.3 84 2.1 -14.0 107 33 337.8 338.4 296.2 348.0 2.91 14 350 8592 -19.9 -21.6 87 1.7 -20.4 109 31 341.9 342.3 296.4 349.0 1.95 15 300 9719 -27.9 -28.6 93 0.7 -28.0 119 27 346.1 346.3 296.8 350.6 1.20 16 250 11000 -38.5 -39.2 92 0.8 -38.5 112 26 348.9 349.0 296.8 350.9 0.51 17 200 12490 -51.3 -51.3 100 0.0 -51.2 131 32 351.6 351.6 297.1 352.3 0.17 18 150 14307 -64.3 -66.8 71 2.5 -64.3 192 32 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.5 0.03 19 100 16680 -75.3 -81.5 37 6.2 -75.3 108 3 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.3 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5784.63 m Freezing level: 560.43 mb = 4951.94 m = 16246.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 563.09 mb = 4908.62 m = 16104.21 ft Precipitable water: 2.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.26 % Est. max temperature: 32.31 C = 90.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.67 mb = 360.53 m = 1182.84 ft T: 23.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.20 C/km ThetaE index: 15.89 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.94 mb = 887.62 m = 2912.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.34 C = 84.81 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: 1.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.76 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.46 C Cross Totals Index: 19.29 C K Index: 34.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 240.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.99 mb = 689.09 m = 2260.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.99 mb = 2251.77 m = 7387.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 316.99 mb = 9316.03 m = 30564.04 ft B at Equ Level: 239.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.99 mb = 14019.37 m = 45994.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 115.5 at 49.4 knts Storm direction: 145.5 at 37.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 222.8 neg: -0.9 tot: 221.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 13.02 Bulk Shear: 18.44 m/s