MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F153.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F153.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 153 hour GFS valid 3Z THU 2 OCT 25 Station: -29.75,151.52 Latitude: -29.75 Longitude: 151.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 1 950 518 SFC 900 982 22.9 14.0 57 8.8 17.0 318 14 305.1 307.1 294.0 338.7 11.26 3 900 986 21.7 12.7 56 9.1 15.8 318 20 303.9 305.8 292.9 334.6 10.29 4 850 1478 17.2 9.3 60 7.9 12.3 319 32 304.2 305.8 291.7 330.2 8.70 5 800 1991 12.5 7.5 72 5.0 9.6 319 35 304.5 306.0 291.5 329.1 8.18 6 750 2529 8.2 5.3 82 2.9 6.5 318 38 305.5 306.9 291.2 328.1 7.48 7 700 3095 3.5 1.9 89 1.6 2.7 313 42 306.3 307.5 290.4 325.5 6.29 8 650 3692 -1.5 -3.5 86 2.0 -2.4 306 46 307.2 308.1 289.1 321.3 4.54 9 600 4323 -6.2 -14.6 51 8.4 -9.1 296 52 308.9 309.3 287.3 315.5 2.05 10 550 4999 -9.9 -27.1 23 17.2 -14.0 291 51 312.3 312.4 287.1 314.9 0.75 11 500 5727 -14.6 -27.6 32 13.0 -17.6 291 53 315.2 315.4 288.1 317.9 0.79 12 450 6516 -19.7 -36.0 22 16.3 -22.4 289 57 318.4 318.5 288.7 319.8 0.39 13 400 7380 -26.0 -43.0 19 17.0 -27.9 293 58 321.2 321.2 289.3 322.0 0.21 14 350 8330 -34.2 -45.7 30 11.5 -35.1 295 64 322.7 322.7 289.8 323.4 0.18 15 300 9387 -43.6 -45.7 79 2.2 -43.7 291 66 324.0 324.0 290.2 324.8 0.21 16 250 10590 -51.4 -55.7 60 4.3 -51.5 285 74 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.0 0.08 17 200 12027 -54.2 -72.3 9 18.1 -54.4 281 73 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.0 0.01 18 150 13859 -56.5 -79.6 4 23.1 -56.8 277 55 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16396 -61.2 -84.3 3 23.1 -61.4 293 31 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.86 m Freezing level: 665.38 mb = 3508.14 m = 11509.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.94 mb = 3400.40 m = 11156.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.39 % Est. max temperature: 23.29 C = 73.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 790.48 mb = 2091.16 m = 6860.68 ft T: 11.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 23.87 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 746.00 mb = 2573.29 m = 8442.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.37 C = 74.06 F Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lifted Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.80 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.83 C Cross Totals Index: 23.97 C K Index: 39.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1008.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 760.43 mb = 2414.26 m = 7920.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 725.43 mb = 2802.50 m = 9194.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.43 mb = 10708.49 m = 35132.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1004.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.43 mb = 13235.09 m = 43421.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.5 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 330.5 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 3.6 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.0 neg: -9.9 tot: 36.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 14.72 Bulk Shear: 68.52 m/s