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: -31.04,152.31 Latitude: -31.04 Longitude: 152.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 950 492 SFC 949 503 30.3 8.8 26 21.5 16.8 325 10 308.1 309.5 292.0 331.0 7.50 3 900 967 23.8 6.5 33 17.3 13.4 317 31 306.0 307.3 290.7 326.5 6.76 4 850 1462 18.8 5.2 41 13.6 10.9 314 36 305.8 307.0 290.5 325.6 6.52 5 800 1977 13.9 3.6 50 10.3 8.1 313 39 305.9 307.1 290.2 324.8 6.19 6 750 2516 8.9 1.8 61 7.1 5.1 311 40 306.2 307.3 290.0 324.0 5.82 7 700 3082 3.8 -0.5 74 4.2 1.6 308 41 306.6 307.6 289.6 322.9 5.29 8 650 3679 -1.7 -4.0 84 2.4 -2.7 304 43 307.1 307.9 288.9 320.6 4.37 9 600 4310 -6.9 -9.8 80 2.9 -8.1 301 44 308.1 308.7 288.0 317.7 3.03 10 550 4983 -10.8 -20.3 46 9.5 -13.5 296 48 311.3 311.5 287.4 315.9 1.39 11 500 5711 -14.7 -28.3 30 13.6 -17.7 295 53 315.1 315.2 288.0 317.7 0.74 12 450 6499 -20.3 -35.1 26 14.8 -22.7 295 54 317.7 317.8 288.5 319.3 0.43 13 400 7361 -26.6 -41.2 24 14.6 -28.3 297 57 320.5 320.5 289.2 321.4 0.26 14 350 8309 -34.6 -41.6 49 7.0 -35.3 295 63 322.1 322.1 289.7 323.1 0.28 15 300 9364 -44.0 -44.0 99 0.1 -44.0 292 65 323.4 323.4 290.1 324.4 0.26 16 250 10561 -53.3 -55.1 81 1.8 -53.4 290 75 326.8 326.9 290.9 327.2 0.09 17 200 11983 -55.6 -71.6 12 16.0 -55.8 285 78 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.01 18 150 13812 -56.2 -79.6 4 23.4 -56.5 279 66 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.3 0.00 19 100 16385 -59.6 -85.0 2 25.4 -59.9 313 22 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.08 m Freezing level: 665.32 mb = 3496.19 m = 11470.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.53 mb = 3297.70 m = 10819.10 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.43 % Est. max temperature: 28.22 C = 82.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 693.00 mb = 3163.36 m = 10378.34 ft T: 3.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 15.08 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 692.77 mb = 3166.01 m = 10387.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.98 C = 84.17 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.18 C Showalter Index: -1.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.48 C Cross Totals Index: 19.89 C K Index: 34.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 274.91 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 597.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 695.30 mb = 3136.69 m = 10290.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 690.30 mb = 3194.77 m = 10481.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.30 mb = 10553.02 m = 34622.36 ft B at Equ Level: 593.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.30 mb = 12299.34 m = 40351.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 303.5 at 42.4 knts Storm direction: 333.5 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.7 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.4 neg: -6.1 tot: 60.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 8.64 Bulk Shear: 69.14 m/s