MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F204.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F204.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 8.5 day GFS valid 6Z SAT 4 OCT 25 Station: 40.29,-102.65 Latitude: 40.29 Longitude: -102.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 1 950 502 2 900 964 SFC 871 1245 18.8 9.1 53 9.8 12.9 356 9 303.8 305.3 291.3 328.7 8.33 4 850 1455 18.8 7.8 49 11.0 12.1 9 15 305.8 307.3 291.6 329.5 7.82 5 800 1976 18.7 3.7 37 15.0 10.0 330 11 311.1 312.3 291.9 330.5 6.26 6 750 2526 15.1 1.6 40 13.5 7.5 287 14 313.0 314.1 292.0 330.9 5.71 7 700 3105 10.0 -0.0 50 10.1 4.6 274 14 313.6 314.6 291.9 330.8 5.46 8 650 3716 4.5 -1.6 64 6.1 1.3 254 15 314.0 315.0 291.9 330.6 5.23 9 600 4361 -1.4 -3.1 88 1.7 -2.3 236 17 314.5 315.4 291.9 330.5 5.06 10 550 5049 -5.7 -6.5 94 0.8 -6.1 224 22 317.3 318.2 292.0 331.1 4.27 11 500 5790 -10.5 -11.4 93 0.9 -10.9 211 25 320.2 320.8 291.9 330.7 3.20 12 450 6593 -15.9 -17.6 87 1.7 -16.4 208 26 323.2 323.7 291.9 330.5 2.14 13 400 7470 -21.9 -22.6 94 0.7 -22.1 221 27 326.5 326.8 292.2 332.0 1.56 14 350 8437 -29.6 -30.8 89 1.2 -29.9 221 29 328.8 329.0 292.2 331.8 0.84 15 300 9516 -38.6 -44.9 51 6.3 -39.1 220 39 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.9 0.23 16 250 10742 -48.2 -48.8 93 0.6 -48.3 216 45 334.4 334.4 293.1 335.1 0.18 17 200 12181 -56.0 -62.1 46 6.1 -56.1 221 52 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.3 0.05 18 150 13993 -60.2 -77.9 8 17.8 -60.3 246 48 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.5 0.01 19 100 16488 -65.1 -83.3 6 18.3 -65.2 265 33 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.27 m Freezing level: 612.01 mb = 4206.12 m = 13799.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.69 mb = 3946.12 m = 12946.43 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.85 % Est. max temperature: 28.06 C = 82.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 752.98 mb = 2492.35 m = 8176.90 ft T: 15.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.67 C/km ThetaE index: 0.37 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 626.42 mb = 4013.75 m = 13168.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.93 C = 84.08 F Cap Strength: 4.58 C Lifted Index: 0.69 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.44 C Showalter Index: 0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.34 C Cross Totals Index: 18.32 C K Index: 27.05 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 148.32 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5103.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 675.81 mb = 3394.89 m = 11137.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.0 at 18.8 knts Storm direction: 266.0 at 14.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.9 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 130.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -40.5 tot: -40.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -13.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: -2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 107.76 m/s