MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F255.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F255.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 255 hour GFS valid 9Z MON 6 OCT 25 Station: 42.77,-75.95 Latitude: 42.77 Longitude: -75.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 163 SFC 979 343 16.5 15.1 92 1.4 15.6 130 7 291.4 293.3 289.6 322.7 11.08 2 950 600 15.1 14.3 95 0.8 14.6 144 18 292.5 294.5 289.8 323.4 10.84 3 900 1057 13.0 12.8 98 0.2 12.9 166 32 294.9 296.8 290.2 324.6 10.34 4 850 1538 11.6 9.4 87 2.2 10.3 178 34 298.2 299.8 289.9 323.8 8.73 5 800 2043 8.8 6.6 86 2.2 7.5 184 31 300.5 301.9 289.7 323.1 7.65 6 750 2576 5.9 4.5 90 1.5 5.1 186 31 303.0 304.3 290.0 324.1 7.03 7 700 3139 3.5 3.3 98 0.3 3.4 191 33 306.4 307.7 291.0 327.5 6.93 8 650 3739 0.6 0.6 100 0.0 0.6 195 34 309.7 310.8 291.3 328.7 6.16 9 600 4378 -2.5 -2.7 98 0.2 -2.6 193 35 313.3 314.3 291.6 329.7 5.23 10 550 5065 -5.9 -6.4 97 0.4 -6.1 194 34 317.0 317.9 292.0 330.9 4.32 11 500 5807 -9.7 -10.2 96 0.5 -9.9 198 34 321.3 321.9 292.5 332.9 3.53 12 450 6613 -14.5 -14.8 98 0.3 -14.6 206 35 325.0 325.5 292.8 334.1 2.69 13 400 7495 -20.5 -20.5 100 0.0 -20.5 210 38 328.4 328.7 293.0 334.9 1.87 14 350 8469 -27.8 -27.8 100 0.0 -27.8 215 40 331.3 331.5 293.2 335.3 1.11 15 300 9557 -36.9 -37.0 99 0.1 -36.9 220 39 333.4 333.5 293.2 335.4 0.53 16 250 10788 -47.8 -47.8 100 0.0 -47.9 220 48 334.9 335.0 293.3 335.7 0.20 17 200 12219 -59.5 -59.6 98 0.1 -59.5 227 56 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.8 0.06 18 150 14003 -62.3 -78.1 10 15.7 -62.5 240 33 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.01 19 100 16477 -66.0 -83.3 7 17.2 -66.2 278 23 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5643.78 m Freezing level: 640.07 mb = 3865.58 m = 12682.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.60 mb = 3854.95 m = 12647.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.76 % Est. max temperature: 24.22 C = 75.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.51 mb = 515.47 m = 1691.17 ft T: 15.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.95 C/km ThetaE index: 1.48 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.12 mb = 1028.15 m = 3373.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.83 C = 67.69 F Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lifted Index: 4.67 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.53 C Showalter Index: 4.73 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.27 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.22 C Cross Totals Index: 19.05 C K Index: 30.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.14 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6318.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.20 mb = 888.14 m = 2913.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.0 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 218.0 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 247.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 247.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 65.12 m/s