MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 18Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 30.20,-123.43 Latitude: 30.20 Longitude: -123.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1017 1 19.2 14.4 74 4.8 16.1 355 19 290.9 292.7 288.6 319.7 10.17 1 1000 147 17.5 12.5 72 5.1 14.4 355 22 290.7 292.3 287.6 316.5 9.12 2 950 583 13.4 11.6 89 1.8 12.3 355 22 290.8 292.4 287.5 316.3 9.04 3 900 1037 15.7 -11.8 14 27.5 4.6 0 21 297.7 298.0 282.6 303.0 1.71 4 850 1521 15.8 -19.2 7 35.0 3.3 352 18 302.7 302.9 283.8 305.9 0.98 5 800 2034 15.1 -12.2 14 27.3 3.7 339 16 307.2 307.6 286.5 313.2 1.86 6 750 2577 12.4 -9.2 21 21.6 2.8 328 16 310.0 310.5 288.2 318.2 2.54 7 700 3150 8.9 -15.5 16 24.4 -0.5 314 16 312.4 312.7 288.0 317.8 1.63 8 650 3759 6.1 -26.3 8 32.3 -3.8 286 17 315.8 316.0 288.2 318.3 0.69 9 600 4410 2.9 -35.7 4 38.6 -6.6 274 19 319.5 319.5 288.9 320.6 0.30 10 550 5109 -0.8 -37.1 4 36.2 -9.2 268 24 323.1 323.1 290.0 324.2 0.29 11 500 5862 -5.3 -43.0 3 37.7 -12.6 260 29 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.2 0.17 12 450 6680 -10.9 -48.6 3 37.6 -16.7 268 31 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.9 0.10 13 400 7573 -17.4 -48.2 5 30.8 -21.6 261 40 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.8 0.12 14 350 8560 -23.5 -47.3 9 23.8 -26.4 264 55 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.7 0.15 15 300 9670 -31.2 -53.8 9 22.7 -33.0 261 59 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.8 0.08 16 250 10934 -41.4 -59.7 12 18.3 -42.3 255 63 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.05 17 200 12407 -53.7 -65.3 23 11.7 -53.9 253 66 347.8 347.8 296.2 347.9 0.03 18 150 14197 -66.4 -74.6 31 8.1 -66.5 259 65 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.01 19 100 16592 -73.3 -82.4 24 9.1 -73.3 271 27 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.23 m Freezing level: 561.22 mb = 4951.96 m = 16246.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.67 mb = 3059.79 m = 10038.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.58 % Est. max temperature: 29.26 C = 84.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.96 mb = 609.69 m = 2000.28 ft T: 13.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 16.69 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 611.33 mb = 4258.00 m = 13969.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 47.04 C = 116.66 F Cap Strength: 13.26 C Lifted Index: 14.07 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.77 C Showalter Index: 19.55 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 7.24 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.14 C Cross Totals Index: -13.89 C K Index: -22.48 Risk: None Sweat Index: 65.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11633.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.07 mb = 1092.74 m = 3585.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 308.0 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 338.0 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 2.4 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -149.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: -7.2 tot: -2.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: -0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 37.46 m/s