MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F123.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F123.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 123 hour GFS valid 3Z WED 1 OCT 25 Station: 33.98,-66.89 Latitude: 33.98 Longitude: -66.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -186 SFC 979 -0 26.5 24.5 89 2.0 25.0 155 71 301.4 305.1 298.9 360.9 20.12 2 950 268 23.7 22.6 93 1.1 22.9 164 98 301.2 304.6 297.8 355.4 18.41 3 900 740 20.6 20.6 100 0.0 20.6 169 106 302.7 305.9 297.4 353.6 17.19 4 850 1233 18.3 17.5 95 0.8 17.7 176 108 305.3 308.1 296.6 350.0 14.94 5 800 1753 16.7 14.6 88 2.0 15.3 180 109 308.9 311.4 296.4 349.0 13.22 6 750 2302 14.1 12.7 91 1.4 13.1 185 107 311.9 314.2 296.6 350.0 12.40 7 700 2883 10.8 10.5 98 0.3 10.6 188 102 314.4 316.6 296.6 350.0 11.47 8 650 3498 7.7 7.6 99 0.1 7.6 190 99 317.7 319.6 296.5 349.5 10.11 9 600 4155 4.9 4.8 99 0.1 4.8 196 95 321.8 323.6 296.8 350.8 9.04 10 550 4861 2.1 2.0 99 0.1 2.0 199 88 326.6 328.2 297.3 353.0 8.08 11 500 5626 -1.4 -1.5 99 0.1 -1.5 201 78 331.3 332.7 297.5 354.3 6.86 12 450 6459 -5.5 -5.7 99 0.2 -5.6 200 69 336.3 337.4 297.8 355.4 5.58 13 400 7375 -10.4 -10.7 97 0.3 -10.5 199 63 341.5 342.4 298.0 356.5 4.24 14 350 8393 -15.7 -16.8 91 1.2 -16.2 195 56 347.6 348.3 298.4 358.3 2.93 15 300 9540 -22.5 -26.0 73 3.5 -23.5 199 49 353.7 354.0 298.6 359.5 1.53 16 250 10854 -32.2 -37.4 59 5.3 -33.0 202 37 358.3 358.4 298.8 360.8 0.61 17 200 12386 -45.2 -52.3 45 7.0 -45.7 210 36 361.2 361.2 299.1 361.8 0.15 18 150 14235 -61.6 -64.8 66 3.2 -61.7 232 30 363.9 363.9 299.5 364.1 0.04 19 100 16635 -74.4 -82.1 30 7.7 -74.5 313 16 383.9 383.9 302.9 383.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5811.56 m Freezing level: 520.06 mb = 5319.17 m = 17451.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 521.21 mb = 5292.72 m = 17364.36 ft Precipitable water: 2.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.40 % Est. max temperature: 31.80 C = 89.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.83 mb = 250.91 m = 823.19 ft T: 23.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.43 C/km ThetaE index: 11.83 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.41 mb = 581.99 m = 1909.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.26 C = 81.07 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.21 C Showalter Index: 1.57 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 38.58 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.71 C Cross Totals Index: 18.87 C K Index: 36.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 503.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 150.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.88 mb = 558.45 m = 1832.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.88 mb = 606.05 m = 1988.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 453.88 mb = 6391.23 m = 20968.36 ft B at Equ Level: 149.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 303.88 mb = 9444.44 m = 30985.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 186.1 at 96.8 knts Storm direction: 216.1 at 72.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1270.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 1270.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 423.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 11.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.14 Bulk Rich Number: 0.76 Bulk Shear: 198.66 m/s