MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F150.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F150.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 150 hour GFS valid 6Z THU 2 OCT 25 Station: -27.54,152.78 Latitude: -27.54 Longitude: 152.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 999 85 24.4 19.0 72 5.5 20.6 22 6 297.7 300.2 293.9 338.0 13.93 2 950 522 21.6 15.9 70 5.7 17.8 2 17 299.1 301.3 292.9 334.3 12.04 3 900 991 20.0 12.5 62 7.4 15.2 341 21 302.1 304.0 292.3 332.3 10.19 4 850 1482 16.6 9.8 64 6.8 12.4 329 23 303.5 305.2 291.8 330.3 8.99 5 800 1995 12.5 7.4 71 5.1 9.5 319 25 304.5 306.0 291.4 328.8 8.09 6 750 2533 8.4 4.8 78 3.5 6.3 306 25 305.6 307.0 291.0 327.5 7.21 7 700 3100 4.1 2.0 86 2.1 2.9 294 23 307.0 308.2 290.7 326.4 6.32 8 650 3699 0.3 -1.9 85 2.2 -0.8 287 23 309.3 310.3 290.3 325.2 5.12 9 600 4337 -3.1 -6.5 77 3.4 -4.6 285 24 312.5 313.3 290.3 325.0 3.93 10 550 5020 -7.2 -10.1 80 2.8 -8.4 282 28 315.5 316.1 290.6 325.9 3.23 11 500 5757 -11.7 -13.7 85 2.0 -12.4 282 35 318.8 319.3 291.0 327.6 2.65 12 450 6556 -16.8 -19.4 80 2.7 -17.6 286 44 322.2 322.5 291.3 328.4 1.83 13 400 7428 -23.6 -28.7 63 5.1 -24.6 280 60 324.3 324.5 291.0 327.5 0.90 14 350 8388 -31.6 -36.2 64 4.6 -32.2 283 65 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.0 0.50 15 300 9459 -39.9 -42.8 73 2.9 -40.1 279 64 329.2 329.2 291.8 330.3 0.29 16 250 10680 -48.9 -50.5 83 1.6 -49.0 282 67 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.0 0.15 17 200 12121 -54.2 -68.9 15 14.7 -54.5 284 90 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.02 18 150 13941 -59.9 -78.2 7 18.2 -60.2 277 67 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.01 19 100 16435 -66.2 -83.2 8 17.0 -66.4 297 35 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.42 m Freezing level: 645.30 mb = 3759.04 m = 12332.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.67 mb = 3567.37 m = 11703.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.39 % Est. max temperature: 30.28 C = 86.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.22 mb = 779.44 m = 2557.18 ft T: 20.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 13.03 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.45 mb = 1885.23 m = 6185.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.04 C = 87.87 F Cap Strength: 3.30 C Lifted Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.82 C Showalter Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.24 C Cross Totals Index: 21.48 C K Index: 35.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 213.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 786.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 107.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.93 mb = 1312.42 m = 4305.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 751.93 mb = 2512.10 m = 8241.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.93 mb = 10891.86 m = 35734.01 ft B at Equ Level: 776.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.93 mb = 13078.08 m = 42906.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.7 at 24.5 knts Storm direction: 330.7 at 18.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.1 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -78.6 tot: -78.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -26.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: -5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 11.77 Bulk Shear: 66.81 m/s