MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F255.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F255.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 255 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 6 OCT 25 Station: 43.13,-70.98 Latitude: 43.13 Longitude: -70.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -22 SFC 988 83 12.0 11.4 96 0.6 11.6 334 17 286.2 287.7 285.3 310.1 8.59 2 950 407 10.0 9.6 97 0.4 9.8 346 39 287.3 288.7 285.1 309.5 7.92 3 900 855 7.6 7.3 98 0.4 7.4 3 45 289.4 290.6 285.1 309.5 7.12 4 850 1325 5.6 5.2 97 0.4 5.4 10 44 292.0 293.2 285.6 310.8 6.55 5 800 1819 3.3 3.2 99 0.1 3.3 23 41 294.7 295.8 286.1 312.3 6.05 6 750 2342 1.9 1.9 100 0.0 1.9 52 39 298.6 299.7 287.4 316.0 5.85 7 700 2897 1.1 1.0 100 0.0 1.0 82 41 303.7 304.7 289.2 321.5 5.90 8 650 3491 -1.0 -1.2 99 0.2 -1.1 97 38 307.8 308.9 290.1 324.5 5.41 9 600 4124 -4.9 -5.4 96 0.5 -5.1 102 26 310.5 311.3 289.9 323.9 4.28 10 550 4802 -9.9 -11.6 87 1.7 -10.5 110 18 312.3 312.9 289.2 321.5 2.86 11 500 5531 -13.7 -17.5 73 3.8 -14.9 148 23 316.4 316.7 289.6 322.8 1.94 12 450 6326 -18.1 -24.5 57 6.4 -19.7 167 31 320.5 320.7 290.2 324.6 1.17 13 400 7196 -24.0 -31.5 50 7.5 -25.4 175 34 323.8 323.9 290.6 326.3 0.68 14 350 8156 -31.0 -32.9 83 2.0 -31.3 180 25 327.0 327.1 291.6 329.5 0.68 15 300 9231 -39.0 -40.1 90 1.1 -39.1 181 18 330.4 330.5 292.2 331.8 0.39 16 250 10456 -47.2 -60.7 20 13.6 -47.6 179 35 335.9 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.04 17 200 11917 -50.5 -69.9 8 19.5 -50.9 206 55 352.8 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.02 18 150 13787 -53.4 -80.9 2 27.5 -53.8 225 31 378.1 378.1 301.9 378.1 0.00 19 100 16361 -58.1 -84.6 2 26.5 -58.4 244 22 415.6 415.6 307.2 415.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5553.30 m Freezing level: 674.12 mb = 3204.60 m = 10513.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.92 mb = 3177.80 m = 10425.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.06 % Est. max temperature: 18.48 C = 65.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.62 mb = 159.00 m = 521.64 ft T: 11.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 0.54 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.59 mb = 622.96 m = 2043.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.13 C = 57.44 F Cap Strength: 7.41 C Lifted Index: 8.86 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.32 C Showalter Index: 8.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.21 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.30 C Cross Totals Index: 18.91 C K Index: 24.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 173.53 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13112.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.73 mb = 577.00 m = 1893.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 61.9 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 91.9 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 142.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 745.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 745.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 248.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.5 stream: 13.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 217.70 m/s