MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 18Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 39.25,-79.84 Latitude: 39.25 Longitude: -79.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 135 1 950 573 SFC 945 619 17.6 16.6 94 1.0 17.0 92 7 295.5 297.8 292.3 332.0 12.71 3 900 1034 14.6 14.4 98 0.3 14.4 104 22 296.6 298.6 291.6 329.8 11.50 4 850 1518 14.0 12.3 90 1.6 12.9 112 30 300.8 302.7 292.3 332.2 10.66 5 800 2030 12.5 10.8 89 1.7 11.4 111 19 304.5 306.4 293.1 335.2 10.25 6 750 2570 9.7 8.6 93 1.1 9.0 111 11 307.1 308.8 293.2 335.4 9.37 7 700 3141 6.6 5.8 95 0.8 6.1 130 8 309.8 311.4 293.1 335.2 8.28 8 650 3747 3.0 2.6 97 0.4 2.8 146 10 312.4 313.7 292.9 334.6 7.13 9 600 4392 -0.7 -1.1 97 0.4 -0.9 160 13 315.3 316.4 292.7 333.9 5.88 10 550 5084 -4.0 -5.7 87 1.8 -4.8 161 16 319.4 320.3 292.8 334.1 4.54 11 500 5830 -8.0 -9.3 90 1.3 -8.6 162 14 323.3 324.0 293.3 335.8 3.77 12 450 6642 -12.5 -13.2 94 0.7 -12.8 138 14 327.5 328.1 293.8 337.9 3.06 13 400 7533 -18.0 -18.2 99 0.2 -18.1 126 16 331.6 332.0 294.2 339.6 2.29 14 350 8517 -25.0 -25.0 100 0.0 -25.0 125 22 335.0 335.3 294.4 340.2 1.43 15 300 9618 -33.6 -33.7 98 0.2 -33.6 122 27 338.1 338.2 294.5 340.8 0.74 16 250 10869 -43.8 -44.4 94 0.6 -43.9 133 30 340.9 341.0 294.8 342.1 0.29 17 200 12336 -52.2 -64.3 22 12.1 -52.5 140 16 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.03 18 150 14160 -61.0 -76.0 12 15.0 -61.2 230 30 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.01 19 100 16614 -69.2 -82.6 13 13.5 -69.2 257 13 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.71 m Freezing level: 609.61 mb = 4267.91 m = 14002.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.43 mb = 4226.61 m = 13866.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.98 % Est. max temperature: 26.73 C = 80.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.71 mb = 739.03 m = 2424.62 ft T: 16.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 2.24 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.78 mb = 2021.54 m = 6632.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.43 C = 79.57 F Cap Strength: 2.33 C Lifted Index: 2.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.89 C Showalter Index: 2.25 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.28 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.97 C Cross Totals Index: 20.32 C K Index: 33.48 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6040.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.95 mb = 1195.94 m = 3923.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 133.4 at 14.9 knts Storm direction: 163.4 at 11.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 20.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.4 neg: -48.5 tot: 37.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.54 Bulk Shear: 9.56 m/s