MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F330.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F330.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 330 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 10 OCT 25 Station: 38.90,-120.04 Latitude: 38.90 Longitude: -120.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 108 1 950 535 2 900 981 3 850 1447 4 800 1935 SFC 786 2076 -0.7 -1.4 95 0.8 -1.0 241 15 291.9 292.7 283.2 304.6 4.38 6 750 2449 -4.0 -4.5 96 0.5 -4.3 248 26 292.2 292.9 282.5 302.9 3.64 7 700 2989 -7.7 -8.2 96 0.6 -7.9 256 37 294.0 294.5 282.5 302.8 2.93 8 650 3564 -8.8 -9.5 94 0.7 -9.1 236 55 299.0 299.6 284.5 307.7 2.86 9 600 4184 -9.9 -10.4 96 0.5 -10.1 220 64 304.6 305.2 286.6 313.6 2.88 10 550 4850 -14.6 -16.9 82 2.3 -15.3 226 66 306.8 307.1 286.3 312.7 1.85 11 500 5568 -15.9 -42.7 8 26.7 -19.7 249 80 313.6 313.6 286.8 314.3 0.18 12 450 6359 -18.4 -48.4 5 30.0 -22.0 259 98 320.1 320.2 288.9 320.6 0.11 13 400 7227 -24.7 -51.8 6 27.1 -27.2 263 106 322.9 322.9 289.7 323.2 0.08 14 350 8182 -32.3 -55.4 8 23.1 -33.8 268 113 325.2 325.2 290.4 325.4 0.06 15 300 9249 -41.3 -57.0 17 15.7 -42.0 274 115 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.4 0.06 16 250 10465 -47.2 -62.1 17 14.9 -47.6 260 100 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.0 0.04 17 200 11946 -48.5 -70.1 6 21.5 -49.1 273 71 355.9 355.9 297.9 356.0 0.02 18 150 13803 -56.9 -78.1 5 21.1 -57.2 263 48 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.01 19 100 16334 -62.5 -84.4 4 22.0 -62.7 246 45 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5459.73 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.65 % Est. max temperature: 7.40 C = 45.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 776.88 mb = 2168.98 m = 7115.98 ft T: -1.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.21 C/km ThetaE index: 1.88 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 729.30 mb = 2668.06 m = 8753.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 0.30 C = 32.54 F Cap Strength: 6.43 C Lifted Index: 10.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.06 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 728.85 mb = 2672.87 m = 8769.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 723.85 mb = 2726.83 m = 8946.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 693.85 mb = 3057.87 m = 10032.27 ft B at Equ Level: 13.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 663.85 mb = 3400.73 m = 11157.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.5 at 73.3 knts Storm direction: 280.5 at 55.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 6.0 tot: 12.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 488.0 neg: -16.4 tot: 471.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 157.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 349.53 m/s