MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F150.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F150.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 150 hour GFS valid 18Z THU 2 OCT 25 Station: 40.71,-50.25 Latitude: 40.71 Longitude: -50.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -384 SFC 957 -0 25.0 23.4 91 1.7 23.8 189 43 301.9 305.4 298.4 358.7 19.22 2 950 69 24.4 22.8 90 1.7 23.2 193 54 302.0 305.4 298.1 357.2 18.68 3 900 542 21.2 21.1 99 0.2 21.2 200 62 303.4 306.7 297.9 356.1 17.74 4 850 1037 19.2 18.8 97 0.5 18.9 205 61 306.3 309.3 297.7 355.1 16.24 5 800 1559 17.3 16.5 95 0.8 16.8 211 58 309.6 312.4 297.7 355.0 14.92 6 750 2109 15.2 14.2 94 1.0 14.5 216 54 313.0 315.7 297.8 355.4 13.71 7 700 2693 12.6 11.7 94 0.9 12.0 219 49 316.5 318.9 297.8 355.5 12.48 8 650 3314 9.8 8.9 94 0.9 9.2 221 46 320.0 322.2 297.8 355.3 11.10 9 600 3976 6.6 5.9 95 0.7 6.2 224 42 323.8 325.7 297.7 355.3 9.76 10 550 4688 3.0 2.5 96 0.5 2.7 225 39 327.7 329.3 297.7 355.2 8.39 11 500 5456 -0.8 -1.2 97 0.4 -1.0 224 37 332.1 333.5 297.8 355.6 7.01 12 450 6293 -4.7 -5.6 93 0.9 -5.1 222 36 337.4 338.5 298.0 356.7 5.62 13 400 7214 -9.1 -10.9 87 1.8 -9.9 222 37 343.2 344.1 298.3 358.0 4.17 14 350 8237 -15.1 -18.2 77 3.2 -16.3 219 37 348.4 349.0 298.3 358.0 2.60 15 300 9385 -23.2 -28.3 63 5.1 -24.5 224 38 352.7 352.9 298.2 357.4 1.24 16 250 10692 -33.3 -40.1 50 6.8 -34.3 228 33 356.6 356.7 298.4 358.5 0.47 17 200 12216 -46.3 -49.5 70 3.2 -46.5 228 31 359.4 359.5 298.8 360.3 0.21 18 150 14060 -61.1 -65.2 59 4.0 -61.2 232 37 364.7 364.7 299.7 364.9 0.04 19 100 16518 -68.4 -82.8 11 14.4 -68.5 252 31 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5839.78 m Freezing level: 510.53 mb = 5294.26 m = 17369.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 513.80 mb = 5236.56 m = 17180.10 ft Precipitable water: 2.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.35 % Est. max temperature: 32.15 C = 89.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.05 mb = 207.63 m = 681.20 ft T: 23.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.87 C/km ThetaE index: 3.70 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.53 mb = 594.69 m = 1951.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.81 C = 80.25 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.37 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 39.62 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.06 C Cross Totals Index: 19.57 C K Index: 37.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 449.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.68 mb = 564.22 m = 1851.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 562.68 mb = 4501.26 m = 14767.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 492.68 mb = 5573.16 m = 18284.43 ft B at Equ Level: 17.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 432.68 mb = 6599.85 m = 21652.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.0 at 48.1 knts Storm direction: 245.0 at 36.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 38.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 312.9 neg: -7.4 tot: 305.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 49.36 m/s