MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F276.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F276.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 11.5 day GFS valid 0Z WED 8 OCT 25 Station: 38.16,-86.42 Latitude: 38.16 Longitude: -86.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 105 SFC 990 193 18.1 17.3 95 0.9 17.6 242 1 292.1 294.4 291.1 328.0 12.64 2 950 547 20.3 15.7 75 4.6 17.2 229 17 297.8 300.0 292.3 332.3 11.88 3 900 1013 17.7 13.6 77 4.1 15.1 228 27 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.8 10.95 4 850 1500 14.0 11.6 85 2.4 12.4 228 28 300.8 302.6 291.9 330.6 10.12 5 800 2010 11.1 9.0 87 2.1 9.9 235 32 303.0 304.7 291.7 330.0 9.07 6 750 2546 8.0 4.3 77 3.7 5.9 249 34 305.3 306.6 290.7 326.4 6.98 7 700 3113 4.6 0.2 73 4.4 2.3 251 31 307.6 308.6 290.2 324.6 5.55 8 650 3712 -0.2 -2.2 86 2.0 -1.2 252 30 308.8 309.7 290.0 324.3 5.02 9 600 4349 -3.9 -4.9 93 1.0 -4.4 260 30 311.6 312.4 290.4 325.5 4.43 10 550 5032 -7.4 -8.4 92 1.0 -7.8 266 34 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.2 3.68 11 500 5769 -11.6 -12.4 94 0.8 -11.9 263 38 318.9 319.5 291.3 328.6 2.95 12 450 6569 -16.6 -17.0 97 0.4 -16.7 250 37 322.3 322.8 291.7 329.9 2.24 13 400 7444 -22.2 -22.2 100 0.0 -22.2 243 41 326.1 326.4 292.2 331.7 1.61 14 350 8412 -29.3 -29.3 100 -0.0 -29.3 240 44 329.3 329.5 292.4 332.8 0.97 15 300 9494 -37.8 -37.9 99 0.1 -37.8 238 49 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.9 0.49 16 250 10723 -47.8 -47.8 100 0.0 -47.8 235 45 335.0 335.0 293.3 335.8 0.20 17 200 12156 -58.8 -59.4 94 0.5 -58.9 240 55 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.8 0.06 18 150 13962 -60.1 -79.2 7 19.1 -60.3 260 50 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.01 19 100 16455 -65.2 -83.3 6 18.1 -65.3 266 32 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.25 m Freezing level: 651.74 mb = 3691.45 m = 12110.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.66 mb = 3507.61 m = 11507.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.86 % Est. max temperature: 27.19 C = 80.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.67 mb = 299.46 m = 982.45 ft T: 18.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 7.97 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.36 mb = 1565.80 m = 5137.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.03 C = 80.66 F Cap Strength: 2.47 C Lifted Index: -1.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.19 C Showalter Index: -0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.57 C Cross Totals Index: 23.17 C K Index: 32.74 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 205.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 85.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.67 mb = 1121.09 m = 3678.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 713.67 mb = 2954.16 m = 9692.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 403.67 mb = 7376.45 m = 24200.64 ft B at Equ Level: 204.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 243.67 mb = 10887.66 m = 35720.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.5 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 280.5 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 4.5 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 192.0 neg: -4.3 tot: 187.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 4.02 Bulk Shear: 51.10 m/s