MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F279.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F279.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 279 hour GFS valid 3Z WED 8 OCT 25 Station: 39.85,-85.08 Latitude: 39.85 Longitude: -85.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 972 324 16.4 15.0 91 1.5 15.5 235 13 291.9 293.9 289.8 323.3 11.08 2 950 522 15.9 14.3 91 1.5 14.9 237 26 293.3 295.2 290.0 324.3 10.87 3 900 981 14.8 12.9 88 2.0 13.6 233 41 296.8 298.7 290.9 327.0 10.43 4 850 1464 12.0 10.7 92 1.3 11.2 231 42 298.7 300.5 290.7 326.7 9.57 5 800 1970 9.4 9.0 98 0.4 9.2 235 42 301.2 302.8 291.1 327.9 9.06 6 750 2504 6.5 6.2 98 0.3 6.3 236 37 303.6 305.1 291.0 327.5 7.96 7 700 3068 3.1 2.0 92 1.2 2.5 232 40 305.9 307.1 290.3 325.1 6.31 8 650 3665 0.0 -6.8 60 6.8 -3.0 234 41 309.0 309.7 288.8 320.1 3.54 9 600 4302 -3.7 -16.2 37 12.5 -8.0 241 40 311.8 312.2 288.0 317.7 1.80 10 550 4983 -8.1 -17.6 46 9.5 -11.2 243 44 314.4 314.8 288.8 320.2 1.74 11 500 5716 -12.9 -15.1 84 2.2 -13.6 239 50 317.3 317.8 290.3 325.2 2.37 12 450 6514 -17.1 -17.7 95 0.6 -17.3 229 48 321.8 322.2 291.4 328.9 2.12 13 400 7388 -22.8 -22.8 100 0.0 -22.8 218 49 325.4 325.7 291.9 330.7 1.53 14 350 8353 -29.8 -29.8 100 -0.0 -29.8 219 61 328.6 328.7 292.2 331.9 0.92 15 300 9432 -38.7 -38.7 100 -0.0 -38.7 222 69 330.8 330.9 292.4 332.5 0.45 16 250 10656 -48.6 -49.2 93 0.6 -48.7 225 76 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.17 17 200 12097 -55.5 -65.6 27 10.2 -55.6 246 83 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.03 18 150 13920 -59.2 -77.5 8 18.4 -59.4 260 41 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.01 19 100 16430 -62.7 -83.7 4 21.1 -62.9 260 21 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5632.12 m Freezing level: 649.66 mb = 3669.27 m = 12038.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.24 mb = 3334.13 m = 10938.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.32 % Est. max temperature: 24.50 C = 76.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.69 mb = 506.42 m = 1661.48 ft T: 15.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 10.22 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.05 mb = 1403.73 m = 4605.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.94 C = 73.29 F Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lifted Index: 0.53 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.40 C Showalter Index: -0.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.87 C Cross Totals Index: 23.61 C K Index: 34.46 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5899.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.24 mb = 997.63 m = 3273.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.4 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 266.4 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 5.3 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 128.1 neg: -15.8 tot: 112.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.70 Bulk Shear: 27.80 m/s