MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 12Z SUN 12 OCT 25 Station: 40.73,-85.00 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -85.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 169 SFC 989 259 15.3 -0.3 34 15.6 7.8 281 4 289.3 290.0 281.4 300.2 3.77 2 950 605 17.0 -2.3 27 19.3 7.8 276 10 294.4 295.0 283.2 304.5 3.38 3 900 1064 14.5 -2.4 31 16.9 6.4 266 16 296.4 297.1 284.2 307.0 3.55 4 850 1544 12.0 3.5 56 8.4 7.4 263 26 298.7 299.7 287.4 315.9 5.81 5 800 2050 9.6 5.8 77 3.8 7.4 264 37 301.4 302.7 289.6 322.9 7.25 6 750 2583 6.0 4.6 91 1.4 5.2 264 41 303.0 304.4 290.0 324.3 7.10 7 700 3146 3.9 -7.2 44 11.1 -1.0 263 43 306.8 307.4 287.7 316.8 3.18 8 650 3746 2.5 -28.3 8 30.8 -6.0 265 42 311.7 311.8 286.6 313.7 0.57 9 600 4389 -0.0 -35.4 5 35.4 -8.3 267 41 316.1 316.1 287.8 317.2 0.31 10 550 5079 -5.0 -29.0 13 24.0 -11.1 264 41 318.1 318.3 288.9 320.4 0.63 11 500 5819 -10.9 -31.0 17 20.1 -15.4 262 42 319.7 319.8 289.3 321.8 0.58 12 450 6619 -17.0 -39.0 13 22.0 -20.5 260 48 321.9 322.0 289.6 323.0 0.29 13 400 7492 -22.8 -46.1 10 23.3 -25.5 266 52 325.4 325.4 290.6 326.0 0.15 14 350 8457 -29.4 -51.7 10 22.4 -31.2 266 62 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.5 0.09 15 300 9540 -37.4 -50.0 26 12.6 -38.2 263 76 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.13 16 250 10773 -46.2 -58.3 24 12.1 -46.6 262 92 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.06 17 200 12228 -54.3 -65.2 25 10.9 -54.5 277 110 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.03 18 150 14020 -64.8 -76.1 20 11.2 -65.0 277 104 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.01 19 100 16458 -67.9 -83.4 9 15.5 -68.0 281 67 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.13 m Freezing level: 600.79 mb = 4379.15 m = 14367.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.93 mb = 3054.02 m = 10019.63 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.35 % Est. max temperature: 25.18 C = 77.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 781.85 mb = 2239.42 m = 7347.10 ft T: 8.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 10.60 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 507.81 mb = 5698.78 m = 18696.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.36 C = 113.64 F Cap Strength: 15.13 C Lifted Index: 14.84 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.76 C Showalter Index: 7.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.36 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.89 C Cross Totals Index: 14.46 C K Index: 15.31 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 137.36 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12929.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 718.58 mb = 2932.16 m = 9619.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.2 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 294.2 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 4.8 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 132.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 97.18 m/s