MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509270600F360.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509270600F360.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 day GFS valid 6Z SUN 12 OCT 25 Station: 43.16,-71.54 Latitude: 43.16 Longitude: -71.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 157 SFC 997 183 5.1 4.8 98 0.3 4.9 61 3 278.5 279.4 278.2 293.2 5.40 2 950 574 2.6 2.2 98 0.3 2.4 105 11 279.8 280.6 278.0 292.8 4.73 3 900 1009 -0.1 -0.1 100 0.0 -0.2 129 10 281.4 282.1 278.2 293.1 4.20 4 850 1467 -1.4 -1.6 98 0.2 -1.5 178 9 284.7 285.4 279.6 296.0 3.99 5 800 1948 -2.9 -3.2 97 0.4 -3.0 216 15 288.1 288.7 280.8 298.9 3.76 6 750 2460 -2.5 -2.8 98 0.3 -2.6 241 21 293.9 294.6 283.8 306.1 4.16 7 700 3007 -3.9 -4.3 97 0.4 -4.1 251 26 298.2 298.9 285.3 310.0 3.96 8 650 3590 -6.5 -7.1 95 0.6 -6.7 248 31 301.6 302.2 286.1 312.2 3.45 9 600 4212 -9.3 -9.9 95 0.6 -9.5 244 43 305.4 306.0 287.0 314.8 3.01 10 550 4882 -11.8 -12.4 96 0.5 -12.0 239 60 310.1 310.6 288.3 318.6 2.69 11 500 5608 -15.1 -15.4 97 0.3 -15.2 234 65 314.6 315.1 289.4 322.2 2.30 12 450 6400 -18.3 -18.3 100 0.0 -18.3 228 72 320.3 320.6 290.9 327.0 2.01 13 400 7270 -23.6 -23.6 100 0.0 -23.6 233 82 324.3 324.6 291.5 329.3 1.43 14 350 8233 -30.1 -30.1 100 -0.0 -30.1 239 83 328.1 328.3 292.1 331.4 0.90 15 300 9312 -38.2 -38.2 100 -0.0 -38.2 241 96 331.5 331.6 292.6 333.3 0.47 16 250 10538 -48.4 -48.4 100 0.0 -48.4 251 116 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.8 0.19 17 200 11970 -59.2 -60.1 89 0.9 -59.2 256 120 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.06 18 150 13759 -60.8 -77.8 9 17.1 -60.9 271 95 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.01 19 100 16277 -63.4 -83.7 5 20.2 -63.6 258 72 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5450.79 m Freezing level: 902.13 mb = 990.68 m = 3250.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 903.03 mb = 982.19 m = 3222.36 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.97 % Est. max temperature: 11.48 C = 52.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.04 mb = 222.00 m = 728.35 ft T: 4.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.30 C/km ThetaE index: 0.38 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.82 mb = 652.36 m = 2140.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 6.67 C = 44.01 F Cap Strength: 16.22 C Lifted Index: 18.88 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 27.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.73 C Showalter Index: 16.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.13 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 13.68 C Cross Totals Index: 13.44 C K Index: 11.62 Risk: None Sweat Index: 82.79 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16938.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 18.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.40 mb = 638.82 m = 2095.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.1 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 265.1 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 187.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 207.34 m/s