MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509280000F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509280000F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 28 SEP 25 Station: 27.09,-80.51 Latitude: 27.09 Longitude: -80.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1010 12 25.8 23.4 87 2.3 24.1 83 6 298.1 301.4 296.9 351.2 18.27 1 1000 98 27.2 22.6 76 4.6 23.8 83 10 300.3 303.5 297.0 351.6 17.49 2 950 552 24.7 19.6 73 5.1 21.1 67 9 302.2 305.1 296.0 347.3 15.27 3 900 1025 21.3 17.8 81 3.5 18.9 46 7 303.4 306.1 295.8 346.1 14.40 4 850 1519 18.2 15.2 83 3.0 16.1 35 6 305.2 307.6 295.2 343.7 12.87 5 800 2037 15.6 11.4 76 4.2 12.9 20 5 307.8 309.8 294.3 339.9 10.62 6 750 2583 12.9 7.2 69 5.6 9.4 353 4 310.5 312.1 293.5 336.8 8.54 7 700 3160 9.6 4.4 70 5.3 6.6 327 4 313.2 314.6 293.4 336.5 7.50 8 650 3772 6.0 1.6 73 4.4 3.5 321 2 315.8 317.1 293.5 336.7 6.63 9 600 4424 2.3 -4.4 61 6.8 -1.0 188 2 318.8 319.7 292.7 333.7 4.59 10 550 5122 -1.9 -10.0 54 8.1 -5.4 180 8 321.8 322.4 292.4 332.5 3.25 11 500 5874 -6.2 -13.9 54 7.7 -9.2 190 10 325.5 326.0 292.9 334.3 2.60 12 450 6691 -11.0 -14.9 73 3.9 -12.5 209 10 329.3 329.9 294.0 338.5 2.66 13 400 7586 -16.7 -18.2 89 1.4 -17.2 197 10 333.2 333.7 294.6 341.2 2.28 14 350 8577 -22.9 -26.5 72 3.6 -23.8 209 14 337.9 338.1 294.9 342.4 1.25 15 300 9687 -31.3 -36.1 63 4.8 -32.1 226 19 341.2 341.3 295.1 343.4 0.58 16 250 10953 -40.7 -49.2 40 8.4 -41.3 191 24 345.5 345.5 295.8 346.2 0.17 17 200 12434 -52.0 -55.7 64 3.7 -52.1 193 38 350.4 350.4 296.8 350.8 0.10 18 150 14238 -65.2 -74.7 26 9.5 -65.3 238 18 357.8 357.8 298.3 357.9 0.01 19 100 16645 -72.6 -83.6 18 10.9 -72.7 199 9 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5775.44 m Freezing level: 572.68 mb = 4805.31 m = 15765.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.32 mb = 4271.75 m = 14014.77 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.00 % Est. max temperature: 32.55 C = 90.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.78 mb = 306.04 m = 1004.04 ft T: 26.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 15.09 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.25 mb = 1455.36 m = 4774.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.69 C = 90.84 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.58 C Showalter Index: -0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.41 C Cross Totals Index: 21.40 C K Index: 34.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 204.87 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 691.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.91 mb = 1044.93 m = 3428.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 742.91 mb = 2662.35 m = 8734.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.91 mb = 11714.33 m = 38432.36 ft B at Equ Level: 686.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.91 mb = 14956.25 m = 49068.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 77.3 at 5.9 knts Storm direction: 107.3 at 4.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 1.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: -24.7 tot: -22.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: -1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 373.11 Bulk Shear: 1.85 m/s