MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F072.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F072.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 day GFS valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.52,-84.61 Latitude: 34.52 Longitude: -84.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 SFC 969 384 21.0 17.1 78 3.9 18.4 234 9 296.8 299.1 292.7 333.6 12.75 2 950 554 18.8 15.0 78 3.9 16.3 239 17 296.3 298.3 291.4 329.0 11.32 3 900 1015 14.9 13.2 89 1.7 13.8 248 22 296.9 298.8 291.0 327.6 10.63 4 850 1497 11.3 11.0 98 0.3 11.2 252 25 298.0 299.8 290.7 326.5 9.77 5 800 2002 8.5 6.6 88 1.9 7.4 251 30 300.2 301.6 289.6 322.8 7.66 6 750 2534 6.9 -9.3 30 16.2 0.1 260 40 304.0 304.5 286.0 311.9 2.51 7 700 3098 6.1 -33.7 4 39.7 -4.0 262 49 309.2 309.3 285.4 310.3 0.32 8 650 3702 3.3 -41.9 2 45.2 -6.2 264 51 312.7 312.8 286.5 313.3 0.15 9 600 4344 -1.2 -37.2 4 36.0 -9.0 271 56 314.7 314.8 287.3 315.7 0.26 10 550 5031 -5.6 -31.0 11 25.5 -11.6 273 67 317.5 317.6 288.5 319.4 0.52 11 500 5772 -10.2 -38.8 8 28.6 -15.5 266 72 320.6 320.6 289.2 321.6 0.27 12 450 6573 -17.2 -42.7 9 25.5 -20.9 265 73 321.7 321.7 289.5 322.4 0.20 13 400 7443 -24.6 -48.6 9 24.0 -27.0 270 79 323.0 323.1 289.8 323.5 0.12 14 350 8398 -31.5 -53.8 9 22.3 -33.1 261 72 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.5 0.07 15 300 9479 -37.0 -50.4 24 13.4 -37.9 230 85 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.13 16 250 10716 -45.0 -60.7 16 15.7 -45.6 232 78 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.3 0.04 17 200 12182 -52.0 -70.2 9 18.2 -52.3 240 81 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14009 -60.8 -77.9 9 17.1 -60.9 250 59 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.01 19 100 16478 -68.6 -83.3 10 14.7 -68.7 233 36 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.41 m Freezing level: 613.14 mb = 4175.51 m = 13699.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 748.33 mb = 2552.29 m = 8373.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.49 % Est. max temperature: 23.51 C = 74.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.99 mb = 874.31 m = 2868.45 ft T: 16.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 23.30 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.37 mb = 1239.66 m = 4067.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.58 C = 70.84 F Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lifted Index: 1.72 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.29 C Showalter Index: 2.75 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.55 C Cross Totals Index: 21.25 C K Index: -7.13 Risk: None Sweat Index: 254.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.48 mb = 1162.05 m = 3812.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.48 mb = 1403.62 m = 4605.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 749.48 mb = 2539.77 m = 8332.49 ft B at Equ Level: 24.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 699.48 mb = 3104.29 m = 10184.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.0 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 294.0 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 283.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 283.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 144.31 m/s