MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F075.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F075.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 75 hour GFS valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.13,-80.76 Latitude: 41.13 Longitude: -80.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 SFC 963 332 15.4 12.0 80 3.4 13.3 227 17 291.7 293.3 288.0 317.7 9.16 2 950 444 14.8 10.4 75 4.5 12.2 228 29 292.2 293.7 287.5 316.1 8.35 3 900 899 11.2 7.7 79 3.5 9.2 228 40 293.1 294.4 286.8 314.2 7.35 4 850 1375 8.6 5.8 83 2.8 7.1 224 45 295.2 296.4 287.1 315.0 6.83 5 800 1874 5.3 3.4 88 1.9 4.3 223 46 296.8 297.9 287.0 314.7 6.11 6 750 2398 1.9 0.8 92 1.2 1.4 219 49 298.7 299.7 287.0 314.7 5.40 7 700 2952 -1.1 -1.7 95 0.7 -1.4 211 50 301.3 302.2 287.3 315.8 4.81 8 650 3541 -3.8 -4.3 97 0.4 -4.0 204 51 304.6 305.4 288.0 317.8 4.29 9 600 4170 -7.0 -7.5 97 0.5 -7.2 198 56 308.0 308.7 288.5 319.4 3.64 10 550 4844 -10.7 -11.1 97 0.4 -10.9 191 63 311.4 311.9 289.0 320.9 2.97 11 500 5570 -15.9 -16.1 98 0.3 -15.9 187 62 313.7 314.1 289.0 320.8 2.18 12 450 6357 -20.8 -35.6 25 14.8 -23.2 192 78 317.1 317.1 288.3 318.5 0.41 13 400 7216 -26.4 -44.3 17 18.0 -28.3 185 83 320.7 320.8 289.2 321.4 0.19 14 350 8179 -27.9 -50.7 9 22.8 -30.0 184 95 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.5 0.10 15 300 9269 -35.6 -39.4 68 3.8 -36.1 193 111 335.2 335.2 293.5 336.7 0.42 16 250 10517 -41.7 -64.3 7 22.6 -42.5 193 78 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.03 17 200 12010 -48.0 -73.4 4 25.4 -48.6 191 68 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.8 0.01 18 150 13870 -56.8 -79.9 4 23.1 -57.1 231 51 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.3 0.00 19 100 16401 -62.0 -84.3 4 22.2 -62.3 249 23 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5562.26 m Freezing level: 717.90 mb = 2753.82 m = 9034.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.17 mb = 2668.40 m = 8754.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.22 % Est. max temperature: 19.99 C = 67.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.69 mb = 762.69 m = 2502.23 ft T: 12.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 3.53 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.54 mb = 1595.08 m = 5233.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.52 C = 67.14 F Cap Strength: 3.22 C Lifted Index: 3.34 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.59 C Showalter Index: 3.40 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.48 C Cross Totals Index: 21.69 C K Index: 29.66 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.49 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10770.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.52 mb = 1252.97 m = 4110.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.2 at 53.0 knts Storm direction: 234.2 at 39.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 3.5 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.3 neg: -29.0 tot: 0.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 99.70 m/s