MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F312.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F312.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 13 day GFS valid 18Z WED 29 OCT 25 Station: 40.73,-75.87 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -75.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 979 283 16.0 15.0 94 1.0 15.4 153 11 290.9 292.9 289.4 322.0 11.03 2 950 543 14.3 13.9 97 0.4 14.1 157 24 291.7 293.6 289.3 321.7 10.58 3 900 998 11.9 11.8 100 0.1 11.9 167 33 293.8 295.5 289.2 321.6 9.72 4 850 1476 9.4 9.4 100 0.1 9.4 176 34 296.0 297.6 289.2 321.3 8.73 5 800 1977 6.7 6.7 100 0.1 6.7 184 35 298.3 299.7 289.0 320.9 7.70 6 750 2505 3.7 3.6 100 0.1 3.6 188 35 300.5 301.8 288.8 320.2 6.62 7 700 3062 0.2 0.2 100 0.1 0.2 189 35 302.7 303.8 288.6 319.5 5.55 8 650 3654 -2.8 -3.1 98 0.3 -2.9 189 36 305.8 306.7 288.8 320.2 4.69 9 600 4284 -6.5 -6.8 97 0.4 -6.7 189 38 308.6 309.3 288.9 320.6 3.82 10 550 4959 -10.7 -11.1 97 0.4 -10.9 190 39 311.3 311.9 289.0 320.9 2.98 11 500 5685 -15.0 -15.2 99 0.2 -15.0 190 40 314.8 315.2 289.5 322.5 2.36 12 450 6475 -20.2 -20.2 100 0.0 -20.2 186 46 317.9 318.2 289.9 323.6 1.71 13 400 7337 -26.2 -26.2 100 -0.0 -26.2 191 55 320.9 321.1 290.2 324.8 1.12 14 350 8290 -33.1 -34.5 87 1.4 -33.3 196 58 324.1 324.2 290.6 326.2 0.59 15 300 9353 -41.9 -46.8 59 4.9 -42.2 190 56 326.3 326.3 290.9 327.0 0.19 16 250 10559 -52.6 -54.2 83 1.6 -52.7 198 62 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.3 0.10 17 200 11969 -59.8 -63.8 59 4.0 -59.9 185 40 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.04 18 150 13775 -55.6 -80.5 3 24.9 -55.9 234 49 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.4 0.00 19 100 16330 -58.9 -84.3 2 25.4 -59.2 245 27 414.0 414.0 307.0 414.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5578.95 m Freezing level: 696.11 mb = 3108.34 m = 10197.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.88 mb = 3097.93 m = 10163.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.43 % Est. max temperature: 22.05 C = 71.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.37 mb = 406.36 m = 1333.18 ft T: 15.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 2.57 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.12 mb = 811.99 m = 2663.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.05 C = 64.49 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: 0.47 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.90 C Showalter Index: 0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 24.37 C K Index: 33.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.24 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 77.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.02 mb = 776.31 m = 2546.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.02 mb = 1100.82 m = 3611.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 529.02 mb = 5255.13 m = 17241.03 ft B at Equ Level: 77.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 399.02 mb = 7354.26 m = 24127.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.6 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 214.6 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 202.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 1.66 Bulk Shear: 46.98 m/s