MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F066.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F066.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 66 hour GFS valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.75,-83.33 Latitude: 38.75 Longitude: -83.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 973 270 15.9 13.7 86 2.3 14.5 235 13 291.4 293.2 288.8 320.1 10.14 2 950 469 14.5 12.0 85 2.4 13.0 238 27 291.9 293.5 288.2 318.4 9.33 3 900 923 10.8 9.9 94 0.9 10.3 242 33 292.7 294.2 287.8 317.1 8.56 4 850 1398 8.1 7.0 93 1.1 7.5 243 36 294.6 295.9 287.5 316.1 7.42 5 800 1897 5.4 4.4 93 1.0 4.9 239 38 296.9 298.1 287.5 316.2 6.57 6 750 2422 2.3 1.0 91 1.3 1.6 236 41 299.1 300.1 287.2 315.3 5.47 7 700 2976 -1.3 -2.6 91 1.3 -1.9 231 46 301.1 301.9 287.0 314.7 4.52 8 650 3564 -4.5 -5.0 96 0.5 -4.8 218 51 303.8 304.6 287.5 316.2 4.05 9 600 4190 -8.0 -8.2 98 0.3 -8.1 205 56 306.9 307.6 287.9 317.6 3.42 10 550 4862 -11.6 -11.6 100 0.0 -11.6 197 56 310.3 310.9 288.6 319.4 2.86 11 500 5589 -13.0 -36.0 13 23.0 -17.3 202 79 317.2 317.2 288.2 318.4 0.35 12 450 6386 -16.0 -50.3 4 34.3 -20.3 200 85 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.4 0.09 13 400 7267 -20.6 -35.6 25 15.1 -23.2 195 95 328.3 328.4 291.7 330.0 0.46 14 350 8244 -26.1 -43.6 18 17.5 -28.3 198 101 333.5 333.6 292.9 334.4 0.23 15 300 9340 -34.0 -44.2 35 10.2 -35.0 197 107 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.4 0.25 16 250 10594 -41.5 -62.3 9 20.8 -42.3 207 86 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.6 0.04 17 200 12081 -49.4 -72.4 5 23.0 -49.9 208 66 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 18 150 13932 -56.7 -79.9 4 23.2 -57.0 237 54 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16429 -65.7 -83.8 6 18.1 -65.8 237 30 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5555.92 m Freezing level: 717.87 mb = 2778.28 m = 9115.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 726.83 mb = 2674.22 m = 8773.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.28 % Est. max temperature: 20.38 C = 68.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.51 mb = 553.30 m = 1815.27 ft T: 13.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.50 C/km ThetaE index: 4.03 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.58 mb = 992.23 m = 3255.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.47 C = 63.45 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: 4.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: 5.60 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.12 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.09 C Cross Totals Index: 20.03 C K Index: 26.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.48 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.05 mb = 922.92 m = 3027.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.05 mb = 1349.05 m = 4425.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 595.05 mb = 4253.88 m = 13956.13 ft B at Equ Level: 43.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 515.05 mb = 5362.52 m = 17593.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 50.7 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 38.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 3.2 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.2 neg: -6.8 tot: 21.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 112.96 m/s