MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F060.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F060.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 60 hour GFS valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.73,-80.04 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -80.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 SFC 962 351 23.1 11.9 49 11.2 16.0 188 13 299.6 301.2 290.6 326.3 9.11 2 950 456 22.1 11.2 50 10.9 15.3 190 24 299.6 301.2 290.4 325.5 8.80 3 900 922 17.5 10.0 61 7.5 12.9 193 34 299.6 301.1 290.2 324.9 8.61 4 850 1407 12.9 9.0 77 3.8 10.6 197 39 299.6 301.2 290.2 324.7 8.52 5 800 1913 8.3 7.9 98 0.3 8.1 201 43 300.0 301.5 290.2 324.8 8.41 6 750 2445 5.8 5.7 99 0.1 5.7 214 53 302.8 304.2 290.5 325.7 7.65 7 700 3008 3.0 2.8 99 0.2 2.9 210 57 305.8 307.0 290.6 326.2 6.72 8 650 3605 -0.3 -1.9 88 1.7 -1.1 200 60 308.7 309.6 290.1 324.5 5.11 9 600 4243 -2.6 -11.4 51 8.8 -6.1 194 68 313.1 313.6 289.3 321.7 2.65 10 550 4929 -5.8 -21.2 28 15.4 -10.5 193 74 317.2 317.5 289.2 321.6 1.28 11 500 5670 -10.1 -13.6 76 3.5 -11.4 194 73 320.7 321.2 291.6 329.6 2.68 12 450 6476 -14.5 -14.8 97 0.3 -14.6 200 70 325.0 325.5 292.8 334.1 2.69 13 400 7360 -19.6 -20.4 94 0.8 -19.8 197 72 329.5 329.8 293.3 336.1 1.89 14 350 8338 -26.5 -28.3 85 1.8 -26.9 198 73 333.0 333.2 293.6 336.9 1.06 15 300 9434 -34.4 -40.6 53 6.2 -35.1 198 70 336.9 337.0 293.9 338.3 0.37 16 250 10681 -44.6 -46.1 84 1.6 -44.7 196 66 339.8 339.8 294.5 340.8 0.24 17 200 12135 -56.0 -56.1 99 0.1 -56.1 213 67 344.0 344.1 295.4 344.4 0.10 18 150 13944 -60.1 -78.1 8 18.0 -60.3 219 50 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.01 19 100 16429 -66.5 -83.8 7 17.3 -66.7 251 31 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.17 m Freezing level: 653.95 mb = 3558.19 m = 11673.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.72 mb = 3436.85 m = 11275.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.84 % Est. max temperature: 23.42 C = 74.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 814.70 mb = 1761.00 m = 5777.50 ft T: 9.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.92 C/km ThetaE index: 1.62 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 801.46 mb = 1897.64 m = 6225.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.49 C = 74.28 F Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lifted Index: 3.51 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.50 C Showalter Index: 3.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.14 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.99 C Cross Totals Index: 19.15 C K Index: 31.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 259.78 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.92 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 0.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6879.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 805.99 mb = 1850.69 m = 6071.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.6 at 56.9 knts Storm direction: 228.6 at 42.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 1.8 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 260.8 neg: -20.0 tot: 240.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.00 Bulk Shear: 128.80 m/s