MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F081.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F081.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 81 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.85,-72.65 Latitude: 41.85 Longitude: -72.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 990 155 17.8 16.4 92 1.4 16.9 149 12 291.7 293.8 290.4 325.4 11.91 2 950 508 15.3 14.8 97 0.5 15.0 156 33 292.7 294.7 290.1 324.5 11.20 3 900 965 12.8 12.7 100 0.1 12.7 167 43 294.7 296.5 290.0 324.2 10.29 4 850 1444 10.4 10.2 99 0.2 10.2 172 45 297.0 298.7 289.9 323.7 9.20 5 800 1947 7.5 7.4 99 0.1 7.4 170 44 299.1 300.6 289.6 322.9 8.08 6 750 2476 4.1 3.2 94 0.9 3.7 171 46 301.0 302.2 288.8 320.3 6.45 7 700 3035 0.7 -1.4 85 2.2 -0.3 174 48 303.3 304.2 288.2 318.2 4.92 8 650 3627 -2.0 -2.8 95 0.7 -2.4 178 48 306.6 307.5 289.2 321.5 4.81 9 600 4260 -5.1 -5.9 94 0.8 -5.4 183 49 310.2 311.0 289.7 323.1 4.11 10 550 4940 -8.8 -10.0 91 1.2 -9.3 185 48 313.6 314.2 290.0 324.0 3.25 11 500 5672 -13.4 -13.8 96 0.5 -13.6 185 48 316.7 317.2 290.4 325.3 2.62 12 450 6466 -18.3 -18.5 99 0.2 -18.4 191 47 320.2 320.6 290.8 326.9 1.98 13 400 7336 -24.1 -24.2 99 0.1 -24.1 193 47 323.6 323.9 291.2 328.3 1.35 14 350 8296 -31.0 -31.3 97 0.3 -31.0 191 52 327.0 327.1 291.7 329.9 0.80 15 300 9372 -38.5 -38.8 97 0.3 -38.5 181 72 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.8 0.45 16 250 10604 -45.5 -52.9 43 7.4 -45.9 178 72 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.8 0.11 17 200 12072 -50.9 -70.8 8 19.9 -51.3 188 70 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 13922 -58.1 -79.0 5 21.0 -58.3 212 31 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.0 0.01 19 100 16432 -64.2 -83.8 5 19.6 -64.3 250 17 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5602.38 m Freezing level: 686.97 mb = 3189.08 m = 10462.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.16 mb = 2986.62 m = 9798.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.50 % Est. max temperature: 23.42 C = 74.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.33 mb = 327.02 m = 1072.88 ft T: 16.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 7.22 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.73 mb = 708.26 m = 2323.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.56 C = 67.20 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: 0.54 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: 1.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.75 C Cross Totals Index: 23.54 C K Index: 31.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 259.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 110.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.32 mb = 666.54 m = 2186.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.32 mb = 896.41 m = 2940.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 567.32 mb = 4697.76 m = 15412.42 ft B at Equ Level: 110.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 387.32 mb = 7567.49 m = 24827.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 176.5 at 44.9 knts Storm direction: 206.5 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.1 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 301.2 neg: -7.1 tot: 294.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 1.64 Bulk Shear: 67.11 m/s