MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F009.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F009.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 38.28,-85.70 Latitude: 38.28 Longitude: -85.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 SFC 988 213 22.0 7.2 39 14.8 13.4 156 4 296.1 297.3 287.1 315.0 6.45 2 950 554 19.0 2.5 33 16.5 10.2 165 9 296.4 297.3 285.5 310.6 4.81 3 900 1015 15.6 0.5 36 15.1 7.9 187 11 297.6 298.4 285.6 310.7 4.41 4 850 1499 14.8 -0.3 36 15.1 7.1 219 12 301.7 302.5 287.1 315.0 4.41 5 800 2010 13.3 -2.6 33 15.9 5.4 231 10 305.3 306.0 287.9 317.5 3.94 6 750 2550 11.0 -5.8 30 16.8 3.1 233 10 308.5 309.1 288.4 318.9 3.30 7 700 3122 7.7 -9.3 29 17.0 0.3 233 10 311.0 311.5 288.6 319.6 2.70 8 650 3728 4.0 -9.0 38 13.0 -1.7 233 11 313.5 314.1 289.7 323.1 2.97 9 600 4374 0.1 -11.8 40 11.9 -4.8 228 14 316.2 316.7 290.2 324.6 2.57 10 550 5065 -4.6 -13.3 50 8.7 -7.9 230 17 318.6 319.1 290.8 326.9 2.49 11 500 5808 -9.8 -15.3 64 5.5 -11.8 235 20 321.1 321.6 291.4 328.9 2.32 12 450 6613 -14.9 -24.0 46 9.1 -17.3 239 22 324.5 324.8 291.4 328.8 1.23 13 400 7493 -21.0 -29.7 46 8.7 -22.8 233 22 327.7 327.9 291.9 330.7 0.82 14 350 8465 -28.0 -29.6 86 1.7 -28.3 238 29 331.1 331.3 292.9 334.5 0.94 15 300 9558 -34.7 -34.8 99 0.1 -34.7 236 31 336.5 336.6 294.1 339.0 0.67 16 250 10802 -45.6 -45.8 97 0.2 -45.6 248 29 338.3 338.3 294.1 339.3 0.25 17 200 12243 -59.0 -59.1 99 0.1 -59.0 243 34 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.07 18 150 14029 -63.6 -76.9 15 13.3 -63.7 231 27 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.6 0.01 19 100 16471 -69.2 -82.9 12 13.6 -69.3 289 27 393.9 393.9 304.3 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.75 m Freezing level: 599.44 mb = 4381.45 m = 14374.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.43 mb = 3198.80 m = 10494.61 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.88 % Est. max temperature: 28.34 C = 83.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 794.12 mb = 2071.49 m = 6796.13 ft T: 13.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 4.33 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 550.20 mb = 5061.91 m = 16607.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 44.43 C = 111.97 F Cap Strength: 11.39 C Lifted Index: 11.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.06 C Showalter Index: 9.49 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.08 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.59 C Cross Totals Index: 9.49 C K Index: 7.33 Risk: None Sweat Index: 43.41 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11589.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 742.42 mb = 2634.21 m = 8642.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.1 at 12.7 knts Storm direction: 255.1 at 9.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.0 neg: -0.6 tot: 36.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.41 Bulk Shear: 16.48 m/s