MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F042.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F042.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 42 hour GFS valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.66,-87.76 Latitude: 35.66 Longitude: -87.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 984 204 16.7 15.9 95 0.8 16.2 253 9 291.3 293.3 290.0 324.1 11.63 2 950 500 14.8 14.0 95 0.8 14.3 255 23 292.2 294.1 289.5 322.4 10.64 3 900 957 13.3 11.3 87 2.1 12.1 256 41 295.2 296.9 289.4 322.2 9.36 4 850 1437 11.2 7.8 80 3.4 9.2 261 47 297.9 299.3 289.0 320.9 7.85 5 800 1942 8.7 6.2 84 2.5 7.3 255 44 300.5 301.8 289.5 322.5 7.44 6 750 2475 6.3 4.9 91 1.4 5.5 243 31 303.4 304.7 290.3 325.2 7.26 7 700 3040 4.5 4.1 97 0.4 4.3 208 34 307.5 308.9 291.7 329.9 7.36 8 650 3641 1.0 1.0 100 0.0 1.0 198 45 310.1 311.3 291.6 329.7 6.34 9 600 4283 -2.0 -2.2 98 0.3 -2.1 195 48 313.9 314.9 292.0 331.0 5.43 10 550 4971 -5.1 -5.7 96 0.5 -5.4 199 54 318.0 318.9 292.4 332.7 4.56 11 500 5715 -9.0 -9.6 95 0.6 -9.2 205 56 322.1 322.8 292.9 334.3 3.69 12 450 6524 -13.6 -14.1 96 0.5 -13.8 211 57 326.2 326.7 293.3 335.8 2.85 13 400 7411 -19.1 -19.2 99 0.1 -19.1 216 59 330.2 330.6 293.7 337.5 2.09 14 350 8392 -25.8 -25.8 100 0.0 -25.8 221 66 333.9 334.2 294.0 338.7 1.33 15 300 9489 -34.3 -34.3 100 -0.0 -34.3 226 73 337.0 337.1 294.2 339.6 0.70 16 250 10736 -45.0 -45.0 100 0.0 -45.0 231 81 339.2 339.3 294.4 340.3 0.28 17 200 12191 -53.8 -58.8 55 5.0 -54.0 244 87 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.07 18 150 14028 -59.1 -78.5 6 19.4 -59.3 249 34 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 19 100 16491 -68.2 -83.6 9 15.4 -68.3 243 34 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.04 m Freezing level: 632.70 mb = 3863.19 m = 12674.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.64 mb = 3845.50 m = 12616.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.97 % Est. max temperature: 24.16 C = 75.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.64 mb = 308.60 m = 1012.44 ft T: 16.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 3.26 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.53 mb = 1246.70 m = 4090.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.29 C = 72.12 F Cap Strength: 4.86 C Lifted Index: 5.99 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.03 C Showalter Index: 6.93 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.02 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.20 C Cross Totals Index: 16.82 C K Index: 27.64 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8285.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.39 mb = 823.36 m = 2701.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 6.3 tot: 12.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.2 neg: -58.3 tot: -44.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -14.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.0 stream: -4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 115.62 m/s