MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F057.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F057.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 57 hour GFS valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.53,-83.98 Latitude: 35.53 Longitude: -83.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 1 950 537 SFC 944 594 13.1 11.8 92 1.3 12.3 259 9 291.1 292.7 287.9 317.3 9.25 3 900 991 10.3 9.3 93 1.1 9.7 263 22 292.2 293.6 287.2 315.5 8.18 4 850 1465 7.1 6.6 96 0.5 6.8 265 30 293.6 294.9 286.9 314.4 7.20 5 800 1961 4.3 3.9 98 0.4 4.1 262 34 295.7 296.8 286.8 314.2 6.34 6 750 2484 1.2 1.1 99 0.1 1.1 255 36 297.9 298.9 286.8 314.2 5.51 7 700 3036 -2.1 -2.9 94 0.8 -2.5 250 38 300.2 301.0 286.5 313.4 4.40 8 650 3622 -5.3 -7.2 87 1.9 -6.1 246 41 303.0 303.6 286.6 313.5 3.43 9 600 4246 -8.7 -11.0 83 2.3 -9.5 241 38 306.1 306.6 287.0 314.8 2.76 10 550 4916 -12.8 -17.8 66 5.0 -14.3 250 37 308.9 309.2 286.9 314.4 1.71 11 500 5637 -16.2 -39.1 12 22.9 -19.7 270 53 313.3 313.3 286.8 314.2 0.26 12 450 6425 -19.7 -54.4 3 34.7 -23.1 270 62 318.5 318.5 288.3 318.7 0.05 13 400 7291 -23.7 -56.6 3 32.9 -26.5 265 69 324.2 324.2 290.1 324.4 0.05 14 350 8257 -28.4 -58.5 4 30.0 -30.6 263 61 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.6 0.04 15 300 9348 -34.6 -60.4 6 25.8 -36.1 245 64 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.04 16 250 10601 -40.0 -66.8 4 26.8 -41.1 241 89 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.02 17 200 12115 -46.6 -74.5 3 27.8 -47.3 229 59 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 18 150 13965 -57.6 -79.3 5 21.7 -57.9 255 75 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16466 -65.6 -83.7 6 18.2 -65.7 246 36 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5534.13 m Freezing level: 731.84 mb = 2684.43 m = 8807.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 734.41 mb = 2652.10 m = 8701.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.48 % Est. max temperature: 17.95 C = 64.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.32 mb = 758.36 m = 2488.03 ft T: 11.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 3.87 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.63 mb = 1237.36 m = 4059.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.95 C = 58.91 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: 2.77 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.58 C Showalter Index: 3.41 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.32 C Cross Totals Index: 22.79 C K Index: 29.08 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.26 mb = 1174.71 m = 3854.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.26 mb = 1413.44 m = 4637.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 625.26 mb = 3924.52 m = 12875.55 ft B at Equ Level: 42.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 515.26 mb = 5409.58 m = 17747.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.9 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 287.9 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 2.6 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 81.2 neg: -4.2 tot: 77.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.65 Bulk Shear: 66.13 m/s