MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F063.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F063.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 63 hour GFS valid 3Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.24,-80.62 Latitude: 38.24 Longitude: -80.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 1 950 524 SFC 929 712 9.1 8.6 97 0.4 8.8 269 6 288.3 289.6 285.2 309.6 7.58 3 900 972 7.4 7.1 98 0.3 7.2 276 16 289.1 290.4 284.9 309.1 7.06 4 850 1441 4.8 4.7 100 0.1 4.7 284 25 291.1 292.3 285.0 309.2 6.31 5 800 1933 1.8 1.7 99 0.1 1.8 281 30 293.1 294.1 284.9 308.8 5.42 6 750 2452 -0.9 -1.0 99 0.2 -0.9 277 29 295.6 296.5 285.2 309.6 4.73 7 700 3000 -3.5 -4.0 97 0.5 -3.7 267 22 298.6 299.3 285.6 310.8 4.07 8 650 3584 -6.0 -7.4 89 1.4 -6.5 256 15 302.2 302.8 286.2 312.6 3.37 9 600 4207 -9.5 -10.7 91 1.2 -9.9 232 19 305.1 305.7 286.7 314.0 2.81 10 550 4876 -12.5 -13.4 93 0.9 -12.8 198 21 309.2 309.7 287.8 317.1 2.47 11 500 5598 -16.9 -17.0 99 0.1 -16.9 193 33 312.4 312.8 288.4 319.0 2.02 12 450 6380 -22.4 -22.4 100 0.0 -22.4 181 32 315.1 315.4 288.7 319.8 1.41 13 400 7233 -29.5 -29.7 98 0.2 -29.5 183 35 316.7 316.9 288.6 319.5 0.81 14 350 8179 -32.0 -51.6 13 19.6 -33.4 194 44 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.0 0.09 15 300 9260 -35.5 -62.9 4 27.3 -36.9 206 51 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.03 16 250 10520 -38.2 -69.7 2 31.5 -39.5 224 45 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.01 17 200 12039 -44.1 -75.3 2 31.1 -45.0 230 52 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.01 18 150 13924 -54.6 -80.4 3 25.8 -55.0 232 32 376.0 376.0 301.6 376.0 0.00 19 100 16450 -64.3 -83.9 5 19.7 -64.4 241 26 403.5 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5503.59 m Freezing level: 765.95 mb = 2286.31 m = 7500.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 767.02 mb = 2271.38 m = 7451.94 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.54 % Est. max temperature: 14.85 C = 58.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.67 mb = 765.98 m = 2513.01 ft T: 8.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 0.49 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.44 mb = 1217.68 m = 3994.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.96 C = 51.72 F Cap Strength: 4.79 C Lifted Index: 5.94 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.99 C Showalter Index: 5.94 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.25 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.66 C Cross Totals Index: 21.59 C K Index: 25.89 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 140.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.09 mb = 1202.14 m = 3943.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.09 mb = 1536.08 m = 5039.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 780.09 mb = 2135.67 m = 7006.70 ft B at Equ Level: 16.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 690.09 mb = 3112.64 m = 10211.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.2 at 24.4 knts Storm direction: 263.2 at 18.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 2.8 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: -41.4 tot: -39.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -13.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: -3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.44 Bulk Shear: 38.41 m/s