MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F366.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F366.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 366 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 1 NOV 25 Station: 42.99,-71.20 Latitude: 42.99 Longitude: -71.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1000 79 2.6 2.2 97 0.4 2.4 1 9 275.7 276.4 275.5 287.8 4.47 1 1000 81 2.4 1.9 96 0.5 2.2 3 12 275.6 276.3 275.3 287.5 4.39 2 950 494 -0.4 -0.5 100 0.0 -0.4 14 26 276.7 277.4 275.3 287.4 3.89 3 900 926 -0.4 -0.5 99 0.1 -0.4 38 24 281.1 281.8 277.9 292.5 4.10 4 850 1383 -1.2 -1.4 99 0.2 -1.3 36 15 284.8 285.5 279.7 296.3 4.06 5 800 1866 -2.3 -2.5 98 0.2 -2.4 27 11 288.7 289.4 281.4 300.1 3.96 6 750 2377 -4.3 -4.7 97 0.4 -4.5 20 10 291.9 292.5 282.4 302.4 3.58 7 700 2919 -6.6 -7.2 96 0.6 -6.8 10 15 295.2 295.8 283.3 304.7 3.19 8 650 3495 -8.9 -9.6 95 0.6 -9.2 15 21 298.9 299.4 284.4 307.6 2.85 9 600 4111 -12.6 -13.6 92 1.0 -12.9 41 17 301.5 301.9 284.7 308.5 2.23 10 550 4770 -16.7 -17.1 97 0.4 -16.9 69 24 304.2 304.6 285.3 310.0 1.82 11 500 5478 -21.7 -21.8 99 0.1 -21.7 78 40 306.6 306.9 285.7 310.9 1.33 12 450 6247 -26.9 -27.8 92 0.9 -27.1 78 45 309.4 309.6 286.2 312.3 0.87 13 400 7085 -33.3 -35.1 84 1.8 -33.5 85 42 311.7 311.8 286.5 313.4 0.48 14 350 8010 -40.0 -41.2 88 1.2 -40.1 74 60 314.8 314.9 287.3 315.9 0.29 15 300 9044 -48.3 -48.3 100 0.0 -48.3 69 75 317.2 317.3 288.1 317.8 0.16 16 250 10237 -49.0 -69.4 8 20.4 -49.4 77 39 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.3 0.01 17 200 11706 -48.1 -77.8 2 29.8 -48.7 89 11 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.00 18 150 13587 -51.3 -80.7 2 29.4 -51.9 207 5 381.6 381.6 302.5 381.7 0.00 19 100 16197 -55.7 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.2 254 18 420.0 420.0 307.7 420.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5397.06 m Freezing level: 957.77 mb = 429.69 m = 1409.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 958.51 mb = 422.02 m = 1384.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.82 % Est. max temperature: 11.69 C = 53.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.57 mb = 125.17 m = 410.67 ft T: 2.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 0.43 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 963.09 mb = 383.77 m = 1259.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 3.31 C = 37.95 F Cap Strength: 14.49 C Lifted Index: 15.51 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.87 C Showalter Index: 9.88 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.43 C Cross Totals Index: 20.27 C K Index: 18.44 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 70.78 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.48 mb = 523.46 m = 1717.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 941.48 mb = 565.84 m = 1856.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 931.48 mb = 651.29 m = 2136.77 ft B at Equ Level: 21.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 891.48 mb = 1002.43 m = 3288.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 47.1 at 21.8 knts Storm direction: 77.1 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 25.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.4 neg: -40.0 tot: 95.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.04 Bulk Shear: 21.41 m/s