MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F048.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F048.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 48 hour GFS valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.83,-77.53 Latitude: 40.83 Longitude: -77.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 965 359 20.8 12.8 60 8.0 15.7 167 13 297.0 298.7 290.3 325.0 9.66 2 950 492 18.7 11.7 64 7.0 14.4 170 24 296.2 297.9 289.6 322.7 9.13 3 900 952 14.0 10.4 79 3.6 11.8 173 34 295.9 297.5 289.2 321.4 8.83 4 850 1432 10.8 8.2 84 2.7 9.3 186 41 297.5 299.0 289.0 320.9 8.03 5 800 1938 11.3 -1.5 41 12.7 4.9 206 47 303.2 304.0 287.5 316.3 4.30 6 750 2475 8.7 -6.8 33 15.5 1.7 214 43 306.0 306.6 287.3 315.5 3.05 7 700 3041 5.4 -13.2 25 18.6 -1.9 209 43 308.4 308.8 287.0 314.8 1.97 8 650 3642 2.2 -19.8 18 22.0 -5.1 203 48 311.4 311.7 287.2 315.5 1.22 9 600 4284 -0.8 -20.1 21 19.4 -7.1 197 52 315.2 315.5 288.6 319.6 1.29 10 550 4974 -4.6 -17.5 36 12.8 -9.1 201 56 318.6 318.9 290.1 324.5 1.76 11 500 5716 -10.3 -16.6 59 6.4 -12.5 206 54 320.5 320.9 291.0 327.5 2.08 12 450 6522 -13.6 -33.1 18 19.6 -17.7 205 53 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.1 0.52 13 400 7409 -18.9 -40.3 13 21.3 -22.3 202 51 330.4 330.5 292.1 331.5 0.29 14 350 8387 -27.1 -29.4 80 2.4 -27.5 210 53 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.7 0.95 15 300 9480 -35.1 -35.8 93 0.7 -35.1 212 48 335.9 336.1 293.9 338.2 0.60 16 250 10723 -45.6 -46.2 94 0.6 -45.7 203 49 338.2 338.3 294.1 339.2 0.24 17 200 12172 -55.9 -56.6 92 0.7 -55.9 225 48 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.7 0.09 18 150 13967 -63.1 -76.2 15 13.1 -63.3 227 38 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.01 19 100 16443 -66.1 -83.8 7 17.7 -66.2 248 21 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.92 m Freezing level: 613.15 mb = 4115.54 m = 13502.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.95 mb = 2742.24 m = 8996.73 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.28 % Est. max temperature: 25.21 C = 77.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 856.70 mb = 1365.94 m = 4481.37 ft T: 11.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 10.24 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 730.08 mb = 2695.71 m = 8844.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.68 C = 87.22 F Cap Strength: 5.65 C Lifted Index: 5.02 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.13 C Showalter Index: 5.60 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.51 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.09 C Cross Totals Index: 18.41 C K Index: 10.65 Risk: None Sweat Index: 233.99 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7511.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.71 mb = 1434.73 m = 4707.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.5 at 46.3 knts Storm direction: 230.5 at 34.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 365.5 neg: -10.0 tot: 355.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 98.16 m/s