MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F063.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F063.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 63 hour GFS valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.11,-75.08 Latitude: 39.11 Longitude: -75.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 8 18.3 16.7 90 1.6 17.2 199 18 291.1 293.2 290.2 324.9 11.97 1 1000 39 18.4 16.5 89 1.9 17.2 200 20 291.6 293.7 290.3 325.2 11.88 2 950 477 15.2 15.0 99 0.2 15.1 205 33 292.6 294.7 290.3 325.0 11.39 3 900 935 13.3 11.6 89 1.7 12.3 216 35 295.2 297.0 289.6 322.8 9.56 4 850 1415 10.9 8.1 82 2.9 9.3 217 35 297.6 299.0 289.0 320.9 7.97 5 800 1918 7.5 5.5 87 2.0 6.4 216 39 299.2 300.5 288.8 320.1 7.11 6 750 2447 4.2 3.1 93 1.0 3.6 214 46 301.1 302.3 288.8 320.2 6.40 7 700 3006 0.8 0.6 99 0.2 0.7 204 52 303.4 304.4 288.9 320.7 5.73 8 650 3598 -2.6 -3.1 97 0.5 -2.9 197 56 306.0 306.9 288.9 320.4 4.69 9 600 4229 -6.5 -8.5 85 2.0 -7.3 196 64 308.6 309.2 288.5 319.1 3.35 10 550 4903 -10.9 -18.8 52 7.9 -13.3 193 70 311.1 311.4 287.5 316.3 1.58 11 500 5627 -16.2 -28.9 33 12.7 -18.8 189 68 313.2 313.4 287.3 315.7 0.70 12 450 6412 -21.1 -30.3 43 9.2 -22.8 186 66 316.7 316.8 288.5 319.1 0.68 13 400 7273 -25.5 -39.4 26 13.9 -27.3 184 68 321.9 322.0 289.7 323.1 0.31 14 350 8233 -29.9 -54.0 8 24.2 -31.7 182 82 328.4 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.07 15 300 9320 -34.2 -59.5 6 25.3 -35.7 205 85 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.3 0.04 16 250 10579 -40.6 -65.5 5 24.9 -41.6 200 59 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.02 17 200 12076 -47.6 -73.5 4 25.9 -48.2 197 64 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.4 0.01 18 150 13935 -56.1 -79.6 4 23.5 -56.5 232 42 373.4 373.4 301.1 373.4 0.00 19 100 16440 -65.2 -83.6 6 18.4 -65.4 242 30 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5588.53 m Freezing level: 688.45 mb = 3142.67 m = 10310.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.89 mb = 3122.14 m = 10243.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.17 % Est. max temperature: 24.58 C = 76.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.59 mb = 206.47 m = 677.38 ft T: 17.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 5.04 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.00 mb = 703.06 m = 2306.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.07 C = 69.92 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.51 C Showalter Index: -0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.16 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 35.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 304.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.05 mb = 575.51 m = 1888.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.05 mb = 1672.33 m = 5486.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 414.05 mb = 7021.08 m = 23034.76 ft B at Equ Level: 302.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 314.05 mb = 8997.15 m = 29517.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.5 at 51.4 knts Storm direction: 230.5 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 3.3 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.4 neg: -5.6 tot: 90.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 3.76 Bulk Shear: 80.97 m/s