MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F072.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F072.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 day GFS valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.07,-71.16 Latitude: 43.07 Longitude: -71.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 995 92 15.4 14.5 94 1.0 14.8 129 14 289.0 290.9 288.2 318.3 10.46 2 950 484 12.9 12.9 99 0.1 12.9 138 37 290.3 292.1 288.1 318.1 9.85 3 900 938 12.0 12.0 100 -0.0 12.0 155 49 293.9 295.6 289.3 322.0 9.83 4 850 1417 10.3 10.2 99 0.1 10.3 165 51 296.9 298.6 289.9 323.8 9.25 5 800 1920 7.8 7.7 99 0.1 7.8 168 50 299.5 301.0 289.9 323.8 8.27 6 750 2450 5.0 4.9 99 0.1 4.9 168 49 302.0 303.4 289.9 323.7 7.26 7 700 3011 1.9 1.8 99 0.1 1.8 168 49 304.6 305.7 289.8 323.4 6.23 8 650 3606 -1.2 -1.3 99 0.1 -1.3 168 52 307.6 308.6 290.0 324.1 5.35 9 600 4241 -4.5 -4.8 98 0.3 -4.6 168 55 310.9 311.8 290.3 325.0 4.47 10 550 4921 -9.3 -9.9 95 0.7 -9.5 172 60 313.1 313.7 289.8 323.5 3.27 11 500 5651 -14.0 -14.8 94 0.8 -14.3 176 62 315.9 316.4 289.9 323.9 2.42 12 450 6443 -19.1 -19.3 98 0.2 -19.1 177 60 319.3 319.6 290.4 325.5 1.85 13 400 7310 -24.7 -24.7 100 0.0 -24.6 171 56 322.9 323.2 291.0 327.4 1.30 14 350 8269 -31.3 -31.3 100 -0.0 -31.3 166 54 326.6 326.7 291.6 329.4 0.80 15 300 9342 -39.2 -39.6 96 0.4 -39.2 166 53 330.2 330.3 292.2 331.7 0.41 16 250 10569 -45.3 -51.9 47 6.6 -45.6 166 71 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.3 0.13 17 200 12043 -50.6 -71.3 7 20.8 -51.0 183 63 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 13892 -57.3 -79.4 4 22.1 -57.6 193 34 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16411 -63.1 -83.9 4 20.7 -63.3 214 15 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5601.69 m Freezing level: 669.31 mb = 3376.03 m = 11076.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.44 mb = 3357.22 m = 11014.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.03 % Est. max temperature: 23.62 C = 74.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.77 mb = 213.99 m = 702.05 ft T: 14.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 0.38 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 952.63 mb = 460.14 m = 1509.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.67 C = 62.01 F Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lifted Index: 2.69 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.71 C Showalter Index: 0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.36 C Cross Totals Index: 24.28 C K Index: 34.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.28 mb = 570.02 m = 1870.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 935.28 mb = 614.83 m = 2017.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 925.28 mb = 705.16 m = 2313.49 ft B at Equ Level: 20.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 855.28 mb = 1364.71 m = 4477.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 167.0 at 51.4 knts Storm direction: 197.0 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 440.0 neg: -3.0 tot: 437.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 145.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 121.21 m/s