MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F036.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F036.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 36 hour GFS valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.97,-84.77 Latitude: 38.97 Longitude: -84.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -0 SFC 973 234 16.5 15.0 91 1.5 15.6 205 14 291.9 293.9 289.8 323.5 11.12 2 950 437 15.4 13.9 91 1.5 14.4 209 32 292.8 294.7 289.6 322.9 10.57 3 900 894 12.0 11.9 100 0.1 12.0 216 41 293.9 295.6 289.3 321.9 9.80 4 850 1371 9.7 9.0 95 0.7 9.3 230 44 296.3 297.8 289.0 321.0 8.51 5 800 1874 7.0 6.4 96 0.6 6.7 228 47 298.6 300.0 289.0 320.8 7.57 6 750 2402 4.1 3.4 95 0.7 3.8 220 50 301.1 302.3 288.9 320.5 6.53 7 700 2961 1.1 0.3 94 0.8 0.7 210 53 303.7 304.8 288.9 320.7 5.59 8 650 3555 -1.2 -4.5 78 3.3 -2.7 206 51 307.6 308.4 288.9 320.6 4.20 9 600 4190 -3.6 -10.2 60 6.7 -6.2 212 52 312.0 312.6 289.2 321.4 2.93 10 550 4874 -6.8 -9.1 84 2.2 -7.8 201 63 316.0 316.6 290.9 327.3 3.50 11 500 5613 -10.7 -12.7 85 2.0 -11.5 206 69 320.0 320.5 291.6 329.5 2.88 12 450 6419 -13.9 -14.7 94 0.8 -14.2 208 84 325.8 326.3 293.0 335.0 2.72 13 400 7305 -19.6 -20.6 91 1.1 -19.9 206 88 329.5 329.9 293.3 336.0 1.85 14 350 8282 -26.9 -27.4 96 0.5 -27.0 208 86 332.5 332.7 293.5 336.7 1.16 15 300 9375 -35.3 -35.5 98 0.2 -35.3 207 91 335.6 335.8 293.8 338.0 0.62 16 250 10617 -45.4 -45.6 98 0.2 -45.4 215 92 338.6 338.6 294.2 339.6 0.26 17 200 12087 -50.2 -72.5 5 22.4 -50.6 239 58 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.01 18 150 13929 -58.8 -79.0 6 20.2 -59.0 205 48 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.01 19 100 16423 -64.8 -83.9 5 19.1 -65.0 234 31 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5613.43 m Freezing level: 676.22 mb = 3243.78 m = 10642.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.54 mb = 3082.01 m = 10111.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.61 % Est. max temperature: 22.06 C = 71.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.19 mb = 417.47 m = 1369.63 ft T: 15.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.47 C/km ThetaE index: 2.94 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.40 mb = 815.22 m = 2674.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.24 C = 64.84 F Cap Strength: 3.28 C Lifted Index: 4.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.30 C Showalter Index: 5.14 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.16 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.42 C Cross Totals Index: 19.74 C K Index: 28.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 265.56 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.66 mb = 784.91 m = 2575.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.66 mb = 924.69 m = 3033.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 676.66 mb = 3233.03 m = 10606.92 ft B at Equ Level: 26.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 616.66 mb = 3972.95 m = 13034.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.5 at 53.2 knts Storm direction: 241.5 at 39.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 3.2 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.6 neg: -44.2 tot: 130.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 72.17 m/s