MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F258.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F258.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 258 hour GFS valid 18Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 36.34,-86.50 Latitude: 36.34 Longitude: -86.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 17 SFC 978 212 20.1 18.2 89 1.9 18.8 179 20 295.2 297.6 292.9 334.2 13.60 2 950 458 18.5 16.9 91 1.5 17.5 184 40 295.9 298.3 292.5 333.0 12.89 3 900 920 15.4 15.2 99 0.2 15.3 194 50 297.4 299.6 292.4 332.6 12.16 4 850 1405 13.3 13.3 100 0.0 13.3 212 58 300.1 302.2 292.7 333.5 11.39 5 800 1915 11.0 10.6 98 0.4 10.8 228 63 302.9 304.7 292.5 332.9 10.11 6 750 2452 8.1 5.9 86 2.2 6.8 223 66 305.4 306.9 291.4 328.9 7.79 7 700 3019 4.8 -0.8 67 5.6 1.9 224 67 307.8 308.7 289.9 323.6 5.15 8 650 3618 0.2 -6.2 62 6.5 -2.7 227 66 309.2 309.9 289.0 320.8 3.69 9 600 4255 -4.2 -12.6 52 8.4 -7.4 229 67 311.2 311.7 288.4 319.0 2.41 10 550 4935 -8.2 -18.2 44 10.0 -11.3 232 70 314.4 314.7 288.7 319.9 1.66 11 500 5670 -11.8 -22.7 40 10.9 -14.8 239 77 318.7 318.9 289.6 322.9 1.23 12 450 6469 -16.4 -28.6 34 12.2 -19.1 244 85 322.6 322.8 290.4 325.5 0.80 13 400 7345 -22.2 -36.5 26 14.4 -24.5 249 93 326.2 326.3 291.1 327.7 0.42 14 350 8311 -29.8 -41.7 30 11.9 -31.2 257 93 328.6 328.7 291.6 329.7 0.28 15 300 9388 -39.2 -45.5 51 6.3 -39.6 261 99 330.2 330.2 292.0 331.0 0.22 16 250 10609 -49.5 -52.6 70 3.1 -49.6 267 95 332.5 332.5 292.5 333.0 0.12 17 200 12040 -57.5 -64.8 39 7.4 -57.6 254 97 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.03 18 150 13853 -56.2 -79.4 4 23.2 -56.5 244 73 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.3 0.00 19 100 16398 -62.4 -83.8 4 21.3 -62.6 226 29 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.12 m Freezing level: 647.47 mb = 3650.45 m = 11976.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.27 mb = 3261.99 m = 10701.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.70 % Est. max temperature: 26.24 C = 79.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.29 mb = 446.57 m = 1465.09 ft T: 18.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 14.51 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.01 mb = 844.69 m = 2771.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.05 C = 71.70 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -1.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.12 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 32.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 458.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 410.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.38 mb = 784.86 m = 2574.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.38 mb = 1020.96 m = 3349.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 879.38 mb = 1116.78 m = 3663.92 ft B at Equ Level: 11.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.38 mb = 12725.92 m = 41751.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.2 at 64.1 knts Storm direction: 255.2 at 48.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 757.5 neg: -15.4 tot: 742.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 247.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.88 Bulk Rich Number: 1.68 Bulk Shear: 244.04 m/s