MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F372.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F372.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15.5 day GFS valid 18Z SUN 2 NOV 25 Station: 42.97,-71.52 Latitude: 42.97 Longitude: -71.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -5 SFC 983 136 3.2 2.8 97 0.4 3.0 357 7 277.7 278.5 277.0 290.7 4.75 2 950 410 0.5 0.5 100 0.0 0.5 6 17 277.7 278.4 276.2 289.1 4.16 3 900 843 -0.8 -0.9 99 0.1 -0.9 23 22 280.7 281.4 277.5 291.8 3.98 4 850 1299 -1.5 -1.6 99 0.1 -1.6 28 14 284.6 285.3 279.5 295.9 3.99 5 800 1781 -2.6 -2.7 99 0.2 -2.6 107 4 288.4 289.1 281.2 299.7 3.90 6 750 2292 -4.1 -4.4 98 0.3 -4.3 219 9 292.1 292.8 282.5 302.9 3.66 7 700 2834 -6.3 -6.7 97 0.5 -6.5 215 18 295.5 296.1 283.5 305.4 3.30 8 650 3411 -8.5 -9.0 96 0.5 -8.7 197 26 299.3 299.8 284.7 308.4 2.97 9 600 4028 -12.2 -12.6 97 0.4 -12.3 196 31 302.0 302.4 285.1 309.5 2.42 10 550 4687 -16.6 -16.6 100 0.0 -16.6 191 34 304.4 304.7 285.5 310.4 1.90 11 500 5397 -20.9 -20.9 100 0.0 -20.8 189 43 307.6 307.9 286.1 312.3 1.45 12 450 6167 -25.3 -25.3 100 0.0 -25.3 202 58 311.4 311.6 287.1 315.1 1.09 13 400 7015 -30.2 -30.3 100 0.0 -30.2 198 97 315.7 315.8 288.2 318.4 0.77 14 350 7950 -37.6 -37.8 98 0.2 -37.6 197 112 318.1 318.1 288.6 319.6 0.42 15 300 8997 -44.4 -58.8 19 14.4 -44.9 200 123 322.8 322.9 289.7 323.0 0.05 16 250 10209 -46.0 -67.2 7 21.1 -46.6 208 129 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.02 17 200 11684 -48.8 -72.8 4 24.0 -49.4 213 136 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.5 0.01 18 150 13563 -51.9 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.5 224 117 380.6 380.6 302.3 380.6 0.00 19 100 16142 -57.2 -84.5 2 27.3 -57.6 224 70 417.2 417.2 307.4 417.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5402.33 m Freezing level: 931.25 mb = 572.15 m = 1877.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 931.88 mb = 564.03 m = 1850.48 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.27 % Est. max temperature: 11.29 C = 52.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.75 mb = 185.75 m = 609.39 ft T: 2.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 1.56 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.26 mb = 407.66 m = 1337.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 3.15 C = 37.68 F Cap Strength: 13.18 C Lifted Index: 14.92 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.94 C Showalter Index: 11.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.57 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.35 C Cross Totals Index: 19.23 C K Index: 17.26 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 69.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.88 mb = 581.15 m = 1906.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.88 mb = 624.31 m = 2048.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 914.88 mb = 711.33 m = 2333.74 ft B at Equ Level: 18.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 864.88 mb = 1160.16 m = 3806.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.4 at 25.6 knts Storm direction: 225.4 at 19.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.4 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.7 neg: -27.8 tot: 138.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 214.22 m/s