MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F015.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F015.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.4,-87.66 Latitude: 36.40 Longitude: -87.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 986 170 23.5 16.2 64 7.3 18.7 186 15 297.9 300.0 292.3 332.3 11.85 2 950 493 22.5 14.7 61 7.9 17.3 188 34 300.0 302.1 292.4 332.6 11.10 3 900 961 19.4 13.5 69 5.9 15.5 198 46 301.5 303.4 292.6 333.4 10.83 4 850 1451 16.3 11.6 74 4.7 13.3 206 54 303.2 305.1 292.6 333.4 10.14 5 800 1964 12.4 9.7 83 2.7 10.7 210 54 304.4 306.1 292.4 332.6 9.46 6 750 2503 8.6 7.2 91 1.4 7.8 215 53 305.9 307.4 292.2 331.6 8.52 7 700 3071 5.2 3.8 91 1.4 4.4 219 50 308.2 309.5 291.7 330.2 7.19 8 650 3673 2.0 -2.4 73 4.4 -0.2 225 49 311.2 312.1 290.7 326.7 4.94 9 600 4315 -2.0 -5.6 76 3.6 -3.6 219 49 313.8 314.6 290.9 327.2 4.21 10 550 5001 -6.0 -9.9 74 3.9 -7.6 213 49 317.0 317.7 291.0 327.7 3.29 11 500 5742 -10.1 -12.9 80 2.8 -11.2 215 54 320.7 321.3 291.7 330.1 2.84 12 450 6548 -14.2 -14.7 97 0.4 -14.4 223 56 325.4 325.9 292.9 334.6 2.73 13 400 7433 -19.7 -19.8 99 0.1 -19.7 231 58 329.4 329.8 293.4 336.3 1.99 14 350 8411 -26.6 -26.7 99 0.1 -26.6 235 54 332.8 333.1 293.6 337.3 1.23 15 300 9504 -35.3 -35.3 99 0.1 -35.3 239 55 335.7 335.8 293.8 338.0 0.63 16 250 10748 -45.0 -45.8 91 0.9 -45.0 240 69 339.2 339.2 294.4 340.2 0.25 17 200 12205 -53.4 -58.6 53 5.3 -53.5 240 72 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.6 0.07 18 150 14027 -61.9 -76.7 12 14.8 -62.0 257 53 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.6 0.01 19 100 16494 -67.4 -83.6 8 16.2 -67.5 258 34 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.14 m Freezing level: 624.97 mb = 3994.17 m = 13104.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.33 mb = 3643.82 m = 11954.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.28 % Est. max temperature: 29.15 C = 84.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.72 mb = 1098.07 m = 3602.56 ft T: 18.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 6.74 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 793.65 mb = 2030.70 m = 6662.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.15 C = 86.27 F Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lifted Index: -0.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.19 C Showalter Index: -0.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.42 C Cross Totals Index: 21.71 C K Index: 36.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 58.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 101.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.63 mb = 1514.74 m = 4969.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 708.63 mb = 2969.91 m = 9743.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 488.63 mb = 5918.36 m = 19416.95 ft B at Equ Level: 58.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 398.63 mb = 7457.95 m = 24468.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.0 at 49.1 knts Storm direction: 243.0 at 36.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 424.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 424.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 141.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 0.67 Bulk Shear: 87.31 m/s