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: 37.69,-85.87 Latitude: 37.69 Longitude: -85.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 981 214 23.7 15.6 60 8.1 18.4 185 15 298.5 300.6 292.2 331.8 11.44 2 950 498 22.5 14.7 61 7.8 17.3 189 33 300.0 302.0 292.4 332.5 11.10 3 900 966 19.6 12.4 63 7.1 15.0 198 46 301.7 303.6 292.2 331.7 10.13 4 850 1456 16.2 10.3 68 5.9 12.6 204 49 303.1 304.8 291.9 330.8 9.31 5 800 1969 12.0 8.9 81 3.1 10.1 210 47 303.9 305.6 291.9 330.7 8.96 6 750 2506 7.8 5.9 88 1.9 6.7 220 46 305.1 306.5 291.3 328.6 7.80 7 700 3073 4.6 3.6 93 1.0 4.1 217 46 307.6 308.9 291.5 329.3 7.09 8 650 3674 2.2 -3.3 67 5.5 -0.5 216 44 311.5 312.3 290.6 326.0 4.62 9 600 4317 -1.1 -11.0 47 9.9 -5.2 220 40 314.8 315.3 289.9 323.7 2.74 10 550 5006 -5.5 -12.5 58 7.0 -8.2 217 41 317.6 318.1 290.6 326.3 2.66 11 500 5746 -10.7 -16.8 61 6.1 -12.8 219 47 320.0 320.4 290.9 326.9 2.06 12 450 6548 -15.5 -18.3 79 2.8 -16.4 228 53 323.7 324.1 291.9 330.6 2.01 13 400 7429 -20.2 -20.3 99 0.1 -20.3 236 55 328.7 329.1 293.2 335.3 1.90 14 350 8405 -27.1 -27.2 100 0.0 -27.1 238 47 332.2 332.4 293.4 336.4 1.18 15 300 9496 -35.7 -35.7 100 -0.0 -35.7 250 46 335.1 335.2 293.7 337.3 0.61 16 250 10737 -45.8 -45.8 100 -0.0 -45.8 252 49 338.0 338.0 294.1 339.0 0.25 17 200 12186 -55.9 -56.8 89 0.9 -55.9 252 72 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.7 0.09 18 150 13998 -62.0 -75.8 14 13.8 -62.2 256 54 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.01 19 100 16474 -66.8 -83.7 7 16.9 -67.0 255 31 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.02 m Freezing level: 617.12 mb = 4097.17 m = 13441.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.27 mb = 3608.87 m = 11839.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.23 % Est. max temperature: 28.65 C = 83.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.08 mb = 1246.27 m = 4088.75 ft T: 17.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 3.94 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.41 mb = 2058.73 m = 6754.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.36 C = 84.86 F Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lifted Index: -0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.43 C Showalter Index: 0.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.86 C Cross Totals Index: 21.01 C K Index: 36.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 85.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.69 mb = 1630.26 m = 5348.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 747.69 mb = 2531.54 m = 8305.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 667.69 mb = 3456.32 m = 11339.50 ft B at Equ Level: 19.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 427.69 mb = 6928.33 m = 22730.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.3 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 243.3 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 348.0 neg: -12.2 tot: 335.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.51 Bulk Shear: 56.36 m/s