MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F018.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F018.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 18 hour GFS valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.11,-86.97 Latitude: 34.11 Longitude: -86.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 986 195 21.9 17.9 78 4.0 19.2 182 13 296.2 298.6 292.8 334.1 13.18 2 950 521 19.6 17.1 85 2.5 17.9 186 30 297.1 299.5 293.0 334.8 13.05 3 900 986 17.5 14.7 84 2.7 15.7 199 44 299.5 301.6 292.7 333.9 11.77 4 850 1474 15.3 11.0 76 4.3 12.6 201 42 302.2 304.0 292.0 331.1 9.77 5 800 1985 11.9 7.3 74 4.5 9.2 207 40 303.8 305.3 291.1 327.9 8.06 6 750 2523 9.4 1.8 59 7.6 5.2 217 39 306.8 307.8 290.1 324.5 5.80 7 700 3093 7.3 -1.6 53 8.9 2.7 228 39 310.5 311.4 290.5 325.7 4.86 8 650 3700 3.5 -0.4 75 3.9 1.5 233 43 313.0 314.1 292.0 330.9 5.72 9 600 4345 -0.6 -2.1 90 1.5 -1.3 232 49 315.4 316.5 292.5 332.9 5.49 10 550 5036 -4.7 -7.8 79 3.1 -6.1 230 52 318.5 319.2 292.0 331.0 3.86 11 500 5780 -9.0 -14.2 66 5.2 -10.9 231 53 322.1 322.6 291.9 330.7 2.55 12 450 6590 -13.1 -17.6 69 4.5 -14.6 229 55 326.8 327.2 292.8 334.1 2.14 13 400 7476 -19.4 -25.4 59 6.0 -20.9 234 59 329.8 330.1 292.8 334.1 1.21 14 350 8455 -26.3 -35.0 44 8.7 -27.7 238 63 333.3 333.4 293.2 335.4 0.56 15 300 9552 -34.3 -37.4 73 3.1 -34.7 243 60 337.0 337.1 294.1 339.0 0.51 16 250 10801 -43.9 -44.0 99 0.1 -43.9 244 53 340.7 340.8 294.8 342.0 0.31 17 200 12261 -55.5 -56.0 94 0.5 -55.5 249 61 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.3 0.10 18 150 14065 -62.1 -78.9 9 16.8 -62.3 261 68 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01 19 100 16514 -70.8 -82.8 15 12.0 -70.9 247 33 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.70 m Freezing level: 607.02 mb = 4254.71 m = 13958.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.61 mb = 4034.07 m = 13234.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.30 % Est. max temperature: 28.27 C = 82.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.31 mb = 700.98 m = 2299.76 ft T: 18.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 10.34 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.45 mb = 1578.84 m = 5179.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.18 C = 82.72 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: 0.28 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.44 C Showalter Index: 1.74 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.25 C Cross Totals Index: 20.00 C K Index: 26.42 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 124.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.56 mb = 1018.25 m = 3340.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 551.56 mb = 5013.72 m = 16449.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 541.56 mb = 5156.94 m = 16918.89 ft B at Equ Level: 13.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 471.56 mb = 6230.34 m = 20440.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.9 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 250.9 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 335.9 neg: -0.9 tot: 335.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 95.29 m/s