MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F243.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F243.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 243 hour GFS valid 15Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 34.90,-86.32 Latitude: 34.90 Longitude: -86.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 145 SFC 981 305 16.0 13.7 86 2.3 14.6 135 13 290.7 292.5 288.5 319.2 10.07 2 950 580 13.4 12.2 92 1.2 12.7 134 28 290.8 292.5 287.9 317.5 9.43 3 900 1035 12.1 12.0 99 0.1 12.0 152 40 293.9 295.7 289.4 322.1 9.81 4 850 1516 12.7 10.3 85 2.5 11.2 182 36 299.5 301.2 290.7 326.7 9.27 5 800 2023 9.3 7.2 86 2.1 8.0 190 36 301.1 302.5 290.2 324.6 7.96 6 750 2555 5.5 2.8 82 2.8 4.1 194 35 302.6 303.7 289.2 321.3 6.25 7 700 3116 2.1 -2.5 72 4.6 -0.1 192 33 304.9 305.7 288.3 318.8 4.56 8 650 3711 -0.6 -7.3 60 6.7 -3.5 190 30 308.3 309.0 288.4 319.0 3.40 9 600 4348 -3.8 -9.0 67 5.2 -6.0 192 30 311.8 312.4 289.4 322.0 3.22 10 550 5030 -7.6 -15.8 52 8.2 -10.4 197 35 315.1 315.5 289.3 321.8 2.03 11 500 5765 -12.6 -14.7 84 2.1 -13.3 207 41 317.7 318.2 290.5 325.8 2.45 12 450 6561 -17.7 -18.0 98 0.3 -17.9 211 48 320.9 321.3 291.1 327.9 2.06 13 400 7432 -24.0 -25.6 86 1.7 -24.4 212 51 323.8 324.0 291.1 327.9 1.18 14 350 8393 -30.8 -30.8 100 -0.0 -30.7 207 56 327.3 327.4 291.8 330.3 0.84 15 300 9469 -38.8 -38.8 100 -0.0 -38.8 212 63 330.6 330.7 292.3 332.3 0.44 16 250 10693 -48.5 -50.5 80 1.9 -48.6 223 81 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.6 0.15 17 200 12138 -53.7 -66.7 19 13.0 -53.9 230 89 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.02 18 150 13970 -57.7 -78.9 5 21.2 -57.9 229 67 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.01 19 100 16476 -63.7 -83.6 5 19.9 -63.9 254 31 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5619.95 m Freezing level: 660.45 mb = 3586.72 m = 11767.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.82 mb = 3106.50 m = 10191.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.52 % Est. max temperature: 25.30 C = 77.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.07 mb = 597.53 m = 1960.37 ft T: 13.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 7.87 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 813.57 mb = 1882.04 m = 6174.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.86 C = 78.54 F Cap Strength: 3.81 C Lifted Index: 3.85 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.71 C Showalter Index: 0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.33 C Cross Totals Index: 22.86 C K Index: 31.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8063.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.80 mb = 879.26 m = 2884.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.6 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 218.6 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 375.0 neg: -12.5 tot: 362.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 100.36 m/s