MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F288.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F288.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 12 day GFS valid 12Z THU 30 OCT 25 Station: 28.03,-68.39 Latitude: 28.03 Longitude: -68.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -192 SFC 979 -0 25.8 24.4 92 1.4 24.8 132 58 300.8 304.5 298.7 360.0 20.09 2 950 261 23.9 23.2 96 0.6 23.4 137 83 301.4 304.9 298.3 358.1 19.22 3 900 734 21.4 21.4 100 -0.0 21.5 143 93 303.6 306.9 298.2 357.5 18.14 4 850 1230 19.4 19.4 100 0.0 19.4 152 98 306.5 309.6 298.2 357.4 16.92 5 800 1752 17.4 17.4 100 0.0 17.4 164 98 309.7 312.7 298.2 357.8 15.80 6 750 2303 15.0 14.9 100 0.0 15.0 173 92 312.8 315.6 298.1 357.1 14.38 7 700 2886 12.5 12.4 100 0.0 12.4 177 82 316.3 318.8 298.1 357.2 13.08 8 650 3507 9.8 9.8 100 0.0 9.8 177 73 320.0 322.3 298.2 357.4 11.77 9 600 4170 6.8 6.8 100 0.0 6.8 176 66 324.0 326.0 298.2 357.5 10.38 10 550 4882 3.4 3.4 100 0.0 3.4 174 61 328.2 329.9 298.2 357.5 8.93 11 500 5652 -0.3 -0.4 99 0.2 -0.4 170 58 332.7 334.2 298.2 357.7 7.45 12 450 6490 -3.9 -4.3 98 0.3 -4.1 167 58 338.3 339.6 298.6 359.6 6.21 13 400 7412 -8.2 -8.7 96 0.5 -8.5 167 51 344.3 345.4 299.1 361.9 4.97 14 350 8436 -15.1 -16.8 87 1.7 -15.8 151 50 348.4 349.0 298.5 359.2 2.93 15 300 9581 -23.6 -26.5 77 2.9 -24.4 147 53 352.1 352.4 298.2 357.7 1.46 16 250 10887 -33.4 -34.4 90 1.0 -33.6 150 43 356.4 356.6 298.7 359.7 0.83 17 200 12415 -45.2 -45.7 94 0.5 -45.2 164 30 361.3 361.3 299.2 362.6 0.32 18 150 14267 -61.9 -62.2 97 0.2 -62.0 205 27 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.6 0.06 19 100 16653 -78.7 -82.1 57 3.4 -78.7 225 21 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5843.52 m Freezing level: 503.73 mb = 5594.22 m = 18353.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 505.13 mb = 5569.25 m = 18271.61 ft Precipitable water: 3.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.37 % Est. max temperature: 32.78 C = 91.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.55 mb = 172.87 m = 567.15 ft T: 24.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.61 C/km ThetaE index: 2.66 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.97 mb = 561.03 m = 1840.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.77 C = 81.99 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.27 C Showalter Index: 0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 39.37 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.69 C Cross Totals Index: 19.68 C K Index: 39.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 486.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 47.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.26 mb = 520.28 m = 1706.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.26 mb = 663.66 m = 2177.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 487.26 mb = 5856.88 m = 19215.24 ft B at Equ Level: 47.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 397.26 mb = 7464.85 m = 24490.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 165.1 at 77.6 knts Storm direction: 195.1 at 58.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1341.3 neg: -9.6 tot: 1331.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 443.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.8 stream: 13.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 186.82 m/s