MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F015.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F015.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 hour GFS valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.77,-86.71 Latitude: 33.77 Longitude: -86.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 986 210 20.3 18.5 89 1.8 19.1 192 11 294.6 297.1 292.7 333.8 13.70 2 950 527 18.0 17.6 97 0.4 17.8 195 27 295.5 297.9 292.8 334.1 13.46 3 900 990 16.2 16.2 100 0.0 16.2 210 40 298.2 300.6 293.3 335.9 12.99 4 850 1475 14.0 12.3 90 1.7 12.9 222 44 300.8 302.7 292.3 332.1 10.64 5 800 1986 11.6 10.4 92 1.3 10.9 227 42 303.6 305.4 292.6 333.1 9.93 6 750 2525 9.1 8.2 94 1.0 8.6 235 41 306.5 308.2 292.8 334.1 9.13 7 700 3095 6.1 5.9 98 0.2 5.9 240 44 309.2 310.8 293.0 334.7 8.33 8 650 3700 2.8 2.1 95 0.7 2.4 242 45 312.1 313.4 292.6 333.4 6.85 9 600 4344 -1.3 -2.2 94 0.9 -1.8 240 46 314.6 315.6 292.2 331.7 5.42 10 550 5033 -5.6 -6.4 94 0.8 -6.0 235 48 317.4 318.2 292.0 331.3 4.30 11 500 5774 -9.8 -10.9 92 1.1 -10.2 230 54 321.1 321.8 292.3 332.1 3.34 12 450 6582 -14.0 -17.6 74 3.6 -15.2 229 58 325.6 326.0 292.5 332.9 2.13 13 400 7466 -19.5 -20.7 91 1.2 -19.9 237 60 329.6 330.0 293.3 336.0 1.84 14 350 8445 -26.0 -26.0 100 0.0 -26.0 243 60 333.7 334.0 293.9 338.4 1.31 15 300 9542 -34.6 -34.7 99 0.1 -34.6 249 60 336.6 336.8 294.1 339.2 0.67 16 250 10786 -45.2 -45.6 96 0.4 -45.2 251 59 338.9 338.9 294.3 339.9 0.26 17 200 12242 -53.5 -57.3 64 3.7 -53.7 255 72 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.3 0.08 18 150 14056 -62.1 -77.5 11 15.5 -62.2 253 58 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.01 19 100 16503 -70.7 -83.1 14 12.4 -70.8 252 38 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.64 m Freezing level: 616.04 mb = 4137.17 m = 13573.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.59 mb = 4059.32 m = 13317.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.17 C = 80.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.25 mb = 434.46 m = 1425.39 ft T: 18.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 3.85 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.80 mb = 831.40 m = 2727.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.90 C = 73.22 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.10 C Showalter Index: 0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.76 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 35.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 86.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.66 mb = 730.59 m = 2396.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.66 mb = 3419.97 m = 11220.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 452.66 mb = 6536.49 m = 21444.91 ft B at Equ Level: 85.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 342.66 mb = 8596.07 m = 28201.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.8 at 43.7 knts Storm direction: 260.8 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 379.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 379.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 0.82 Bulk Shear: 105.33 m/s