MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F096.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F096.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4 day GFS valid 18Z WED 22 OCT 25 Station: 42.65,-71.05 Latitude: 42.65 Longitude: -71.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 999 38 16.6 13.5 82 3.1 14.7 199 8 289.8 291.5 287.9 317.3 9.78 2 950 468 13.0 10.2 83 2.9 11.3 202 20 290.4 291.9 286.6 313.7 8.23 3 900 920 9.6 8.1 90 1.5 8.8 204 24 291.4 292.8 286.4 312.9 7.54 4 850 1392 6.8 4.5 85 2.3 5.6 209 29 293.3 294.4 285.8 311.2 6.21 5 800 1888 3.7 1.3 84 2.4 2.5 211 33 295.1 296.0 285.5 310.5 5.25 6 750 2409 0.0 -2.0 86 2.0 -0.9 210 35 296.6 297.4 285.2 309.7 4.42 7 700 2958 -4.0 -7.8 75 3.8 -5.5 206 38 298.1 298.6 284.3 307.3 3.04 8 650 3538 -8.0 -14.6 59 6.6 -10.1 203 42 299.9 300.3 283.7 305.8 1.90 9 600 4155 -11.5 -22.0 42 10.4 -14.2 211 46 302.8 303.0 283.9 306.3 1.10 10 550 4817 -15.5 -28.5 32 12.9 -18.1 215 57 305.6 305.8 284.5 307.9 0.66 11 500 5529 -20.7 -33.9 30 13.2 -22.8 211 63 307.8 307.8 285.0 309.3 0.43 12 450 6298 -26.9 -38.8 31 11.9 -28.2 211 65 309.5 309.5 285.5 310.5 0.30 13 400 7136 -32.6 -44.8 29 12.1 -33.6 212 61 312.6 312.6 286.5 313.2 0.18 14 350 8065 -38.4 -52.9 20 14.5 -39.2 214 63 316.9 316.9 287.8 317.2 0.08 15 300 9110 -44.4 -59.6 17 15.2 -44.9 218 71 322.7 322.8 289.6 322.9 0.04 16 250 10316 -49.2 -63.4 18 14.2 -49.6 222 71 332.9 332.9 292.5 333.0 0.03 17 200 11774 -50.3 -73.1 5 22.8 -50.8 225 73 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 13637 -53.6 -80.3 2 26.7 -54.0 237 62 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.8 0.00 19 100 16207 -57.4 -85.1 2 27.7 -57.8 254 33 416.8 416.8 307.3 416.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5495.99 m Freezing level: 749.55 mb = 2413.90 m = 7919.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 762.86 mb = 2271.73 m = 7453.09 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.31 % Est. max temperature: 20.08 C = 68.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.41 mb = 428.27 m = 1405.06 ft T: 13.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 11.51 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.66 mb = 904.21 m = 2966.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.18 C = 64.72 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -1.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.96 C Showalter Index: 0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.52 C Cross Totals Index: 25.22 C K Index: 28.23 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.70 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 272.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.20 mb = 797.92 m = 2617.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.20 mb = 1409.63 m = 4624.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 398.20 mb = 7167.80 m = 23516.13 ft B at Equ Level: 270.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 298.20 mb = 9150.08 m = 30019.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.6 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 239.6 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 132.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 2.98 Bulk Shear: 91.65 m/s