MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 44.68,-73.13 Latitude: 44.68 Longitude: -73.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 990 179 7.0 5.1 88 1.9 6.0 215 7 281.0 281.9 279.7 296.2 5.55 2 950 514 4.6 3.3 91 1.3 4.0 223 17 281.9 282.8 279.6 296.1 5.11 3 900 953 1.5 1.4 99 0.1 1.4 241 20 283.0 283.9 279.6 296.2 4.69 4 850 1411 -1.1 -1.2 99 0.1 -1.2 270 24 285.0 285.7 279.8 296.6 4.11 5 800 1893 -3.6 -4.0 97 0.5 -3.8 275 22 287.3 288.0 280.3 297.5 3.54 6 750 2400 -6.7 -7.4 95 0.7 -7.0 271 23 289.3 289.8 280.4 297.8 2.91 7 700 2936 -10.1 -11.0 93 0.9 -10.4 264 24 291.3 291.7 280.6 298.3 2.36 8 650 3502 -14.1 -14.6 96 0.5 -14.2 257 23 293.0 293.4 280.8 298.8 1.89 9 600 4105 -18.3 -18.5 98 0.2 -18.4 249 24 294.9 295.2 281.1 299.5 1.48 10 550 4748 -23.2 -23.3 99 0.1 -23.2 238 27 296.6 296.8 281.3 300.0 1.06 11 500 5438 -28.7 -29.3 95 0.5 -28.8 231 29 298.0 298.1 281.4 300.2 0.68 12 450 6183 -34.7 -35.6 91 0.9 -34.8 242 25 299.6 299.7 281.7 301.0 0.41 13 400 6994 -41.2 -41.6 96 0.4 -41.3 254 24 301.4 301.4 282.3 302.2 0.25 14 350 7887 -48.1 -49.2 87 1.2 -48.1 257 27 303.9 303.9 283.1 304.4 0.12 15 300 8891 -51.5 -56.5 55 5.0 -51.7 262 29 312.7 312.7 286.4 313.0 0.06 16 250 10082 -48.1 -69.9 6 21.8 -48.6 253 36 334.5 334.5 292.9 334.6 0.01 17 200 11560 -46.2 -76.8 2 30.6 -46.9 251 42 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 18 150 13472 -46.9 -77.3 2 30.4 -47.8 244 34 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.01 19 100 16119 -55.0 -83.5 2 28.5 -55.5 248 28 421.5 421.5 307.9 421.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5344.39 m Freezing level: 871.22 mb = 1216.68 m = 3991.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 872.34 mb = 1203.08 m = 3947.08 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.10 % Est. max temperature: 11.47 C = 52.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.08 mb = 419.41 m = 1375.99 ft T: 5.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.45 C/km ThetaE index: 0.16 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.38 mb = 797.67 m = 2617.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 8.66 C = 47.58 F Cap Strength: 2.65 C Lifted Index: 2.94 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.60 C Showalter Index: 2.59 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 55.15 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.64 C Cross Totals Index: 27.51 C K Index: 25.51 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 199.55 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14322.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.17 mb = 737.95 m = 2421.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.7 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 279.7 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.1 neg: -8.1 tot: 80.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 21.92 m/s