MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F255.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F255.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 255 hour GFS valid 9Z WED 29 OCT 25 Station: 34.52,-86.50 Latitude: 34.52 Longitude: -86.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 127 SFC 987 243 17.1 15.9 93 1.2 16.3 131 2 291.4 293.4 290.0 324.1 11.58 2 950 566 16.6 14.0 85 2.6 15.0 187 4 294.0 295.9 290.1 324.5 10.66 3 900 1027 16.1 13.5 84 2.6 14.4 209 15 298.1 300.1 291.6 329.7 10.85 4 850 1512 13.6 12.2 91 1.4 12.8 217 21 300.4 302.4 292.2 331.6 10.60 5 800 2021 10.6 10.4 99 0.2 10.4 230 25 302.4 304.3 292.2 331.9 9.95 6 750 2557 7.8 7.8 100 0.0 7.8 235 27 305.1 306.7 292.2 331.8 8.91 7 700 3125 5.1 2.3 82 2.8 3.6 231 28 308.1 309.3 291.1 328.0 6.47 8 650 3726 0.8 -1.8 83 2.6 -0.5 232 29 309.9 310.9 290.6 326.0 5.16 9 600 4364 -3.6 -5.0 90 1.3 -4.3 236 34 311.9 312.8 290.5 325.8 4.41 10 550 5047 -7.3 -9.4 85 2.1 -8.1 241 40 315.4 316.1 290.7 326.5 3.42 11 500 5785 -11.3 -15.1 73 3.8 -12.7 241 45 319.2 319.7 290.9 327.1 2.36 12 450 6585 -16.4 -21.4 65 5.0 -17.8 243 50 322.6 322.9 291.1 327.9 1.54 13 400 7460 -22.6 -26.6 70 4.0 -23.5 245 50 325.6 325.8 291.6 329.4 1.09 14 350 8426 -29.7 -31.9 81 2.2 -30.0 245 50 328.8 328.9 292.1 331.5 0.76 15 300 9507 -37.9 -40.5 76 2.6 -38.1 238 50 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.4 0.37 16 250 10738 -46.9 -57.0 31 10.1 -47.3 250 65 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.6 0.07 17 200 12188 -54.1 -68.8 15 14.7 -54.4 247 73 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.02 18 150 14009 -60.1 -78.7 7 18.7 -60.2 248 59 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.01 19 100 16470 -69.7 -83.1 12 13.4 -69.8 238 41 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.29 m Freezing level: 640.66 mb = 3845.02 m = 12614.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.19 mb = 3648.94 m = 11971.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.72 % Est. max temperature: 26.65 C = 79.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.22 mb = 394.52 m = 1294.36 ft T: 16.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 6.10 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.76 mb = 1744.91 m = 5724.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.04 C = 80.67 F Cap Strength: 2.65 C Lifted Index: 1.59 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.02 C Showalter Index: -0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.98 C Cross Totals Index: 23.59 C K Index: 34.45 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6157.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.57 mb = 993.04 m = 3257.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 28.9 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.0 neg: -0.9 tot: 141.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.29 Bulk Shear: 93.33 m/s