MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F204.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F204.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 8.5 day GFS valid 12Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 18.51,-69.33 Latitude: 18.51 Longitude: -69.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -71 SFC 987 41 25.4 24.0 92 1.4 24.4 184 33 299.6 303.2 298.0 356.3 19.36 2 950 380 23.1 22.1 94 1.0 22.4 190 62 300.6 303.9 297.3 353.3 17.91 3 900 851 20.0 19.7 98 0.2 19.8 196 71 302.1 305.1 296.7 350.2 16.28 4 850 1345 18.0 16.9 93 1.2 17.2 203 73 305.0 307.7 296.2 348.0 14.38 5 800 1863 15.2 14.3 94 0.9 14.6 203 70 307.4 309.8 295.8 346.3 12.91 6 750 2410 12.5 12.0 97 0.5 12.1 204 69 310.2 312.4 295.8 346.3 11.83 7 700 2988 9.7 9.5 98 0.3 9.6 205 67 313.3 315.3 295.8 346.4 10.71 8 650 3602 7.0 6.7 98 0.3 6.8 205 63 316.8 318.7 295.9 346.7 9.52 9 600 4258 3.6 3.3 98 0.3 3.4 203 57 320.3 321.9 295.8 346.3 8.13 10 550 4962 0.3 -0.0 97 0.4 0.1 208 50 324.5 325.9 296.0 347.2 6.97 11 500 5724 -2.5 -3.0 96 0.5 -2.7 214 45 330.0 331.3 296.8 350.6 6.16 12 450 6556 -6.3 -7.1 94 0.8 -6.7 218 41 335.3 336.3 297.1 352.4 5.01 13 400 7470 -10.9 -12.2 90 1.4 -11.5 218 37 340.9 341.7 297.5 354.1 3.75 14 350 8486 -17.2 -18.0 94 0.7 -17.5 220 37 345.5 346.1 297.7 355.2 2.66 15 300 9623 -25.4 -25.5 99 0.1 -25.5 216 36 349.6 349.9 297.8 355.6 1.60 16 250 10919 -35.6 -35.7 99 0.1 -35.6 211 35 353.2 353.3 297.9 356.1 0.73 17 200 12428 -48.8 -49.3 94 0.5 -48.8 231 30 355.5 355.6 298.0 356.4 0.21 18 150 14249 -64.9 -66.9 76 2.0 -64.9 258 7 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.03 19 100 16597 -83.1 -85.1 70 2.0 -83.1 229 2 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5795.34 m Freezing level: 543.82 mb = 5055.99 m = 16587.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 547.61 mb = 4996.54 m = 16392.64 ft Precipitable water: 2.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.49 % Est. max temperature: 31.37 C = 88.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.87 mb = 216.49 m = 710.27 ft T: 24.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.46 C/km ThetaE index: 10.08 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.12 mb = 658.74 m = 2161.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.25 C = 81.06 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: 1.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 39.84 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.50 C Cross Totals Index: 19.33 C K Index: 37.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 442.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 226.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.25 mb = 600.91 m = 1971.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.25 mb = 743.10 m = 2437.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 461.25 mb = 6360.95 m = 20868.99 ft B at Equ Level: 225.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 251.25 mb = 10883.75 m = 35707.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.5 at 60.7 knts Storm direction: 233.5 at 45.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 505.6 neg: -25.6 tot: 480.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 160.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 6.37 Bulk Shear: 35.54 m/s