MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F306.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F306.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 306 hour GFS valid 18Z FRI 31 OCT 25 Station: 36.00,-71.62 Latitude: 36.00 Longitude: -71.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 0 22.3 19.8 86 2.5 20.6 162 37 295.1 297.7 293.6 337.1 14.63 1 1000 31 21.6 18.6 84 2.9 19.6 162 41 294.7 297.2 292.7 333.8 13.65 2 950 474 17.3 16.6 96 0.7 16.8 162 51 294.7 297.0 291.9 330.7 12.57 3 900 934 14.8 14.3 97 0.5 14.4 167 57 296.7 298.8 291.6 329.8 11.43 4 850 1418 13.0 12.6 98 0.4 12.8 180 57 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.7 10.89 5 800 1927 10.2 9.7 96 0.6 9.9 187 55 302.1 303.8 291.7 330.1 9.46 6 750 2462 7.6 6.4 92 1.2 6.9 191 56 304.8 306.3 291.5 329.0 8.04 7 700 3029 4.2 2.5 89 1.7 3.3 191 57 307.2 308.4 290.9 327.3 6.58 8 650 3628 0.4 -2.3 82 2.8 -0.9 189 60 309.5 310.4 290.2 324.9 4.97 9 600 4266 -3.9 -7.2 78 3.3 -5.3 186 64 311.6 312.3 289.8 323.4 3.72 10 550 4947 -8.9 -12.5 75 3.6 -10.2 185 65 313.5 314.0 289.4 322.2 2.66 11 500 5677 -14.4 -20.5 60 6.1 -16.1 191 68 315.5 315.8 288.9 320.6 1.50 12 450 6468 -18.4 -27.7 44 9.3 -20.4 197 69 320.1 320.3 289.7 323.2 0.87 13 400 7342 -21.9 -38.4 21 16.5 -24.4 217 59 326.5 326.6 291.1 327.8 0.35 14 350 8311 -28.6 -45.4 18 16.8 -30.4 211 60 330.1 330.2 291.9 330.9 0.19 15 300 9396 -36.4 -54.2 14 17.8 -37.5 220 65 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.4 0.08 16 250 10633 -46.2 -65.1 10 18.9 -46.7 212 57 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.02 17 200 12090 -53.1 -69.3 12 16.1 -53.4 224 107 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.02 18 150 13906 -61.2 -77.9 9 16.7 -61.4 222 118 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.01 19 100 16377 -62.5 -83.9 4 21.4 -62.7 221 59 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.77 m Freezing level: 644.92 mb = 3693.30 m = 12116.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.88 mb = 3494.15 m = 11463.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.58 % Est. max temperature: 26.71 C = 80.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.09 mb = 311.07 m = 1020.54 ft T: 18.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 11.11 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.66 mb = 648.90 m = 2128.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.64 C = 72.76 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -3.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: -3.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.38 C Cross Totals Index: 27.01 C K Index: 38.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 440.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 363.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.28 mb = 606.72 m = 1990.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.28 mb = 744.46 m = 2442.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 880.28 mb = 1121.69 m = 3680.03 ft B at Equ Level: 8.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 240.28 mb = 10892.06 m = 35734.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.1 at 59.1 knts Storm direction: 214.1 at 44.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 335.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 335.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 4.83 Bulk Shear: 75.26 m/s