MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.44,-80.34 Latitude: 37.44 Longitude: -80.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 1 950 537 SFC 934 683 12.3 11.8 97 0.5 12.0 161 4 291.1 292.7 287.9 317.5 9.33 3 900 994 14.5 12.4 87 2.2 13.2 190 13 296.5 298.3 290.5 325.6 10.08 4 850 1477 13.3 9.7 79 3.6 11.2 203 32 300.1 301.8 290.7 326.4 8.93 5 800 1987 12.6 -1.4 38 14.0 5.5 204 31 304.6 305.4 288.1 317.8 4.32 6 750 2526 10.8 -11.3 20 22.1 1.5 206 29 308.3 308.7 287.1 315.1 2.14 7 700 3097 7.8 -12.9 21 20.7 -0.5 204 28 311.1 311.5 288.0 317.7 2.03 8 650 3704 4.0 -9.0 38 13.0 -1.7 203 30 313.5 314.0 289.7 323.1 2.98 9 600 4349 -0.1 -14.4 33 14.2 -5.5 212 32 316.0 316.4 289.6 322.9 2.09 10 550 5039 -4.9 -17.6 36 12.7 -9.2 220 35 318.3 318.6 290.0 324.2 1.75 11 500 5779 -11.3 -16.4 65 5.2 -13.0 222 40 319.3 319.7 290.7 326.4 2.12 12 450 6581 -15.5 -29.5 29 14.0 -18.6 228 41 323.8 323.9 290.7 326.4 0.74 13 400 7464 -19.2 -42.8 10 23.6 -22.7 232 39 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.9 0.22 14 350 8441 -27.2 -43.9 19 16.6 -29.2 234 43 332.0 332.1 292.5 332.9 0.22 15 300 9532 -35.3 -35.9 94 0.6 -35.4 251 38 335.6 335.7 293.8 337.8 0.59 16 250 10774 -45.9 -46.3 96 0.4 -45.9 248 44 337.8 337.9 294.0 338.8 0.24 17 200 12223 -55.5 -59.7 59 4.2 -55.6 269 65 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.1 0.06 18 150 14028 -63.2 -76.1 16 12.9 -63.3 266 45 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 19 100 16475 -69.9 -83.2 13 13.3 -69.9 254 34 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.49 m Freezing level: 601.46 mb = 4329.92 m = 14205.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.91 mb = 2945.89 m = 9664.88 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.62 % Est. max temperature: 26.68 C = 80.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.87 mb = 745.00 m = 2444.21 ft T: 12.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.11 C/km ThetaE index: 11.29 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 693.36 mb = 3175.11 m = 10416.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.24 C = 90.04 F Cap Strength: 5.63 C Lifted Index: 2.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.63 C Showalter Index: 1.73 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 20.97 C K Index: 13.62 Risk: None Sweat Index: 287.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6956.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.65 mb = 1510.07 m = 4954.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.5 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 242.5 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.8 neg: -16.1 tot: 139.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.61 Bulk Shear: 59.88 m/s