MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F012.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F012.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 12 hour GFS valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 18.65,-70.83 Latitude: 18.65 Longitude: -70.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 133 1 950 580 SFC 935 722 27.4 19.5 62 7.9 21.8 155 5 306.4 309.3 297.3 352.9 15.48 3 900 1053 22.9 17.8 73 5.1 19.4 142 5 305.1 307.8 296.2 348.1 14.39 4 850 1547 18.8 15.8 83 3.0 16.7 128 4 305.8 308.3 295.7 345.9 13.39 5 800 2066 15.8 11.1 74 4.7 12.8 112 5 308.0 310.0 294.3 339.7 10.46 6 750 2612 12.7 6.8 67 5.9 9.1 125 5 310.3 311.9 293.3 335.8 8.28 7 700 3188 9.1 2.8 65 6.2 5.5 139 4 312.5 313.8 292.6 333.5 6.72 8 650 3798 5.3 -1.8 60 7.1 1.6 146 4 315.0 315.9 292.1 331.3 5.16 9 600 4448 1.5 -7.3 52 8.8 -2.6 149 5 317.8 318.5 291.6 329.8 3.68 10 550 5143 -2.4 -11.1 52 8.6 -6.1 152 5 321.2 321.8 292.0 331.1 2.99 11 500 5894 -6.6 -12.6 62 6.0 -9.0 143 6 325.0 325.6 293.0 334.8 2.91 12 450 6710 -11.3 -15.8 70 4.5 -13.0 125 8 329.0 329.5 293.7 337.5 2.48 13 400 7604 -16.8 -23.5 56 6.7 -18.7 103 8 333.2 333.5 293.9 338.4 1.44 14 350 8593 -23.8 -26.5 78 2.7 -24.4 98 3 336.7 336.9 294.6 341.3 1.26 15 300 9700 -32.2 -33.4 90 1.1 -32.4 28 4 340.0 340.1 295.0 342.9 0.76 16 250 10960 -41.9 -46.5 61 4.5 -42.3 338 5 343.7 343.8 295.4 344.7 0.24 17 200 12432 -53.6 -60.8 41 7.2 -53.8 272 3 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.1 0.05 18 150 14219 -67.5 -71.2 59 3.7 -67.5 246 11 353.9 353.9 297.5 353.9 0.02 19 100 16583 -78.9 -81.7 63 2.8 -79.0 33 9 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5761.09 m Freezing level: 581.34 mb = 4707.20 m = 15443.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.75 mb = 4042.13 m = 13261.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.81 % Est. max temperature: 29.66 C = 85.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 833.75 mb = 1712.55 m = 5618.53 ft T: 17.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 23.17 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.31 mb = 2115.77 m = 6941.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.20 C = 84.56 F Cap Strength: 1.18 C Lifted Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.94 C Showalter Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 22.37 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 204.15 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 808.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.72 mb = 1805.72 m = 5924.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 739.72 mb = 2727.12 m = 8947.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 199.72 mb = 12440.39 m = 40814.43 ft B at Equ Level: 803.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.72 mb = 16042.00 m = 52630.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 137.1 at 5.1 knts Storm direction: 167.1 at 3.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 1.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -34.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: -1.1 tot: -0.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.1 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 8504.04 Bulk Shear: 0.10 m/s