MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F144.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F144.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6 day GFS valid 12Z SAT 25 OCT 25 Station: 32.36,-89.86 Latitude: 32.36 Longitude: -89.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 112 18.2 17.3 95 0.8 17.6 156 7 291.1 293.3 290.7 326.4 12.50 1 1000 134 18.2 17.2 94 1.0 17.6 157 9 291.4 293.6 290.7 326.5 12.44 2 950 573 17.2 16.6 96 0.6 16.8 175 30 294.7 296.9 291.9 330.9 12.64 3 900 1036 15.8 13.9 88 1.9 14.6 193 31 297.8 299.9 291.8 330.3 11.17 4 850 1520 12.7 10.9 89 1.8 11.6 205 30 299.5 301.2 291.1 327.9 9.70 5 800 2027 9.8 7.9 88 1.9 8.6 217 28 301.6 303.1 290.7 326.4 8.37 6 750 2561 6.8 4.9 88 1.9 5.7 222 27 303.9 305.3 290.5 325.7 7.25 7 700 3125 4.0 1.3 82 2.7 2.6 230 27 307.0 308.1 290.4 325.4 6.02 8 650 3725 0.7 -0.2 93 0.9 0.3 234 28 309.8 310.9 291.1 327.8 5.81 9 600 4364 -2.4 -3.3 94 0.9 -2.9 229 30 313.3 314.2 291.5 329.0 4.99 10 550 5051 -6.2 -8.3 85 2.1 -7.1 223 34 316.7 317.4 291.3 328.8 3.73 11 500 5790 -10.7 -12.0 90 1.3 -11.2 229 40 320.0 320.6 291.7 330.0 3.05 12 450 6593 -15.3 -15.6 98 0.3 -15.4 240 48 324.0 324.5 292.4 332.6 2.53 13 400 7474 -20.9 -20.9 100 0.0 -20.9 249 46 327.8 328.2 292.8 334.1 1.80 14 350 8446 -28.2 -28.4 98 0.2 -28.2 251 42 330.7 330.9 292.9 334.5 1.05 15 300 9532 -36.9 -37.0 98 0.2 -36.9 247 53 333.4 333.5 293.2 335.4 0.53 16 250 10765 -47.7 -48.2 95 0.5 -47.7 250 62 335.2 335.2 293.3 336.0 0.19 17 200 12197 -59.8 -60.8 88 1.0 -59.9 249 86 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.3 0.05 18 150 13979 -60.4 -77.9 8 17.5 -60.6 258 64 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.01 19 100 16456 -67.6 -83.4 9 15.8 -67.7 256 25 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.31 m Freezing level: 638.55 mb = 3871.42 m = 12701.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.91 mb = 3775.39 m = 12386.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.47 % Est. max temperature: 26.45 C = 79.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.37 mb = 216.75 m = 711.11 ft T: 18.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 5.49 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.09 mb = 1148.61 m = 3768.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.28 C = 77.51 F Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lifted Index: 0.69 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: 1.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.43 C Cross Totals Index: 21.66 C K Index: 31.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.35 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.41 mb = 687.52 m = 2255.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 792.41 mb = 2105.94 m = 6909.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 612.41 mb = 4200.89 m = 13782.27 ft B at Equ Level: 37.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 472.41 mb = 6222.95 m = 20416.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.6 at 30.1 knts Storm direction: 248.6 at 22.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 259.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.57 Bulk Shear: 65.72 m/s