MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F378.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F378.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 378 hour GFS valid 6Z TUE 4 NOV 25 Station: 32.36,-87.76 Latitude: 32.36 Longitude: -87.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 54 23.5 20.4 83 3.1 21.3 201 12 296.6 299.4 294.5 340.6 15.25 1 1000 60 23.6 20.3 82 3.3 21.3 202 11 296.8 299.5 294.5 340.7 15.20 2 950 507 20.1 19.2 94 0.9 19.5 207 30 297.6 300.3 294.5 340.7 14.87 3 900 973 17.6 17.1 97 0.5 17.2 220 41 299.6 302.1 294.3 339.8 13.75 4 850 1462 15.6 13.7 88 1.9 14.3 229 44 302.5 304.6 293.6 336.9 11.64 5 800 1975 12.8 9.3 80 3.4 10.7 230 44 304.8 306.5 292.4 332.5 9.26 6 750 2515 10.5 1.0 52 9.5 5.4 231 40 308.0 309.0 290.2 324.8 5.48 7 700 3086 7.1 -2.4 51 9.6 2.4 235 39 310.4 311.3 290.2 324.7 4.58 8 650 3691 2.4 -3.7 64 6.1 -0.6 240 41 311.6 312.5 290.5 325.7 4.48 9 600 4332 -2.6 -10.8 53 8.2 -5.9 239 41 313.2 313.7 289.4 322.2 2.80 10 550 5017 -6.0 -23.4 24 17.4 -11.0 234 45 317.0 317.2 288.9 320.6 1.05 11 500 5757 -10.2 -28.4 21 18.2 -14.7 236 51 320.6 320.7 289.7 323.1 0.73 12 450 6562 -14.4 -27.3 33 12.9 -17.6 243 56 325.1 325.3 291.3 328.4 0.91 13 400 7445 -20.1 -28.1 49 8.0 -21.9 247 58 328.9 329.1 292.3 332.3 0.95 14 350 8422 -26.6 -30.0 73 3.4 -27.2 256 56 333.0 333.1 293.4 336.3 0.91 15 300 9517 -34.7 -37.8 73 3.1 -35.1 263 50 336.4 336.5 293.9 338.3 0.49 16 250 10763 -44.8 -47.6 74 2.7 -45.0 253 59 339.4 339.4 294.4 340.2 0.21 17 200 12217 -55.8 -58.4 73 2.6 -55.9 238 87 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.7 0.07 18 150 13997 -65.7 -73.7 32 8.0 -65.7 235 99 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16433 -70.3 -83.3 13 13.0 -70.4 242 72 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.94 m Freezing level: 626.07 mb = 3997.54 m = 13115.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.66 mb = 3570.54 m = 11714.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.01 % Est. max temperature: 29.34 C = 84.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.94 mb = 452.95 m = 1486.04 ft T: 20.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 15.95 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 824.71 m = 2705.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.89 C = 78.61 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -3.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.82 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 29.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 686.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.65 mb = 684.56 m = 2245.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.65 mb = 1810.73 m = 5940.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.65 mb = 10877.14 m = 35685.71 ft B at Equ Level: 683.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.65 mb = 14174.23 m = 46502.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.9 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 261.9 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 278.0 neg: -11.5 tot: 266.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.18 Bulk Rich Number: 9.34 Bulk Shear: 73.45 m/s