MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F024.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F024.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 24 hour GFS valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 44.08,-70.32 Latitude: 44.08 Longitude: -70.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 991 127 14.0 13.3 95 0.7 13.6 137 14 287.9 289.6 287.1 315.1 9.72 2 950 482 12.2 12.1 99 0.1 12.2 148 38 289.6 291.3 287.4 316.0 9.40 3 900 935 11.4 11.4 100 -0.0 11.4 164 48 293.3 295.0 288.8 320.3 9.47 4 850 1413 9.9 9.8 99 0.1 9.9 172 53 296.5 298.2 289.6 322.6 9.00 5 800 1916 7.8 7.4 97 0.4 7.6 166 53 299.5 301.0 289.8 323.4 8.11 6 750 2447 4.7 3.7 93 1.0 4.1 163 53 301.6 302.9 289.2 321.5 6.65 7 700 3006 0.9 0.4 96 0.5 0.7 161 55 303.5 304.6 288.9 320.6 5.65 8 650 3599 -2.3 -2.8 97 0.5 -2.6 160 58 306.3 307.2 289.0 321.1 4.79 9 600 4232 -5.6 -6.3 95 0.7 -5.9 162 59 309.6 310.4 289.4 322.1 3.98 10 550 4911 -8.6 -9.1 95 0.6 -8.8 168 62 313.9 314.6 290.3 325.1 3.48 11 500 5644 -13.0 -13.5 97 0.4 -13.2 173 59 317.1 317.7 290.6 326.0 2.71 12 450 6439 -18.3 -18.5 99 0.1 -18.4 171 56 320.2 320.6 290.8 326.9 1.98 13 400 7307 -24.6 -24.6 100 0.0 -24.6 171 59 323.0 323.3 291.0 327.6 1.30 14 350 8265 -31.6 -31.6 100 0.0 -31.6 174 61 326.2 326.3 291.4 329.0 0.77 15 300 9339 -38.2 -38.2 100 0.0 -38.2 170 75 331.5 331.6 292.6 333.3 0.47 16 250 10571 -45.7 -54.0 39 8.3 -46.1 179 85 338.1 338.2 294.0 338.6 0.10 17 200 12039 -51.7 -70.1 9 18.3 -52.1 180 69 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.02 18 150 13885 -57.3 -79.5 4 22.2 -57.6 187 31 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16403 -63.2 -83.8 5 20.6 -63.4 197 21 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5594.63 m Freezing level: 685.56 mb = 3177.52 m = 10424.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.69 mb = 3124.96 m = 10252.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.65 % Est. max temperature: 23.13 C = 73.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.16 mb = 218.59 m = 717.14 ft T: 13.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 2.75 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.92 mb = 464.99 m = 1525.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.61 C = 60.09 F Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lifted Index: 4.81 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.63 C Showalter Index: 1.91 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.96 C Cross Totals Index: 22.88 C K Index: 32.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.65 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.58 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9029.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.04 mb = 597.21 m = 1959.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 164.7 at 53.8 knts Storm direction: 194.7 at 40.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 362.0 neg: -35.4 tot: 326.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 97.15 m/s