MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F264.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F264.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 11 day GFS valid 18Z THU 30 OCT 25 Station: 39.34,-75.89 Latitude: 39.34 Longitude: -75.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 24 18.2 15.9 86 2.3 16.7 128 12 290.2 292.1 289.3 321.8 11.26 1 1000 144 17.2 15.1 88 2.0 15.9 132 20 290.3 292.3 289.0 321.0 10.88 2 950 580 14.1 13.7 98 0.3 13.8 146 28 291.5 293.3 289.0 321.0 10.44 3 900 1036 11.7 11.5 99 0.2 11.6 164 31 293.5 295.2 288.9 320.6 9.48 4 850 1513 9.4 7.0 84 2.5 8.0 170 31 296.0 297.4 287.9 317.5 7.39 5 800 2014 7.0 -2.1 52 9.1 2.7 177 30 298.6 299.3 285.6 310.8 4.08 6 750 2540 3.0 -7.9 45 10.9 -1.4 184 31 299.8 300.4 284.7 308.5 2.82 7 700 3095 -0.9 -10.5 48 9.6 -4.6 192 38 301.4 301.9 284.9 309.0 2.45 8 650 3682 -5.1 -12.5 56 7.4 -7.7 197 45 303.2 303.6 285.4 310.2 2.25 9 600 4305 -10.0 -14.1 72 4.2 -11.3 204 52 304.6 305.0 285.8 311.3 2.14 10 550 4969 -15.1 -16.4 90 1.3 -15.5 205 59 306.2 306.5 286.2 312.3 1.93 11 500 5683 -19.0 -19.9 93 0.8 -19.3 204 70 309.8 310.1 287.1 315.0 1.58 12 450 6463 -22.8 -32.0 43 9.2 -24.3 214 77 314.6 314.7 287.6 316.7 0.58 13 400 7316 -28.7 -36.1 49 7.4 -29.7 219 84 317.7 317.8 288.5 319.3 0.44 14 350 8257 -36.5 -38.5 81 2.1 -36.7 219 91 319.6 319.7 289.0 321.0 0.39 15 300 9305 -45.3 -47.1 82 1.8 -45.4 220 99 321.5 321.6 289.4 322.2 0.18 16 250 10498 -53.6 -58.0 59 4.4 -53.7 225 111 326.4 326.4 290.7 326.7 0.06 17 200 11911 -57.7 -66.4 32 8.7 -57.8 233 94 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.03 18 150 13729 -57.1 -80.8 3 23.7 -57.4 218 69 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 19 100 16297 -59.8 -84.3 3 24.5 -60.1 198 34 412.2 412.2 306.8 412.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5539.13 m Freezing level: 711.93 mb = 2962.49 m = 9719.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 767.62 mb = 2350.91 m = 7712.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.15 % Est. max temperature: 23.35 C = 74.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.36 mb = 312.78 m = 1026.18 ft T: 15.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 12.56 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.19 mb = 649.78 m = 2131.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.81 C = 67.66 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: -1.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.49 C Cross Totals Index: 26.00 C K Index: 25.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 452.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.18 mb = 587.47 m = 1927.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.18 mb = 2176.69 m = 7141.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 364.18 mb = 7976.75 m = 26170.13 ft B at Equ Level: 451.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 214.18 mb = 11477.22 m = 37654.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 191.8 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 221.8 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 297.8 neg: -0.1 tot: 297.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.70 Bulk Rich Number: 2.83 Bulk Shear: 159.88 m/s