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: 39.45,-76.66 Latitude: 39.45 Longitude: -76.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 134 18.4 15.4 83 3.0 16.5 136 11 291.5 293.5 289.6 322.9 11.08 1 1000 135 18.2 15.1 82 3.1 16.2 139 13 291.3 293.2 289.3 321.9 10.82 2 950 572 14.1 13.4 95 0.7 13.7 142 22 291.5 293.3 288.9 320.5 10.22 3 900 1027 11.7 10.7 94 0.9 11.1 152 27 293.5 295.1 288.5 319.4 9.04 4 850 1503 9.6 2.8 63 6.8 6.1 166 31 296.2 297.2 286.2 312.4 5.51 5 800 2004 6.7 -7.4 36 14.1 0.8 176 33 298.3 298.8 284.1 306.7 2.74 6 750 2529 2.4 -11.0 37 13.3 -2.7 184 35 299.1 299.5 283.8 306.0 2.21 7 700 3082 -1.9 -12.5 44 10.6 -5.7 194 41 300.3 300.7 284.1 306.8 2.09 8 650 3666 -6.4 -13.4 58 7.0 -8.8 199 47 301.7 302.1 284.7 308.3 2.10 9 600 4286 -11.3 -14.5 78 3.1 -12.3 200 54 303.0 303.4 285.1 309.6 2.08 10 550 4948 -15.8 -16.2 97 0.4 -15.9 203 66 305.3 305.7 285.9 311.5 1.96 11 500 5660 -19.8 -19.9 100 0.0 -19.8 205 75 308.8 309.1 286.8 314.0 1.58 12 450 6435 -24.8 -26.8 83 2.0 -25.2 210 81 312.0 312.2 287.2 315.2 0.95 13 400 7283 -29.7 -37.8 45 8.1 -30.6 217 88 316.4 316.5 288.0 317.7 0.37 14 350 8221 -37.0 -37.4 97 0.4 -37.1 218 97 318.8 318.9 288.9 320.4 0.44 15 300 9266 -45.6 -46.9 87 1.2 -45.7 221 104 321.0 321.1 289.3 321.7 0.19 16 250 10459 -53.8 -58.6 55 4.9 -53.9 222 116 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.3 0.06 17 200 11874 -56.8 -67.7 24 10.8 -57.0 230 94 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.8 0.02 18 150 13706 -55.2 -81.1 3 25.9 -55.5 215 67 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 19 100 16287 -58.9 -84.4 2 25.4 -59.3 192 32 413.8 413.8 307.0 413.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5525.67 m Freezing level: 722.50 mb = 2833.31 m = 9295.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 788.70 mb = 2119.77 m = 6954.55 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.83 % Est. max temperature: 23.06 C = 73.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.87 mb = 510.11 m = 1673.56 ft T: 14.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 16.94 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.70 mb = 835.17 m = 2740.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.54 C = 67.17 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -3.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.60 C Showalter Index: 0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.45 C Cross Totals Index: 22.66 C K Index: 21.69 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 640.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.44 mb = 746.64 m = 2449.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 785.44 mb = 2153.47 m = 7065.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 345.44 mb = 8309.52 m = 27261.88 ft B at Equ Level: 640.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.44 mb = 11703.61 m = 38397.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.9 at 45.9 knts Storm direction: 222.9 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 326.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 326.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 3.45 Bulk Shear: 185.53 m/s