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: 39.51,-77.13 Latitude: 39.51 Longitude: -77.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 131 SFC 992 201 17.2 14.9 86 2.3 15.8 136 10 291.1 293.0 289.2 321.6 10.81 2 950 567 13.6 13.3 98 0.3 13.4 139 18 291.0 292.8 288.6 319.7 10.17 3 900 1021 11.2 9.7 91 1.5 10.3 153 24 293.0 294.5 287.8 317.1 8.43 4 850 1497 9.6 -2.9 41 12.6 3.8 168 29 296.2 296.9 284.2 307.0 3.62 5 800 1997 6.6 -11.0 27 17.6 -0.2 173 34 298.2 298.6 283.2 304.6 2.07 6 750 2522 1.9 -12.3 34 14.2 -3.3 180 35 298.7 299.0 283.3 304.8 1.98 7 700 3074 -2.5 -13.5 43 11.0 -6.3 194 41 299.7 300.1 283.7 305.7 1.93 8 650 3657 -7.2 -13.5 61 6.3 -9.3 199 49 300.9 301.2 284.3 307.3 2.08 9 600 4275 -11.8 -14.6 80 2.8 -12.7 200 57 302.5 302.8 284.9 308.9 2.05 10 550 4936 -16.0 -16.3 98 0.2 -16.1 203 67 305.1 305.4 285.8 311.3 1.95 11 500 5648 -20.2 -20.2 100 0.0 -20.1 205 75 308.5 308.8 286.6 313.5 1.54 12 450 6420 -25.8 -27.0 89 1.3 -26.0 208 82 310.9 311.0 286.7 314.0 0.93 13 400 7265 -30.2 -39.3 41 9.1 -31.2 215 90 315.7 315.8 287.7 316.9 0.32 14 350 8202 -37.3 -38.3 90 1.1 -37.4 216 98 318.5 318.6 288.7 319.9 0.40 15 300 9247 -45.9 -46.4 95 0.5 -45.9 220 109 320.6 320.7 289.2 321.4 0.20 16 250 10437 -53.8 -58.5 56 4.7 -53.9 221 116 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.4 0.06 17 200 11855 -56.6 -68.4 21 11.8 -56.8 228 94 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.02 18 150 13692 -54.0 -81.3 2 27.3 -54.4 214 67 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.00 19 100 16281 -57.9 -84.5 2 26.6 -58.3 193 30 415.8 415.8 307.2 415.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5516.77 m Freezing level: 728.31 mb = 2761.48 m = 9059.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 802.67 mb = 1969.91 m = 6462.89 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.36 % Est. max temperature: 22.71 C = 72.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.25 mb = 493.55 m = 1619.24 ft T: 14.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 17.05 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.77 mb = 856.84 m = 2811.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.45 C = 65.21 F Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lifted Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.58 C Showalter Index: 4.02 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.79 C Cross Totals Index: 17.21 C K Index: 15.88 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 132.41 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 593.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.63 mb = 785.26 m = 2576.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 780.63 mb = 2196.77 m = 7207.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 370.63 mb = 7800.21 m = 25590.94 ft B at Equ Level: 592.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.63 mb = 11525.87 m = 37814.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.8 at 46.7 knts Storm direction: 223.8 at 35.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 338.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 338.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.96 Bulk Rich Number: 2.83 Bulk Shear: 209.90 m/s