MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F267.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F267.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 267 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 30 OCT 25 Station: 39.78,-77.05 Latitude: 39.78 Longitude: -77.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 128 SFC 992 193 16.7 14.9 89 1.8 15.6 122 8 290.5 292.4 289.0 320.9 10.80 2 950 565 14.5 13.1 91 1.4 13.6 140 18 291.9 293.7 288.8 320.3 9.99 3 900 1020 11.6 10.3 92 1.3 10.8 157 23 293.5 295.0 288.3 318.6 8.76 4 850 1496 8.7 4.7 76 4.0 6.5 165 25 295.2 296.4 286.6 313.6 6.30 5 800 1996 6.5 -7.6 36 14.1 0.7 176 29 298.1 298.6 283.9 306.3 2.70 6 750 2521 2.4 -10.5 38 12.9 -2.5 187 34 299.2 299.6 283.9 306.3 2.29 7 700 3074 -1.8 -11.6 47 9.8 -5.4 194 39 300.5 300.9 284.4 307.5 2.24 8 650 3659 -6.5 -12.9 60 6.4 -8.7 198 44 301.6 302.0 284.7 308.4 2.18 9 600 4278 -11.5 -13.8 83 2.4 -12.2 200 51 302.8 303.2 285.2 309.7 2.19 10 550 4940 -15.7 -16.0 98 0.3 -15.8 199 63 305.5 305.8 285.9 311.8 2.00 11 500 5653 -19.5 -19.5 100 0.0 -19.5 199 74 309.3 309.6 286.9 314.6 1.63 12 450 6429 -24.1 -27.4 74 3.3 -24.7 205 80 312.9 313.1 287.4 316.0 0.90 13 400 7278 -29.8 -31.8 83 2.0 -30.2 208 85 316.2 316.3 288.3 318.5 0.66 14 350 8216 -37.1 -37.1 99 0.1 -37.1 210 96 318.7 318.8 288.9 320.4 0.45 15 300 9262 -45.4 -46.8 86 1.3 -45.5 212 106 321.3 321.4 289.4 322.0 0.19 16 250 10454 -53.6 -59.4 49 5.7 -53.8 214 119 326.3 326.4 290.7 326.6 0.05 17 200 11871 -56.8 -68.7 21 11.9 -57.0 223 95 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 18 150 13705 -55.3 -80.9 3 25.6 -55.6 218 62 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 19 100 16284 -57.5 -84.3 2 26.8 -57.9 205 36 416.6 416.6 307.3 416.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5524.82 m Freezing level: 721.20 mb = 2839.94 m = 9317.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 789.50 mb = 2103.64 m = 6901.61 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.95 % Est. max temperature: 21.86 C = 71.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.62 mb = 417.34 m = 1369.21 ft T: 15.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 14.66 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.86 mb = 965.77 m = 3168.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.49 C = 67.08 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.15 C Showalter Index: 0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.15 C Cross Totals Index: 24.17 C K Index: 23.01 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.14 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 528.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.28 mb = 823.50 m = 2701.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.28 mb = 1338.36 m = 4390.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 826.28 mb = 1729.63 m = 5674.57 ft B at Equ Level: 13.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 216.28 mb = 11373.78 m = 37315.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.3 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 222.3 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 297.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 297.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 2.88 Bulk Shear: 183.63 m/s