MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 18Z TUE 4 NOV 25 Station: 30.81,-64.23 Latitude: 30.81 Longitude: -64.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 1 25.5 22.8 85 2.6 23.6 205 27 297.8 301.0 296.4 348.8 17.58 1 1000 84 24.7 21.7 83 3.1 22.6 205 33 297.9 300.9 295.7 345.9 16.54 2 950 533 20.8 19.6 92 1.3 20.0 208 40 298.3 301.1 295.0 342.7 15.26 3 900 1000 18.8 14.9 78 3.9 16.2 217 44 300.9 303.0 293.3 335.8 11.89 4 850 1490 16.4 11.2 71 5.2 13.1 218 43 303.4 305.2 292.4 332.8 9.88 5 800 2004 14.0 8.3 69 5.7 10.5 215 41 306.1 307.7 292.3 332.1 8.63 6 750 2546 11.1 4.0 62 7.1 7.1 213 39 308.6 309.9 291.6 329.6 6.83 7 700 3119 7.2 2.2 70 5.0 4.5 215 38 310.5 311.7 291.8 330.4 6.42 8 650 3725 4.1 -2.2 64 6.3 0.9 223 41 313.6 314.6 291.6 329.5 5.02 9 600 4373 1.1 -4.8 65 5.8 -1.7 234 45 317.4 318.2 292.2 331.8 4.48 10 550 5068 -3.2 -14.7 40 11.5 -7.5 243 45 320.3 320.8 291.1 327.8 2.22 11 500 5815 -8.2 -19.3 40 11.1 -11.9 248 48 323.0 323.4 291.3 328.7 1.66 12 450 6624 -13.7 -19.3 63 5.6 -15.4 239 55 326.0 326.4 292.4 332.4 1.85 13 400 7511 -18.6 -19.5 92 1.0 -18.8 237 70 330.9 331.3 293.8 338.0 2.03 14 350 8496 -24.6 -28.3 71 3.7 -25.4 234 83 335.6 335.8 294.2 339.5 1.06 15 300 9599 -32.6 -34.3 85 1.7 -32.9 234 87 339.4 339.5 294.8 342.0 0.70 16 250 10860 -41.5 -41.5 100 -0.0 -41.5 235 83 344.3 344.4 295.7 345.9 0.40 17 200 12334 -53.7 -55.0 85 1.3 -53.7 246 91 347.8 347.8 296.3 348.2 0.11 18 150 14121 -67.1 -72.7 45 5.7 -67.1 241 83 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 19 100 16520 -73.5 -83.1 22 9.5 -73.6 231 44 385.7 385.7 303.2 385.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.74 m Freezing level: 587.31 mb = 4549.76 m = 14926.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.96 mb = 3940.49 m = 12927.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.08 % Est. max temperature: 30.54 C = 86.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.98 mb = 332.79 m = 1091.80 ft T: 22.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 19.28 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.53 mb = 1052.24 m = 3452.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.81 C = 83.85 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.28 C Showalter Index: 1.73 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.63 C Cross Totals Index: 19.42 C K Index: 30.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 443.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.03 mb = 734.91 m = 2411.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 753.03 mb = 2512.49 m = 8242.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 293.03 mb = 9761.54 m = 32025.66 ft B at Equ Level: 443.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.03 mb = 13602.97 m = 44628.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.1 at 42.2 knts Storm direction: 255.1 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 26.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.1 neg: -43.3 tot: 100.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 16.85 Bulk Shear: 26.31 m/s