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: 37.78,-61.98 Latitude: 37.78 Longitude: -61.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 0 23.2 20.7 86 2.5 21.5 176 36 296.3 299.1 294.6 341.1 15.55 1 1000 9 23.2 20.3 84 2.8 21.2 177 36 296.3 299.0 294.3 340.1 15.20 2 950 454 19.0 18.3 95 0.8 18.5 180 52 296.5 299.0 293.6 336.9 14.02 3 900 918 16.9 14.6 86 2.3 15.4 192 61 298.9 301.0 292.5 332.9 11.68 4 850 1404 14.2 10.7 79 3.5 12.0 200 62 301.0 302.8 291.5 329.2 9.55 5 800 1914 11.1 5.7 69 5.4 8.0 200 63 303.0 304.3 290.2 324.6 7.20 6 750 2450 8.0 0.5 59 7.5 4.1 199 65 305.2 306.2 289.2 321.4 5.29 7 700 3016 4.6 -2.4 60 7.0 1.2 200 67 307.6 308.5 289.3 321.8 4.58 8 650 3617 1.5 -2.5 75 4.0 -0.4 201 70 310.7 311.6 290.6 326.1 4.91 9 600 4258 -2.5 -4.0 89 1.5 -3.2 202 69 313.2 314.2 291.2 328.2 4.74 10 550 4943 -7.3 -8.4 92 1.1 -7.7 204 67 315.5 316.2 291.0 327.4 3.69 11 500 5680 -11.4 -12.1 95 0.7 -11.7 219 65 319.1 319.7 291.5 329.0 3.02 12 450 6482 -15.9 -16.2 98 0.3 -16.0 223 66 323.3 323.7 292.1 331.4 2.41 13 400 7361 -20.7 -20.7 100 0.0 -20.7 226 60 328.1 328.5 292.9 334.5 1.84 14 350 8336 -27.3 -27.4 100 0.1 -27.3 221 64 331.9 332.1 293.3 336.1 1.15 15 300 9426 -35.9 -35.9 100 -0.0 -35.8 222 64 334.8 334.9 293.6 337.1 0.60 16 250 10664 -46.5 -46.5 100 -0.0 -46.5 222 75 336.9 336.9 293.8 337.8 0.23 17 200 12108 -56.8 -56.9 99 0.1 -56.8 226 128 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.2 0.09 18 150 13915 -59.8 -78.4 7 18.6 -59.9 224 73 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16415 -64.5 -83.8 5 19.3 -64.7 226 40 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.87 m Freezing level: 630.77 mb = 3863.45 m = 12675.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.68 mb = 3448.02 m = 11312.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.81 % Est. max temperature: 27.91 C = 82.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.49 mb = 313.48 m = 1028.47 ft T: 20.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 19.72 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.59 mb = 836.54 m = 2744.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.40 C = 77.73 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -3.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.99 C Showalter Index: 0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.64 C Cross Totals Index: 22.15 C K Index: 29.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 540.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.97 mb = 655.37 m = 2150.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.97 mb = 1374.57 m = 4509.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 302.97 mb = 9356.80 m = 30697.78 ft B at Equ Level: 539.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.97 mb = 13020.04 m = 42716.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.0 at 63.7 knts Storm direction: 231.0 at 47.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 416.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 416.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.34 Bulk Rich Number: 5.17 Bulk Shear: 104.54 m/s