MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 0Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 41.47,-94.06 Latitude: 41.47 Longitude: -94.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 974 318 26.9 14.4 46 12.5 18.6 183 18 302.3 304.3 292.7 333.9 10.66 2 950 533 26.4 13.9 46 12.5 18.1 187 33 303.9 305.9 293.2 335.4 10.55 3 900 1007 22.4 12.9 55 9.5 16.2 193 40 304.6 306.5 293.3 335.7 10.43 4 850 1500 18.0 11.6 66 6.4 13.9 199 44 305.0 306.9 293.2 335.4 10.15 5 800 2017 15.6 4.1 46 11.5 9.0 210 39 307.8 309.0 291.0 327.5 6.43 6 750 2562 12.3 -1.3 39 13.7 5.2 220 33 310.0 310.8 290.1 324.4 4.62 7 700 3135 7.2 -4.1 44 11.3 1.7 223 32 310.4 311.2 289.7 323.1 4.02 8 650 3738 1.4 -5.9 58 7.3 -1.9 220 32 310.5 311.3 289.5 322.5 3.79 9 600 4377 -2.4 -24.0 17 21.6 -8.7 229 34 313.3 313.5 287.6 316.4 0.91 10 550 5061 -7.0 -31.2 12 24.3 -12.6 231 25 315.8 315.9 287.9 317.6 0.51 11 500 5797 -11.5 -38.3 9 26.9 -16.4 228 24 319.0 319.1 288.8 320.1 0.28 12 450 6596 -16.7 -43.7 8 27.0 -20.5 231 26 322.3 322.3 289.6 322.9 0.18 13 400 7471 -22.3 -51.2 5 28.9 -25.3 231 30 326.0 326.1 290.7 326.4 0.09 14 350 8437 -29.7 -52.8 9 23.2 -31.5 239 32 328.7 328.8 291.5 329.1 0.08 15 300 9516 -37.7 -55.1 15 17.4 -38.7 242 32 332.2 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.07 16 250 10751 -46.4 -57.7 27 11.3 -46.8 253 34 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.06 17 200 12199 -56.0 -67.5 22 11.5 -56.2 252 43 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.02 18 150 13998 -62.7 -78.7 10 16.1 -62.8 261 43 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.2 0.01 19 100 16457 -67.0 -82.6 9 15.6 -67.1 250 42 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.27 m Freezing level: 631.79 mb = 3970.52 m = 13026.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.34 mb = 3414.42 m = 11202.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.23 % Est. max temperature: 30.95 C = 87.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 811.42 mb = 1896.20 m = 6221.05 ft T: 16.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 19.32 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 723.63 mb = 2858.84 m = 9379.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.70 C = 94.46 F Cap Strength: 3.89 C Lifted Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.01 C Showalter Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.47 C Cross Totals Index: 23.09 C K Index: 29.77 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 508.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 164.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 788.18 mb = 2142.54 m = 7029.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 673.18 mb = 3452.52 m = 11327.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 273.18 mb = 10150.26 m = 33300.98 ft B at Equ Level: 504.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.18 mb = 12748.18 m = 41824.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 237.1 neg: -1.6 tot: 235.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 16.45 Bulk Shear: 30.93 m/s