MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F294.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F294.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 294 hour GFS valid 12Z TUE 7 OCT 25 Station: 41.61,-88.07 Latitude: 41.61 Longitude: -88.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 121 SFC 990 208 10.6 8.9 89 1.7 9.6 94 5 284.6 285.9 283.2 304.6 7.23 2 950 548 9.2 6.5 83 2.7 7.8 121 14 286.5 287.6 283.2 304.4 6.39 3 900 994 6.2 4.0 85 2.3 5.1 132 14 287.9 288.9 283.0 304.0 5.66 4 850 1460 2.6 2.1 96 0.5 2.4 126 12 288.9 289.8 282.9 303.8 5.23 5 800 1948 -0.3 -0.6 97 0.3 -0.4 130 13 290.9 291.7 283.0 304.1 4.57 6 750 2463 -3.1 -3.6 96 0.5 -3.3 136 15 293.2 293.9 283.2 304.6 3.90 7 700 3006 -6.2 -6.8 96 0.6 -6.4 137 19 295.6 296.2 283.6 305.5 3.29 8 650 3582 -9.5 -10.1 95 0.6 -9.8 134 21 298.2 298.7 284.0 306.5 2.72 9 600 4196 -13.5 -13.8 98 0.3 -13.6 132 22 300.5 300.9 284.3 307.3 2.20 10 550 4855 -15.3 -15.7 97 0.4 -15.4 144 18 306.0 306.4 286.2 312.5 2.05 11 500 5570 -19.5 -20.0 96 0.5 -19.6 144 15 309.3 309.6 286.9 314.4 1.57 12 450 6344 -25.4 -25.5 99 0.1 -25.5 140 16 311.3 311.5 287.0 314.8 1.06 13 400 7186 -32.5 -32.5 100 -0.0 -32.5 139 17 312.7 312.9 287.1 314.9 0.62 14 350 8111 -40.4 -40.4 100 -0.0 -40.4 136 22 314.2 314.3 287.2 315.4 0.32 15 300 9152 -43.5 -56.8 22 13.3 -44.0 136 26 324.0 324.0 290.0 324.3 0.06 16 250 10375 -43.5 -69.4 4 25.9 -44.2 137 24 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.01 17 200 11872 -45.2 -76.1 2 30.9 -46.0 180 19 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.01 18 150 13766 -50.5 -80.0 2 29.6 -51.1 180 16 383.1 383.1 302.8 383.1 0.00 19 100 16375 -56.4 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 130 9 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5449.20 m Freezing level: 804.64 mb = 1903.09 m = 6243.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 807.98 mb = 1868.44 m = 6129.98 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.42 % Est. max temperature: 15.28 C = 59.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.90 mb = 427.13 m = 1401.31 ft T: 9.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 0.82 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.74 mb = 1124.44 m = 3689.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.19 C = 57.55 F Cap Strength: 5.11 C Lifted Index: 6.51 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.83 C Showalter Index: 6.86 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.66 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.56 C K Index: 23.60 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 63.45 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.09 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13038.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.16 mb = 938.04 m = 3077.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 135.0 at 16.2 knts Storm direction: 165.0 at 12.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.1 neg: -4.1 tot: 40.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.36 Bulk Shear: 5.52 m/s