MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F216.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F216.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 day GFS valid 12Z SAT 4 OCT 25 Station: 38.76,-93.33 Latitude: 38.76 Longitude: -93.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 982 250 17.7 16.1 90 1.6 16.7 164 10 292.4 294.5 290.5 325.8 11.78 2 950 532 17.6 14.0 79 3.6 15.3 180 25 295.1 297.0 290.5 325.7 10.65 3 900 994 16.2 13.0 81 3.3 14.1 205 34 298.2 300.1 291.3 328.7 10.48 4 850 1480 13.8 11.9 88 1.9 12.6 215 37 300.6 302.5 292.0 331.0 10.35 5 800 1989 10.7 10.5 99 0.2 10.5 222 38 302.5 304.4 292.3 332.1 9.98 6 750 2526 8.9 7.3 89 1.7 7.9 224 37 306.2 307.8 292.3 332.1 8.56 7 700 3095 5.4 4.4 94 1.0 4.9 223 36 308.5 309.9 292.2 331.5 7.54 8 650 3698 1.7 1.4 98 0.3 1.5 214 33 310.9 312.1 292.0 331.1 6.53 9 600 4339 -2.3 -2.7 97 0.5 -2.5 201 29 313.5 314.5 291.7 329.9 5.21 10 550 5026 -6.3 -6.8 96 0.6 -6.5 193 28 316.6 317.4 291.7 330.0 4.16 11 500 5766 -10.5 -11.1 96 0.6 -10.7 200 32 320.2 320.9 292.0 331.1 3.29 12 450 6569 -15.5 -16.3 94 0.7 -15.8 208 32 323.7 324.2 292.2 331.8 2.39 13 400 7448 -21.4 -25.3 70 4.0 -22.3 212 34 327.2 327.4 292.1 331.5 1.22 14 350 8419 -28.8 -37.5 43 8.7 -30.0 211 38 329.9 330.0 292.2 331.5 0.43 15 300 9501 -37.8 -50.6 25 12.8 -38.6 213 39 332.1 332.2 292.4 332.6 0.12 16 250 10729 -48.4 -52.2 64 3.9 -48.6 196 22 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.12 17 200 12167 -55.3 -65.1 29 9.8 -55.5 225 50 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.03 18 150 13984 -59.5 -78.0 7 18.5 -59.7 239 47 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.01 19 100 16471 -65.1 -83.3 6 18.2 -65.3 226 21 401.9 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.81 m Freezing level: 628.75 mb = 3970.52 m = 13026.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.91 mb = 3936.71 m = 12915.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.46 % Est. max temperature: 26.54 C = 79.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.70 mb = 454.25 m = 1490.32 ft T: 17.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 2.24 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 819.73 mb = 1784.42 m = 5854.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.01 C = 80.61 F Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lifted Index: 2.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.11 C Showalter Index: 0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.27 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 35.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.12 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5774.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.77 mb = 1100.97 m = 3612.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.2 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 239.2 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 246.2 neg: -10.3 tot: 235.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.63 Bulk Shear: 36.09 m/s