MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F225.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F225.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 225 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 4 OCT 25 Station: 39.45,-92.94 Latitude: 39.45 Longitude: -92.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 983 220 18.0 17.3 96 0.7 17.5 224 4 292.6 294.9 291.3 328.7 12.72 2 950 509 16.0 15.7 98 0.3 15.8 229 10 293.4 295.5 290.9 327.2 11.87 3 900 968 13.6 13.2 98 0.3 13.4 237 11 295.5 297.4 290.6 326.2 10.68 4 850 1448 11.4 11.1 98 0.3 11.2 243 9 298.1 299.9 290.7 326.6 9.80 5 800 1954 9.0 8.6 97 0.4 8.8 229 12 300.8 302.4 290.8 326.8 8.82 6 750 2487 6.3 6.1 99 0.2 6.2 207 18 303.4 304.9 290.9 327.0 7.89 7 700 3051 3.3 3.2 99 0.1 3.2 188 26 306.2 307.4 290.9 327.1 6.89 8 650 3649 0.3 0.2 99 0.1 0.2 168 32 309.3 310.4 291.0 327.7 5.97 9 600 4288 -2.9 -3.1 98 0.2 -3.0 167 40 312.7 313.7 291.3 328.7 5.06 10 550 4974 -6.4 -6.7 97 0.3 -6.5 179 48 316.5 317.3 291.7 330.0 4.21 11 500 5713 -11.0 -11.6 95 0.6 -11.3 182 51 319.6 320.2 291.7 329.9 3.14 12 450 6514 -16.1 -16.9 94 0.8 -16.4 183 55 323.0 323.4 291.9 330.7 2.26 13 400 7390 -22.5 -23.3 94 0.7 -22.7 180 55 325.7 326.0 291.9 330.8 1.47 14 350 8356 -29.9 -30.7 92 0.8 -30.0 182 48 328.5 328.7 292.2 331.6 0.85 15 300 9436 -38.3 -38.6 97 0.3 -38.3 189 46 331.4 331.5 292.6 333.1 0.45 16 250 10661 -48.3 -50.1 82 1.8 -48.4 191 53 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.16 17 200 12103 -54.6 -64.7 28 10.1 -54.8 204 62 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.4 0.03 18 150 13938 -56.1 -79.0 4 22.8 -56.5 203 38 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.4 0.01 19 100 16461 -64.1 -83.4 5 19.3 -64.3 256 9 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.78 m Freezing level: 645.50 mb = 3706.57 m = 12160.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.54 mb = 3691.67 m = 12111.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.95 % Est. max temperature: 24.37 C = 75.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.76 mb = 306.81 m = 1006.59 ft T: 17.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 2.47 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.44 mb = 749.64 m = 2459.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.89 C = 67.80 F Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lifted Index: 1.61 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.07 C Showalter Index: 1.85 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.43 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 33.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 202.45 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.90 mb = 717.90 m = 2355.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.90 mb = 949.83 m = 3116.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 861.90 mb = 1331.55 m = 4368.55 ft B at Equ Level: 15.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 621.90 mb = 4001.85 m = 13129.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.4 at 29.1 knts Storm direction: 214.4 at 21.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.6 neg: -14.7 tot: 4.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 75.04 m/s