MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F231.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F231.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 231 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 5 OCT 25 Station: 40.29,-90.96 Latitude: 40.29 Longitude: -90.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 985 205 17.8 16.0 89 1.8 16.6 190 5 292.2 294.2 290.3 325.3 11.68 2 950 518 17.0 14.9 88 2.1 15.6 195 11 294.4 296.4 290.7 326.7 11.27 3 900 979 15.3 13.3 88 2.0 14.0 172 19 297.2 299.2 291.2 328.3 10.71 4 850 1462 12.6 11.2 91 1.5 11.7 166 27 299.4 301.2 291.2 328.2 9.85 5 800 1969 9.5 8.6 94 0.9 9.0 154 27 301.3 302.9 291.0 327.4 8.82 6 750 2503 6.4 6.1 98 0.3 6.2 151 28 303.5 305.0 290.9 327.2 7.90 7 700 3067 3.9 3.2 95 0.7 3.5 158 28 306.7 308.0 291.0 327.7 6.88 8 650 3667 0.5 0.1 97 0.5 0.3 162 27 309.6 310.7 291.1 327.9 5.92 9 600 4306 -2.7 -3.2 96 0.6 -2.9 162 28 313.0 314.0 291.4 328.9 5.04 10 550 4992 -6.6 -7.7 92 1.1 -7.1 160 30 316.2 317.0 291.4 328.8 3.91 11 500 5732 -11.0 -13.0 85 2.1 -11.8 162 32 319.6 320.2 291.4 328.9 2.80 12 450 6534 -15.8 -17.1 90 1.3 -16.3 171 35 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.8 2.22 13 400 7412 -21.7 -26.5 65 4.9 -22.8 173 38 326.8 327.0 291.9 330.7 1.09 14 350 8381 -29.5 -29.9 96 0.4 -29.6 183 36 329.0 329.2 292.3 332.3 0.91 15 300 9461 -38.3 -39.1 92 0.8 -38.4 193 40 331.4 331.5 292.5 333.0 0.43 16 250 10685 -49.2 -50.0 91 0.8 -49.2 195 44 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.6 0.16 17 200 12124 -55.0 -66.0 25 10.9 -55.2 204 54 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.03 18 150 13944 -57.3 -78.7 5 21.4 -57.6 216 40 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.01 19 100 16461 -62.9 -83.5 5 20.6 -63.1 219 11 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.99 m Freezing level: 641.51 mb = 3775.45 m = 12386.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.15 mb = 3726.74 m = 12226.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.84 % Est. max temperature: 25.51 C = 77.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.00 mb = 428.19 m = 1404.82 ft T: 17.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 1.12 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.98 mb = 1373.27 m = 4505.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.57 C = 76.23 F Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lifted Index: 1.64 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.61 C Showalter Index: 1.12 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.61 C Cross Totals Index: 22.16 C K Index: 34.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.86 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5944.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.28 mb = 910.04 m = 2985.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 161.7 at 26.3 knts Storm direction: 191.7 at 19.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 4.1 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.0 neg: -16.1 tot: 18.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.44 Bulk Shear: 46.31 m/s