MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F369.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F369.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 369 hour GFS valid 3Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 41.45,-99.39 Latitude: 41.45 Longitude: -99.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 1 950 496 SFC 923 743 14.8 12.9 88 1.9 13.6 171 15 294.7 296.5 289.9 323.9 10.18 3 900 955 13.7 11.8 89 1.8 12.5 177 27 295.6 297.3 289.9 323.6 9.72 4 850 1435 11.4 8.9 85 2.5 9.9 189 32 298.1 299.7 289.6 322.8 8.46 5 800 1941 9.8 4.9 72 4.8 7.1 201 23 301.5 302.8 289.3 321.9 6.81 6 750 2475 6.9 -1.6 55 8.5 2.7 234 17 304.0 304.9 288.1 317.9 4.53 7 700 3039 4.5 -9.8 35 14.3 -1.4 260 26 307.5 308.0 287.3 315.7 2.59 8 650 3638 0.5 -13.8 33 14.3 -4.8 256 35 309.5 309.9 287.4 316.1 2.03 9 600 4275 -3.8 -15.9 38 12.1 -7.9 243 49 311.8 312.1 288.0 317.8 1.85 10 550 4955 -9.3 -16.6 55 7.3 -11.7 232 61 313.0 313.4 288.5 319.3 1.90 11 500 5686 -12.9 -20.5 53 7.6 -15.1 224 65 317.3 317.6 289.5 322.4 1.50 12 450 6481 -18.2 -21.3 77 3.1 -19.0 205 65 320.4 320.7 290.5 325.6 1.55 13 400 7352 -23.6 -23.6 100 0.0 -23.6 185 63 324.3 324.6 291.5 329.2 1.42 14 350 8312 -30.6 -30.6 100 -0.0 -30.6 192 72 327.5 327.7 291.9 330.6 0.86 15 300 9390 -38.7 -38.7 100 -0.0 -38.7 186 81 330.8 330.9 292.4 332.5 0.45 16 250 10614 -48.1 -56.9 36 8.7 -48.4 194 70 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.07 17 200 12056 -56.0 -65.3 30 9.4 -56.1 212 67 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.3 0.03 18 150 13879 -55.3 -78.8 4 23.5 -55.6 258 60 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.01 19 100 16432 -61.0 -84.3 3 23.2 -61.3 258 41 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.79 m Freezing level: 644.31 mb = 3710.76 m = 12174.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 717.62 mb = 2835.83 m = 9303.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.98 % Est. max temperature: 22.86 C = 73.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.57 mb = 986.84 m = 3237.61 ft T: 13.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 8.19 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 776.56 mb = 2186.95 m = 7174.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.68 C = 72.82 F Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lifted Index: 1.80 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.79 C Showalter Index: 1.98 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.11 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 18.93 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 334.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7851.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.43 mb = 1519.56 m = 4985.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.4 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 254.4 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 148.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.1 neg: -113.2 tot: 71.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: -1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 126.05 m/s