MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F372.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F372.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15.5 day GFS valid 6Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 39.78,-99.73 Latitude: 39.78 Longitude: -99.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 1 950 472 SFC 927 685 16.8 13.7 82 3.1 14.8 112 7 296.3 298.2 290.9 327.1 10.67 3 900 935 17.8 11.7 68 6.1 14.0 140 20 299.8 301.6 291.2 328.2 9.65 4 850 1425 18.2 6.9 48 11.3 11.5 182 32 305.2 306.6 291.0 327.5 7.37 5 800 1941 15.1 4.1 48 11.0 8.8 196 38 307.2 308.4 290.8 326.9 6.43 6 750 2484 11.2 2.1 53 9.2 6.2 212 38 308.8 309.9 290.9 327.0 5.93 7 700 3056 7.2 -1.3 55 8.5 2.8 223 33 310.4 311.4 290.6 325.9 4.97 8 650 3661 2.8 -10.1 38 12.9 -2.6 230 31 312.2 312.7 289.0 320.9 2.73 9 600 4303 -2.3 -17.2 31 15.0 -7.4 235 41 313.5 313.8 288.4 319.0 1.65 10 550 4986 -8.1 -19.5 39 11.4 -11.6 236 52 314.5 314.8 288.6 319.5 1.48 11 500 5717 -14.0 -24.9 39 10.9 -16.7 236 56 316.0 316.2 288.6 319.5 1.02 12 450 6508 -19.8 -31.6 34 11.8 -22.0 247 49 318.4 318.5 288.9 320.5 0.60 13 400 7370 -26.4 -35.2 43 8.8 -27.7 272 45 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.4 0.48 14 350 8324 -31.7 -43.4 31 11.7 -32.9 261 49 326.0 326.1 290.8 326.9 0.24 15 300 9401 -37.2 -59.1 9 21.8 -38.4 260 62 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.04 16 250 10641 -44.4 -62.7 11 18.2 -45.1 261 64 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.03 17 200 12107 -52.0 -69.2 11 17.2 -52.3 260 58 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.02 18 150 13940 -58.8 -79.3 5 20.5 -59.0 257 63 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16468 -60.7 -83.9 3 23.2 -61.0 240 15 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.05 m Freezing level: 622.23 mb = 4017.49 m = 13180.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.01 mb = 3365.08 m = 11040.17 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.90 % Est. max temperature: 28.16 C = 82.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.04 mb = 1078.41 m = 3538.04 ft T: 17.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.95 C/km ThetaE index: 8.08 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 686.33 mb = 3217.31 m = 10555.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.05 C = 87.89 F Cap Strength: 5.41 C Lifted Index: -1.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.71 C Showalter Index: -1.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.19 C Cross Totals Index: 20.91 C K Index: 30.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 210.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 371.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.40 mb = 2204.17 m = 7231.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 560.40 mb = 4838.68 m = 15874.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 360.40 mb = 8115.07 m = 26623.91 ft B at Equ Level: 209.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 280.40 mb = 9860.27 m = 32349.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.5 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 255.5 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 518.8 neg: -5.4 tot: 513.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 171.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 0.94 Bulk Shear: 223.40 m/s