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: 41.25,-97.12 Latitude: 41.25 Longitude: -97.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 958 452 16.0 14.0 88 2.1 14.7 310 5 292.8 294.6 289.6 322.7 10.52 2 950 522 15.4 13.6 89 1.8 14.3 307 8 292.8 294.7 289.5 322.3 10.35 3 900 982 15.1 11.9 81 3.2 13.1 241 15 297.1 298.9 290.4 325.5 9.80 4 850 1465 12.8 9.8 82 3.0 10.9 201 21 299.5 301.2 290.5 325.8 8.96 5 800 1972 9.8 7.4 85 2.3 8.4 188 30 301.6 303.0 290.5 325.7 8.13 6 750 2506 6.5 4.8 89 1.6 5.5 187 41 303.6 304.9 290.3 325.2 7.22 7 700 3070 2.6 1.9 95 0.7 2.2 190 50 305.3 306.5 290.0 324.3 6.27 8 650 3666 -0.6 -1.2 96 0.5 -0.9 192 52 308.3 309.3 290.2 324.9 5.41 9 600 4303 -3.6 -4.0 97 0.4 -3.8 197 53 312.0 312.9 290.8 326.9 4.74 10 550 4986 -7.8 -8.8 93 0.9 -8.2 192 49 314.8 315.5 290.7 326.3 3.59 11 500 5721 -11.8 -12.5 94 0.7 -12.1 194 50 318.7 319.2 291.2 328.3 2.92 12 450 6521 -16.6 -16.8 98 0.2 -16.6 194 51 322.4 322.9 291.7 330.1 2.29 13 400 7396 -22.4 -22.4 100 0.0 -22.4 198 53 325.9 326.2 292.1 331.4 1.58 14 350 8362 -29.8 -29.8 100 -0.0 -29.8 202 54 328.5 328.7 292.2 331.8 0.92 15 300 9440 -38.9 -38.9 100 -0.0 -38.9 210 57 330.6 330.6 292.3 332.2 0.44 16 250 10660 -49.6 -50.1 94 0.5 -49.7 211 58 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.16 17 200 12091 -57.8 -63.9 46 6.1 -57.9 219 60 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.04 18 150 13910 -57.1 -77.2 6 20.1 -57.3 269 52 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.01 19 100 16445 -59.6 -84.5 3 24.9 -59.9 266 41 412.6 412.6 306.9 412.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5635.44 m Freezing level: 659.91 mb = 3547.83 m = 11639.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.78 mb = 3485.16 m = 11434.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.86 % Est. max temperature: 24.40 C = 75.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.08 mb = 711.41 m = 2333.99 ft T: 15.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 1.51 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.55 mb = 1862.84 m = 6111.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.29 C = 75.72 F Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lifted Index: 2.12 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.59 C Cross Totals Index: 21.56 C K Index: 33.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 209.91 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7316.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.45 mb = 1263.87 m = 4146.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.3 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 224.3 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 7.3 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.8 neg: -45.4 tot: 164.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 209.29 m/s