MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F189.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F189.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 189 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 3 OCT 25 Station: 41.30,-96.04 Latitude: 41.30 Longitude: -96.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 SFC 974 339 27.5 12.6 40 14.9 17.8 177 9 302.9 304.6 292.0 331.0 9.45 2 950 558 24.3 11.6 45 12.7 16.3 180 12 301.9 303.5 291.4 328.8 9.08 3 900 1028 19.7 10.8 56 9.0 14.1 184 13 301.8 303.5 291.3 328.6 9.04 4 850 1516 15.1 9.8 71 5.3 11.9 189 12 301.9 303.6 291.3 328.6 9.00 5 800 2026 10.3 8.7 90 1.6 9.3 195 12 302.1 303.8 291.2 328.4 8.84 6 750 2561 7.5 3.6 76 4.0 5.4 211 14 304.8 306.0 290.2 324.7 6.60 7 700 3128 5.1 2.4 83 2.7 3.6 218 20 308.1 309.3 291.2 328.0 6.50 8 650 3730 1.4 -1.5 81 2.9 -0.1 226 23 310.5 311.5 290.9 327.0 5.27 9 600 4370 -2.4 -4.4 86 2.0 -3.3 237 27 313.3 314.2 291.1 327.9 4.61 10 550 5056 -6.4 -8.5 85 2.1 -7.3 253 31 316.5 317.2 291.2 328.3 3.66 11 500 5795 -10.9 -15.5 69 4.6 -12.5 252 30 319.8 320.2 291.0 327.4 2.30 12 450 6597 -16.2 -21.0 67 4.7 -17.6 252 32 322.8 323.1 291.2 328.3 1.59 13 400 7472 -22.7 -25.9 75 3.2 -23.5 258 36 325.4 325.6 291.6 329.5 1.15 14 350 8436 -30.5 -34.6 67 4.1 -31.1 261 32 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.8 0.58 15 300 9511 -39.3 -42.6 71 3.3 -39.6 264 27 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.30 16 250 10731 -49.5 -51.4 81 1.8 -49.6 285 37 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.14 17 200 12158 -58.7 -61.8 67 3.1 -58.8 281 38 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.05 18 150 13947 -60.7 -77.9 9 17.2 -60.9 253 35 365.5 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.01 19 100 16456 -62.5 -83.7 4 21.2 -62.7 263 27 407.0 407.0 306.2 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.98 m Freezing level: 631.57 mb = 3965.75 m = 13010.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.32 mb = 3713.05 m = 12181.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.94 % Est. max temperature: 26.65 C = 79.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 783.79 mb = 2195.81 m = 7204.02 ft T: 9.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 6.30 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 766.21 mb = 2383.79 m = 7820.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.47 C = 83.25 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: 0.84 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.12 C Showalter Index: 1.02 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.97 C Cross Totals Index: 20.71 C K Index: 33.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 172.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4656.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 787.35 mb = 2158.25 m = 7080.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 57.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 57.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 35.47 m/s