MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F357.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F357.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 357 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 10 OCT 25 Station: 38.97,-99.02 Latitude: 38.97 Longitude: -99.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -9 1 950 434 SFC 935 574 28.8 13.7 39 15.2 18.7 178 20 307.9 309.8 294.3 339.9 10.57 3 900 911 24.4 12.3 47 12.1 16.5 182 33 306.7 308.6 293.6 337.0 10.04 4 850 1407 19.6 11.3 59 8.3 14.3 185 35 306.7 308.6 293.5 336.7 9.94 5 800 1926 14.8 10.3 74 4.5 11.9 188 34 306.9 308.8 293.5 336.7 9.85 6 750 2470 13.3 3.1 50 10.2 7.5 203 34 311.0 312.2 291.9 330.9 6.39 7 700 3046 9.2 1.2 57 8.0 4.8 204 35 312.6 313.8 292.1 331.4 5.98 8 650 3655 3.9 -2.4 63 6.3 0.7 203 36 313.4 314.3 291.4 329.0 4.93 9 600 4300 -1.7 -5.0 78 3.3 -3.3 205 37 314.2 315.0 291.2 328.2 4.40 10 550 4985 -7.1 -9.9 80 2.8 -8.2 209 38 315.7 316.3 290.6 326.3 3.28 11 500 5721 -12.5 -16.4 73 3.8 -13.8 211 43 317.8 318.2 290.2 324.9 2.13 12 450 6517 -18.2 -23.2 65 4.9 -19.5 212 49 320.3 320.6 290.2 324.8 1.31 13 400 7386 -24.0 -25.8 85 1.8 -24.4 212 54 323.8 324.0 291.1 327.9 1.17 14 350 8347 -30.5 -41.7 33 11.2 -31.8 211 53 327.6 327.6 291.3 328.6 0.28 15 300 9424 -38.4 -41.4 73 3.1 -38.7 216 57 331.3 331.4 292.4 332.6 0.34 16 250 10651 -48.3 -50.8 75 2.6 -48.4 217 56 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.14 17 200 12089 -56.2 -62.8 43 6.6 -56.3 225 55 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.04 18 150 13898 -59.8 -76.8 9 17.0 -60.0 249 54 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.01 19 100 16405 -61.5 -83.7 4 22.2 -61.8 222 44 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.10 m Freezing level: 614.87 mb = 4107.86 m = 13477.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.93 mb = 3768.28 m = 12362.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.04 % Est. max temperature: 29.10 C = 84.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 749.32 mb = 2477.17 m = 8127.09 ft T: 13.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.11 C/km ThetaE index: 8.99 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 692.97 mb = 3129.32 m = 10266.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.67 C = 92.60 F Cap Strength: 3.74 C Lifted Index: -4.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.36 C Showalter Index: -4.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.95 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.14 C Cross Totals Index: 23.81 C K Index: 35.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 467.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 967.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 125.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.65 mb = 2450.98 m = 8041.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.65 mb = 3696.68 m = 12128.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.65 mb = 11283.03 m = 37017.37 ft B at Equ Level: 954.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.65 mb = 14037.38 m = 46053.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.2 at 37.2 knts Storm direction: 232.2 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 134.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 35.10 Bulk Shear: 27.57 m/s