MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F360.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F360.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 day GFS valid 0Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 39.72,-99.49 Latitude: 39.72 Longitude: -99.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -29 1 950 412 SFC 926 638 25.9 12.7 44 13.2 17.2 153 22 305.7 307.6 293.2 335.7 9.99 3 900 886 24.6 12.0 45 12.6 16.4 157 38 306.8 308.7 293.4 336.6 9.85 4 850 1384 20.2 10.8 54 9.5 14.1 162 45 307.3 309.1 293.4 336.3 9.58 5 800 1904 17.1 7.4 53 9.7 11.2 182 42 309.4 310.9 292.9 334.2 8.11 6 750 2451 13.2 2.9 50 10.3 7.3 200 40 310.9 312.1 291.8 330.4 6.29 7 700 3026 8.1 -0.6 54 8.7 3.5 209 41 311.4 312.4 291.0 327.7 5.22 8 650 3632 2.2 -3.4 66 5.7 -0.5 218 45 311.5 312.4 290.5 325.9 4.57 9 600 4272 -3.6 -5.6 86 2.0 -4.5 220 50 312.0 312.8 290.3 325.3 4.20 10 550 4955 -7.2 -20.8 33 13.6 -11.3 217 50 315.5 315.7 288.7 320.0 1.33 11 500 5691 -11.6 -34.3 13 22.7 -16.2 211 47 318.9 319.0 288.9 320.4 0.42 12 450 6489 -17.3 -36.8 17 19.5 -20.7 203 51 321.5 321.5 289.6 322.8 0.36 13 400 7360 -23.9 -35.8 32 11.9 -25.8 200 59 323.9 324.0 290.5 325.5 0.45 14 350 8320 -30.9 -36.7 57 5.8 -31.7 209 61 327.0 327.1 291.3 328.8 0.47 15 300 9398 -38.1 -44.3 52 6.3 -38.6 213 59 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.7 0.25 16 250 10623 -48.9 -49.1 98 0.2 -48.9 203 57 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.1 0.18 17 200 12063 -54.5 -67.7 18 13.2 -54.7 216 58 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.02 18 150 13888 -59.6 -77.8 8 18.2 -59.7 237 48 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.01 19 100 16397 -63.2 -83.7 5 20.5 -63.4 228 45 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.86 m Freezing level: 630.70 mb = 3878.89 m = 12725.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.37 mb = 3552.28 m = 11654.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.19 % Est. max temperature: 30.21 C = 86.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 762.55 mb = 2310.63 m = 7580.72 ft T: 14.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 16.65 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 699.02 mb = 3037.86 m = 9966.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.46 C = 88.63 F Cap Strength: 3.58 C Lifted Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.59 C Showalter Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.80 C Cross Totals Index: 22.33 C K Index: 33.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 487.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 839.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 138.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 742.32 mb = 2537.17 m = 8323.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.32 mb = 3417.13 m = 11210.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.32 mb = 10959.22 m = 35955.02 ft B at Equ Level: 832.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.32 mb = 13585.85 m = 44572.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.9 at 45.2 knts Storm direction: 232.9 at 33.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 427.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 427.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.00 Bulk Rich Number: 6.02 Bulk Shear: 139.47 m/s