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: 39.85,-98.63 Latitude: 39.85 Longitude: -98.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -6 1 950 435 SFC 937 552 22.9 14.8 61 8.0 17.5 145 19 301.5 303.6 293.1 335.1 11.39 3 900 906 21.3 13.5 61 7.8 16.1 153 37 303.4 305.4 293.2 335.7 10.85 4 850 1399 19.0 11.0 60 8.0 13.8 174 44 306.0 307.8 293.2 335.3 9.73 5 800 1918 16.7 6.7 52 10.0 10.7 191 38 308.9 310.4 292.4 332.5 7.71 6 750 2465 13.1 2.8 49 10.3 7.3 204 36 310.8 312.0 291.7 330.1 6.23 7 700 3040 8.2 -0.2 55 8.5 3.8 208 38 311.6 312.6 291.3 328.4 5.37 8 650 3647 2.9 -3.2 64 6.2 -0.1 210 39 312.3 313.2 290.8 326.9 4.63 9 600 4288 -2.5 -7.5 68 5.1 -4.7 212 40 313.3 313.9 290.2 324.8 3.62 10 550 4973 -7.4 -16.9 46 9.5 -10.5 213 39 315.4 315.7 289.2 321.5 1.85 11 500 5707 -12.6 -22.5 44 9.9 -15.3 209 44 317.6 317.9 289.3 321.9 1.26 12 450 6504 -17.2 -36.1 18 18.8 -20.5 208 52 321.6 321.7 289.7 323.0 0.39 13 400 7377 -23.0 -41.0 18 18.0 -25.5 205 55 325.0 325.1 290.6 326.0 0.26 14 350 8341 -30.3 -35.2 62 5.0 -31.0 207 60 327.9 328.0 291.7 329.9 0.54 15 300 9419 -38.1 -44.9 49 6.8 -38.7 213 51 331.6 331.7 292.4 332.5 0.23 16 250 10645 -48.6 -48.6 100 0.0 -48.6 211 48 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.19 17 200 12082 -55.4 -65.2 29 9.7 -55.6 214 49 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.1 0.03 18 150 13894 -61.5 -76.4 12 14.9 -61.6 234 46 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.01 19 100 16400 -61.0 -83.7 3 22.8 -61.3 233 44 409.9 409.9 306.5 409.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.05 m Freezing level: 622.92 mb = 3994.21 m = 13104.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.26 mb = 3630.78 m = 11911.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.89 % Est. max temperature: 30.57 C = 87.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 832.98 mb = 1572.29 m = 5158.37 ft T: 18.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.83 C/km ThetaE index: 14.20 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 711.72 mb = 2901.72 m = 9519.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.57 C = 90.62 F Cap Strength: 4.89 C Lifted Index: -3.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.08 C Showalter Index: -3.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.20 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.60 C Cross Totals Index: 23.60 C K Index: 34.08 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.63 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 659.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 229.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 787.89 mb = 2047.42 m = 6717.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 652.89 mb = 3610.33 m = 11844.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.89 mb = 10831.27 m = 35535.24 ft B at Equ Level: 656.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.89 mb = 13375.22 m = 43881.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.9 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 230.9 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 403.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 403.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.60 Bulk Rich Number: 5.49 Bulk Shear: 120.25 m/s