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: 40.46,-99.02 Latitude: 40.46 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 -12 1 950 427 SFC 924 663 20.7 14.8 69 5.9 16.8 136 19 300.5 302.6 292.9 334.3 11.50 3 900 894 20.0 13.8 68 6.2 16.0 140 35 302.1 304.2 293.0 334.9 11.10 4 850 1387 18.9 11.6 63 7.3 14.2 168 43 305.9 307.8 293.4 336.4 10.14 5 800 1906 16.9 7.0 52 10.0 10.9 187 41 309.2 310.7 292.6 333.3 7.86 6 750 2453 12.8 2.7 50 10.1 7.1 199 42 310.5 311.6 291.6 329.7 6.21 7 700 3027 8.0 -2.6 47 10.6 2.6 210 43 311.3 312.1 290.4 325.4 4.50 8 650 3632 2.3 -5.4 57 7.7 -1.3 215 44 311.6 312.3 290.0 324.1 3.95 9 600 4272 -3.3 -9.4 63 6.1 -5.8 215 44 312.3 312.9 289.5 322.3 3.13 10 550 4956 -7.0 -27.2 18 20.2 -12.2 206 44 315.8 316.0 288.2 318.4 0.75 11 500 5691 -12.3 -31.1 19 18.8 -16.4 201 48 318.0 318.1 288.8 320.0 0.57 12 450 6487 -17.5 -38.2 15 20.7 -20.9 201 55 321.2 321.3 289.5 322.4 0.31 13 400 7359 -23.3 -40.5 19 17.2 -25.6 200 59 324.7 324.7 290.5 325.7 0.28 14 350 8321 -30.4 -37.2 52 6.7 -31.3 206 59 327.7 327.8 291.5 329.4 0.45 15 300 9402 -37.5 -45.4 43 7.9 -38.1 210 53 332.5 332.6 292.6 333.4 0.22 16 250 10630 -48.4 -48.5 99 0.1 -48.4 207 50 334.0 334.1 293.0 334.8 0.19 17 200 12067 -55.8 -63.4 38 7.6 -55.9 209 51 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.04 18 150 13874 -61.7 -76.0 13 14.3 -61.8 232 44 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.01 19 100 16389 -60.5 -84.1 3 23.6 -60.8 239 43 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.83 m Freezing level: 629.59 mb = 3893.67 m = 12774.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.41 mb = 3428.86 m = 11249.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.20 % Est. max temperature: 29.81 C = 85.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.75 mb = 1419.58 m = 4657.34 ft T: 18.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.61 C/km ThetaE index: 18.00 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 715.82 mb = 2841.21 m = 9321.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.96 C = 87.73 F Cap Strength: 5.02 C Lifted Index: -3.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.78 C Showalter Index: -4.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.13 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.22 C Cross Totals Index: 23.91 C K Index: 32.22 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 666.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 207.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 788.29 mb = 2031.19 m = 6663.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 663.29 mb = 3467.26 m = 11375.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.29 mb = 10805.00 m = 35449.05 ft B at Equ Level: 662.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.29 mb = 13341.27 m = 43770.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.2 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 229.2 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 518.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 518.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 173.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.02 Bulk Rich Number: 3.75 Bulk Shear: 177.76 m/s