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: 40.53,-99.57 Latitude: 40.53 Longitude: -99.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -31 1 950 408 SFC 915 733 23.6 13.3 52 10.3 16.8 138 19 304.4 306.3 293.3 335.8 10.53 3 900 879 23.3 12.9 52 10.4 16.4 144 31 305.5 307.5 293.5 336.8 10.41 4 850 1375 20.0 11.2 57 8.8 14.4 160 40 307.1 309.0 293.6 337.0 9.88 5 800 1895 16.3 8.4 60 7.9 11.4 177 43 308.5 310.2 293.1 335.1 8.70 6 750 2441 12.6 3.8 55 8.9 7.6 195 43 310.3 311.6 292.0 331.0 6.70 7 700 3015 7.8 -1.1 53 8.9 3.2 204 45 311.1 312.1 290.9 326.9 5.06 8 650 3621 2.3 -4.5 61 6.8 -0.9 212 46 311.6 312.4 290.2 324.9 4.22 9 600 4261 -3.8 -7.0 78 3.2 -5.2 215 47 311.7 312.4 289.9 323.6 3.76 10 550 4941 -7.6 -22.3 30 14.6 -11.9 211 48 315.0 315.2 288.4 319.0 1.16 11 500 5676 -12.2 -35.3 13 23.1 -16.6 203 49 318.2 318.3 288.6 319.6 0.38 12 450 6473 -17.8 -40.9 11 23.1 -21.2 198 54 320.9 320.9 289.3 321.8 0.24 13 400 7342 -24.0 -36.6 30 12.6 -25.9 199 63 323.7 323.8 290.3 325.3 0.42 14 350 8303 -30.2 -40.7 35 10.5 -31.4 205 61 328.0 328.0 291.5 329.2 0.31 15 300 9385 -37.5 -45.6 43 8.1 -38.2 212 59 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.3 0.21 16 250 10613 -48.1 -50.1 80 2.0 -48.2 202 54 334.5 334.5 293.1 335.1 0.16 17 200 12056 -55.0 -65.5 26 10.5 -55.2 206 53 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.03 18 150 13869 -61.1 -76.4 11 15.4 -61.2 235 39 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.01 19 100 16374 -61.1 -84.2 3 23.1 -61.3 237 50 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.02 m Freezing level: 631.01 mb = 3863.74 m = 12676.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.19 mb = 3481.30 m = 11421.45 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.00 % Est. max temperature: 28.85 C = 83.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 786.38 mb = 2040.32 m = 6693.89 ft T: 15.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.51 C/km ThetaE index: 18.03 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.81 mb = 2923.02 m = 9589.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.06 C = 86.12 F Cap Strength: 3.33 C Lifted Index: -3.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.22 C Showalter Index: -4.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.60 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.39 C K Index: 34.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.14 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 874.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 120.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 752.57 mb = 2412.12 m = 7913.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.57 mb = 3402.81 m = 11163.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.57 mb = 10942.63 m = 35900.59 ft B at Equ Level: 866.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.57 mb = 13558.78 m = 44483.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.2 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 228.2 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 502.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 502.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 167.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.52 Bulk Rich Number: 5.39 Bulk Shear: 162.36 m/s