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: 40.86,-99.33 Latitude: 40.86 Longitude: -99.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -20 1 950 419 SFC 918 710 20.7 14.0 66 6.6 16.3 135 21 301.1 303.1 292.7 333.5 11.03 3 900 886 20.1 13.5 66 6.6 15.7 139 35 302.2 304.2 292.9 334.2 10.84 4 850 1378 18.9 11.8 63 7.1 14.3 164 43 305.9 307.8 293.5 336.8 10.27 5 800 1897 16.2 8.4 60 7.8 11.4 181 42 308.4 310.0 293.0 334.9 8.69 6 750 2442 12.4 3.6 55 8.8 7.3 196 43 310.0 311.2 291.8 330.4 6.60 7 700 3016 7.6 -1.8 51 9.4 2.8 207 44 310.9 311.9 290.6 326.0 4.80 8 650 3621 2.3 -5.7 55 8.1 -1.4 213 44 311.6 312.3 289.9 323.7 3.83 9 600 4261 -3.3 -9.9 60 6.6 -6.0 212 46 312.3 312.9 289.3 322.0 3.00 10 550 4944 -6.8 -29.1 15 22.3 -12.2 206 45 316.0 316.2 288.2 318.2 0.63 11 500 5681 -12.0 -35.1 13 23.1 -16.5 200 47 318.4 318.5 288.7 319.8 0.39 12 450 6477 -17.8 -39.8 13 22.0 -21.2 198 53 320.9 320.9 289.3 321.9 0.27 13 400 7347 -24.0 -39.9 22 15.9 -26.2 198 59 323.8 323.8 290.2 324.9 0.30 14 350 8307 -30.8 -37.6 52 6.7 -31.7 202 60 327.2 327.3 291.4 328.8 0.43 15 300 9387 -37.5 -45.7 42 8.2 -38.2 207 55 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.3 0.21 16 250 10615 -48.2 -49.2 90 0.9 -48.3 203 52 334.4 334.4 293.1 335.1 0.17 17 200 12054 -55.8 -62.9 41 7.1 -56.0 205 54 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.04 18 150 13860 -61.4 -76.3 12 14.8 -61.6 236 42 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.01 19 100 16377 -60.6 -84.3 3 23.6 -60.9 234 43 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.28 m Freezing level: 629.26 mb = 3886.51 m = 12750.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.66 mb = 3414.42 m = 11202.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.17 % Est. max temperature: 28.82 C = 83.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 832.75 mb = 1553.08 m = 5095.33 ft T: 17.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 18.53 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 718.07 mb = 2804.20 m = 9200.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.00 C = 85.99 F Cap Strength: 4.18 C Lifted Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.41 C Showalter Index: -3.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.82 C Cross Totals Index: 23.75 C K Index: 33.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 700.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 172.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 782.32 mb = 2085.59 m = 6842.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.32 mb = 3406.34 m = 11175.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.32 mb = 10684.62 m = 35054.12 ft B at Equ Level: 697.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.32 mb = 13173.85 m = 43220.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.1 at 44.7 knts Storm direction: 227.1 at 33.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 515.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 515.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 171.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.11 Bulk Rich Number: 4.12 Bulk Shear: 170.16 m/s