MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F210.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F210.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 210 hour GFS valid 0Z SUN 5 OCT 25 Station: 39.72,-99.81 Latitude: 39.72 Longitude: -99.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 453 SFC 923 701 24.7 14.1 52 10.6 17.7 139 22 304.7 306.7 293.7 337.6 11.01 3 900 925 23.3 13.5 54 9.8 16.8 143 37 305.5 307.5 293.9 338.1 10.88 4 850 1421 18.9 12.4 66 6.5 14.7 149 44 305.9 307.9 293.9 338.1 10.70 5 800 1939 15.8 9.7 67 6.1 11.9 169 44 308.0 309.7 293.5 336.7 9.47 6 750 2485 13.0 5.6 61 7.4 8.6 195 42 310.7 312.2 292.9 334.3 7.64 7 700 3061 8.3 2.7 68 5.6 5.2 206 44 311.7 312.9 292.4 332.4 6.67 8 650 3668 2.6 0.5 86 2.0 1.5 213 47 311.9 313.0 292.0 331.0 6.13 9 600 4310 -2.3 -4.7 84 2.3 -3.4 213 51 313.4 314.3 291.0 327.7 4.51 10 550 4996 -6.6 -11.1 70 4.6 -8.4 211 56 316.3 316.9 290.6 326.0 2.97 11 500 5734 -11.2 -19.5 50 8.3 -13.7 209 62 319.4 319.7 290.2 324.9 1.63 12 450 6535 -16.2 -32.5 23 16.3 -19.4 203 67 322.9 323.0 290.2 324.9 0.56 13 400 7410 -22.5 -36.8 26 14.3 -24.8 200 68 325.8 325.9 290.9 327.3 0.41 14 350 8376 -29.7 -43.3 25 13.6 -31.2 201 66 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.24 15 300 9455 -38.5 -51.7 24 13.2 -39.4 207 66 331.0 331.1 292.1 331.5 0.11 16 250 10681 -48.1 -59.0 27 10.9 -48.4 213 67 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.05 17 200 12134 -51.8 -69.0 11 17.2 -52.2 218 53 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.02 18 150 13975 -58.9 -78.6 6 19.7 -59.2 220 47 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.6 0.01 19 100 16472 -63.8 -83.2 5 19.5 -64.0 256 23 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.80 m Freezing level: 623.74 mb = 4004.78 m = 13138.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.92 mb = 3855.88 m = 12650.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.29 C = 84.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 790.46 mb = 2040.37 m = 6694.03 ft T: 15.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.29 C/km ThetaE index: 13.21 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 715.72 mb = 2875.47 m = 9433.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.21 C = 88.18 F Cap Strength: 3.35 C Lifted Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.27 C Showalter Index: -3.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.04 C Cross Totals Index: 23.58 C K Index: 36.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 877.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 125.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 773.82 mb = 2220.45 m = 7284.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 668.82 mb = 3433.91 m = 11265.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.82 mb = 10978.76 m = 36019.12 ft B at Equ Level: 872.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.82 mb = 13218.67 m = 43367.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.6 at 50.4 knts Storm direction: 228.6 at 37.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 529.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 529.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 176.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.67 Bulk Rich Number: 3.81 Bulk Shear: 230.36 m/s