MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F282.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F282.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 282 hour GFS valid 0Z WED 8 OCT 25 Station: 39.58,-92.88 Latitude: 39.58 Longitude: -92.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 114 SFC 987 231 22.7 19.2 81 3.5 20.2 117 6 296.9 299.5 293.9 338.3 14.31 2 950 563 23.8 17.4 67 6.4 19.4 160 16 301.3 303.8 294.4 340.4 13.29 3 900 1034 20.9 15.1 69 5.8 17.0 197 16 303.0 305.2 294.0 338.8 12.07 4 850 1527 17.9 13.1 74 4.8 14.7 232 19 304.9 307.0 293.9 338.5 11.22 5 800 2044 14.6 10.7 78 3.9 12.1 254 24 306.7 308.6 293.7 337.3 10.17 6 750 2587 11.5 4.6 63 6.8 7.5 265 28 309.0 310.4 291.9 330.9 7.12 7 700 3161 8.5 -8.3 29 16.8 1.0 289 29 311.9 312.5 289.1 321.3 2.92 8 650 3768 3.6 -8.7 40 12.3 -1.8 288 35 313.0 313.6 289.6 322.8 3.05 9 600 4410 -2.1 -12.9 43 10.8 -6.2 290 35 313.7 314.1 289.2 321.4 2.36 10 550 5094 -8.0 -14.9 57 7.0 -10.4 291 34 314.6 315.0 289.3 321.8 2.18 11 500 5828 -12.3 -28.3 25 16.0 -16.0 294 36 318.0 318.2 288.9 320.6 0.74 12 450 6627 -16.3 -36.3 16 20.0 -19.8 291 36 322.8 322.9 290.0 324.2 0.38 13 400 7504 -21.9 -43.8 12 21.9 -24.8 289 38 326.5 326.6 290.9 327.3 0.20 14 350 8470 -30.1 -41.1 33 11.0 -31.3 292 42 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.3 0.30 15 300 9546 -39.0 -52.2 23 13.3 -39.8 294 42 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.9 0.10 16 250 10769 -49.1 -59.5 29 10.4 -49.4 294 45 333.0 333.1 292.6 333.3 0.05 17 200 12196 -58.9 -64.7 47 5.7 -59.0 296 55 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.03 18 150 13990 -60.6 -78.2 8 17.7 -60.7 288 54 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.01 19 100 16477 -65.4 -83.3 7 17.8 -65.6 290 34 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.10 m Freezing level: 618.46 mb = 4173.05 m = 13690.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.62 mb = 3366.62 m = 11045.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.61 % Est. max temperature: 31.04 C = 87.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.66 mb = 676.85 m = 2220.62 ft T: 23.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.81 C/km ThetaE index: 19.18 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.12 mb = 2095.48 m = 6874.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.58 C = 90.65 F Cap Strength: 3.06 C Lifted Index: -5.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: -4.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.65 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.22 C Cross Totals Index: 25.44 C K Index: 26.53 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 500.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1299.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 152.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.72 mb = 1408.91 m = 4622.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.72 mb = 3559.61 m = 11678.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.72 mb = 12298.94 m = 40350.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1280.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.72 mb = 14558.73 m = 47764.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.1 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 307.1 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 130.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 352.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.39 Bulk Rich Number: 7.27 Bulk Shear: 178.61 m/s