MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F360.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F360.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 day GFS valid 18Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 41.74,-91.15 Latitude: 41.74 Longitude: -91.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 983 230 27.0 18.3 59 8.7 20.9 194 19 301.6 304.1 294.7 341.5 13.54 2 950 527 23.6 16.4 64 7.2 18.7 199 35 301.2 303.4 293.7 337.7 12.43 3 900 997 19.5 15.0 75 4.5 16.5 205 43 301.6 303.8 293.6 336.9 11.98 4 850 1488 17.6 12.3 71 5.3 14.1 222 54 304.6 306.5 293.4 336.4 10.64 5 800 2005 15.6 8.2 61 7.4 11.0 237 58 307.8 309.4 292.7 333.8 8.55 6 750 2551 12.9 3.6 53 9.3 7.6 235 57 310.6 311.8 292.0 331.0 6.61 7 700 3126 8.6 -2.6 45 11.2 2.9 230 52 312.1 312.9 290.6 326.3 4.52 8 650 3733 3.6 -7.5 44 11.1 -1.4 226 48 313.0 313.6 289.9 323.7 3.34 9 600 4376 -2.4 -9.6 57 7.3 -5.4 227 47 313.4 314.0 289.8 323.3 3.07 10 550 5061 -6.1 -24.2 22 18.1 -11.2 237 49 316.8 317.0 288.8 320.2 0.98 11 500 5800 -10.4 -28.8 21 18.3 -14.9 247 50 320.3 320.5 289.6 322.8 0.71 12 450 6602 -16.4 -30.0 30 13.6 -19.3 248 55 322.6 322.8 290.3 325.2 0.71 13 400 7476 -22.6 -36.3 28 13.7 -24.8 250 64 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.2 0.43 14 350 8440 -30.6 -31.4 92 0.8 -30.7 249 64 327.5 327.7 291.8 330.4 0.79 15 300 9524 -36.3 -36.5 98 0.2 -36.4 259 75 334.1 334.3 293.4 336.3 0.56 16 250 10766 -45.1 -45.1 100 -0.0 -45.1 266 92 339.0 339.1 294.3 340.1 0.27 17 200 12218 -55.7 -55.9 97 0.3 -55.7 271 108 344.6 344.6 295.5 345.0 0.10 18 150 14006 -64.0 -77.2 15 13.2 -64.1 270 102 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.01 19 100 16463 -66.0 -83.5 7 17.5 -66.2 257 52 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.78 m Freezing level: 619.94 mb = 4119.34 m = 13514.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.44 mb = 3528.37 m = 11575.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.33 % Est. max temperature: 30.98 C = 87.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.52 mb = 1332.28 m = 4370.96 ft T: 18.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.13 C/km ThetaE index: 21.30 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 746.58 mb = 2588.64 m = 8492.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.97 C = 96.74 F Cap Strength: 3.28 C Lifted Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.59 C Showalter Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.00 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 29.08 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 417.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 709.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 198.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.24 mb = 1495.29 m = 4905.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 654.24 mb = 3679.77 m = 12072.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 274.24 mb = 10135.50 m = 33252.54 ft B at Equ Level: 708.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.24 mb = 13832.77 m = 45382.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.8 at 49.2 knts Storm direction: 259.8 at 36.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 1.6 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 510.5 neg: -74.7 tot: 435.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 145.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.26 Bulk Rich Number: 6.85 Bulk Shear: 103.64 m/s