MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F363.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F363.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 363 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 41.54,-90.36 Latitude: 41.54 Longitude: -90.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 984 208 33.3 14.3 32 19.0 20.5 210 19 307.9 309.9 294.3 339.7 10.48 2 950 519 29.9 13.4 37 16.4 18.9 213 35 307.5 309.4 293.9 338.4 10.22 3 900 998 25.0 12.5 46 12.5 16.8 216 40 307.3 309.2 293.9 338.1 10.18 4 850 1495 20.1 11.6 58 8.5 14.6 219 44 307.2 309.1 293.8 337.9 10.16 5 800 2014 15.3 10.6 73 4.7 12.3 225 47 307.5 309.3 293.8 337.9 10.08 6 750 2558 10.4 9.4 93 1.0 9.8 233 49 307.9 309.8 293.8 338.0 9.92 7 700 3129 6.6 5.6 93 1.0 6.0 241 56 309.8 311.3 293.0 334.9 8.18 8 650 3735 3.2 -4.4 57 7.6 -0.4 240 54 312.6 313.4 290.6 326.0 4.24 9 600 4378 -2.1 -11.2 50 9.0 -5.8 241 50 313.7 314.2 289.5 322.5 2.72 10 550 5063 -6.7 -21.7 29 14.9 -11.2 250 49 316.1 316.3 288.8 320.3 1.23 11 500 5801 -10.8 -27.2 25 16.4 -14.9 256 50 319.8 320.0 289.6 322.7 0.82 12 450 6601 -16.5 -30.8 28 14.3 -19.5 255 56 322.5 322.7 290.2 324.9 0.65 13 400 7477 -22.5 -37.1 25 14.7 -24.8 251 65 325.8 325.9 290.9 327.3 0.39 14 350 8442 -28.9 -30.2 88 1.3 -29.2 253 70 329.7 329.9 292.5 332.9 0.88 15 300 9532 -35.9 -36.3 96 0.4 -35.9 263 76 334.8 334.9 293.6 337.0 0.57 16 250 10776 -45.0 -45.0 100 -0.0 -45.0 266 88 339.2 339.2 294.4 340.3 0.28 17 200 12230 -55.2 -56.5 86 1.3 -55.2 275 105 345.3 345.3 295.7 345.7 0.09 18 150 14031 -63.7 -78.0 13 14.3 -63.8 263 95 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.01 19 100 16469 -67.6 -83.5 9 15.9 -67.7 259 54 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.02 m Freezing level: 619.78 mb = 4123.51 m = 13528.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.48 mb = 3691.49 m = 12111.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.28 % Est. max temperature: 32.71 C = 90.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 747.14 mb = 2589.60 m = 8495.95 ft T: 10.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 17.73 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 739.84 mb = 2670.89 m = 8762.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.68 C = 92.62 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -3.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.56 C Showalter Index: -3.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.47 C K Index: 41.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 465.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 726.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 748.29 mb = 2576.85 m = 8454.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 723.29 mb = 2858.35 m = 9377.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 273.29 mb = 10168.60 m = 33361.14 ft B at Equ Level: 724.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.29 mb = 13499.94 m = 44290.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.4 at 47.7 knts Storm direction: 267.4 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 378.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 378.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.25 Bulk Rich Number: 9.66 Bulk Shear: 75.12 m/s