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: 42.89,-90.12 Latitude: 42.89 Longitude: -90.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 971 310 26.3 17.8 60 8.5 20.4 197 13 301.9 304.4 294.6 341.2 13.31 2 950 505 25.2 16.4 58 8.8 19.2 204 26 302.7 305.0 294.2 339.7 12.47 3 900 977 21.4 15.0 67 6.5 17.1 213 36 303.6 305.8 294.1 339.1 11.96 4 850 1470 17.4 13.4 77 4.0 14.8 220 44 304.4 306.5 294.0 338.6 11.45 5 800 1985 13.1 11.5 90 1.6 12.1 228 51 305.1 307.1 293.6 337.3 10.75 6 750 2526 9.4 9.4 100 0.1 9.4 232 56 306.8 308.7 293.5 336.7 9.90 7 700 3096 6.1 2.6 78 3.5 4.2 236 64 309.3 310.5 291.6 329.7 6.63 8 650 3702 4.1 -11.8 30 15.8 -2.4 236 65 313.6 314.0 289.2 321.4 2.39 9 600 4346 -1.3 -16.0 32 14.7 -6.6 236 62 314.6 315.0 288.9 320.7 1.83 10 550 5032 -6.5 -20.9 31 14.4 -10.9 240 57 316.3 316.6 289.0 320.8 1.31 11 500 5769 -11.9 -24.4 35 12.5 -15.2 244 56 318.5 318.7 289.4 322.2 1.06 12 450 6566 -17.7 -28.0 40 10.3 -20.0 246 62 321.0 321.2 290.0 324.0 0.85 13 400 7437 -24.1 -31.0 53 6.9 -25.4 249 73 323.7 323.9 290.6 326.3 0.72 14 350 8398 -29.6 -31.1 87 1.5 -29.9 256 75 328.8 329.0 292.2 331.8 0.81 15 300 9478 -38.0 -44.7 49 6.7 -38.6 256 84 331.8 331.8 292.4 332.7 0.24 16 250 10714 -45.2 -45.6 96 0.4 -45.2 267 110 338.9 339.0 294.3 339.9 0.26 17 200 12169 -55.3 -61.7 45 6.3 -55.5 267 121 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.3 0.05 18 150 13961 -63.4 -77.4 13 14.0 -63.5 269 98 360.9 360.9 298.9 360.9 0.01 19 100 16435 -66.3 -83.2 8 16.9 -66.5 256 61 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.86 m Freezing level: 612.15 mb = 4189.50 m = 13744.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.43 mb = 3473.38 m = 11395.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.97 % Est. max temperature: 29.16 C = 84.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.29 mb = 1386.38 m = 4548.43 ft T: 18.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 20.53 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.27 mb = 1929.63 m = 6330.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.39 C = 84.91 F Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lifted Index: -4.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.40 C Showalter Index: -4.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.36 C Cross Totals Index: 25.33 C K Index: 39.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 495.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1104.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.15 mb = 1701.69 m = 5582.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 782.15 mb = 2174.29 m = 7133.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.15 mb = 10655.48 m = 34958.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1104.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.15 mb = 14288.45 m = 46877.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.9 at 53.5 knts Storm direction: 263.9 at 40.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 497.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 497.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 165.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 9.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.83 Bulk Rich Number: 7.54 Bulk Shear: 146.61 m/s