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: 43.23,-90.04 Latitude: 43.23 Longitude: -90.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 970 318 24.6 18.1 67 6.6 20.1 193 14 300.4 302.8 294.3 340.1 13.55 2 950 501 23.9 17.0 65 6.9 19.1 199 27 301.4 303.8 294.1 339.4 12.90 3 900 972 20.3 15.5 74 4.8 17.1 209 38 302.4 304.7 294.1 339.0 12.40 4 850 1464 16.7 13.5 82 3.1 14.6 221 46 303.6 305.7 293.8 337.9 11.53 5 800 1978 12.5 11.3 93 1.1 11.7 229 52 304.4 306.4 293.3 336.1 10.60 6 750 2517 9.2 9.0 99 0.2 9.1 235 56 306.6 308.4 293.3 335.8 9.67 7 700 3087 6.4 -0.0 64 6.4 3.0 237 63 309.5 310.6 290.7 326.5 5.47 8 650 3693 4.2 -13.8 26 18.0 -2.9 236 65 313.8 314.2 288.9 320.4 2.02 9 600 4337 -1.2 -17.2 28 16.0 -6.8 236 63 314.7 315.1 288.8 320.3 1.66 10 550 5024 -6.6 -21.1 31 14.5 -11.0 238 58 316.2 316.5 288.9 320.6 1.29 11 500 5760 -12.0 -24.6 34 12.6 -15.3 242 57 318.4 318.6 289.3 322.0 1.04 12 450 6556 -17.9 -26.7 46 8.8 -20.0 244 64 320.7 320.9 290.0 324.0 0.95 13 400 7426 -24.3 -32.1 48 7.8 -25.6 248 75 323.5 323.6 290.5 325.8 0.65 14 350 8386 -30.2 -32.6 80 2.4 -30.6 254 78 328.0 328.2 291.9 330.6 0.71 15 300 9464 -38.3 -48.3 35 9.9 -39.1 256 87 331.3 331.4 292.2 332.0 0.16 16 250 10697 -45.6 -48.8 70 3.2 -45.8 267 113 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.9 0.18 17 200 12150 -55.4 -64.6 31 9.2 -55.6 267 122 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.03 18 150 13945 -62.9 -77.6 12 14.7 -63.0 268 96 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.8 0.01 19 100 16424 -66.0 -83.3 7 17.3 -66.1 254 63 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.24 m Freezing level: 610.91 mb = 4196.75 m = 13768.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.33 mb = 3392.40 m = 11129.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.02 % Est. max temperature: 28.32 C = 82.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.33 mb = 1152.36 m = 3780.67 ft T: 18.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 19.80 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.27 mb = 1744.85 m = 5724.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.29 C = 82.92 F Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lifted Index: -4.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.03 C Showalter Index: -4.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.68 C Cross Totals Index: 25.55 C K Index: 35.81 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 486.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1128.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.36 mb = 1489.93 m = 4888.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 802.36 mb = 1952.67 m = 6406.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.36 mb = 10899.49 m = 35759.06 ft B at Equ Level: 1121.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.36 mb = 14264.62 m = 46799.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.4 at 54.5 knts Storm direction: 263.4 at 40.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 522.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 522.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 174.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.22 Bulk Rich Number: 7.05 Bulk Shear: 160.02 m/s