MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 18Z SUN 12 OCT 25 Station: 36.21,-93.47 Latitude: 36.21 Longitude: -93.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 196 SFC 970 459 20.7 12.7 60 8.0 15.7 351 8 296.4 298.2 290.0 324.1 9.56 2 950 636 17.2 11.8 70 5.5 13.8 357 11 294.7 296.3 289.0 321.1 9.17 3 900 1094 13.0 11.1 88 1.9 11.9 3 8 294.9 296.6 289.2 321.6 9.26 4 850 1576 14.2 12.6 90 1.6 13.1 232 10 301.0 303.0 292.5 332.9 10.82 5 800 2089 13.4 10.0 80 3.4 11.3 240 21 305.4 307.2 292.9 334.5 9.69 6 750 2629 9.3 6.4 82 3.0 7.6 222 20 306.7 308.2 292.0 331.1 8.04 7 700 3198 5.0 2.2 82 2.8 3.5 222 17 308.0 309.2 291.0 327.7 6.42 8 650 3800 3.1 -5.4 54 8.5 -0.9 250 18 312.5 313.2 290.3 325.0 3.94 9 600 4445 -0.7 -4.2 77 3.5 -2.4 262 25 315.3 316.2 291.7 330.2 4.67 10 550 5137 -2.8 -27.1 13 24.3 -9.6 244 29 320.8 320.9 289.8 323.5 0.75 11 500 5888 -5.3 -40.7 4 35.4 -12.5 243 35 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.4 0.22 12 450 6706 -11.3 -37.4 10 26.1 -16.5 250 40 329.1 329.1 291.8 330.3 0.34 13 400 7597 -18.1 -42.9 9 24.8 -21.9 235 50 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.3 0.22 14 350 8579 -25.7 -43.2 18 17.5 -28.0 237 52 334.1 334.1 293.0 335.0 0.24 15 300 9675 -34.9 -43.7 40 8.8 -35.8 246 58 336.2 336.2 293.6 337.2 0.27 16 250 10922 -43.7 -52.0 40 8.2 -44.2 251 66 341.1 341.1 294.7 341.6 0.13 17 200 12387 -53.9 -63.3 31 9.4 -54.1 256 63 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.04 18 150 14178 -67.1 -74.8 33 7.7 -67.2 264 58 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 19 100 16560 -73.6 -82.4 25 8.8 -73.6 265 38 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.39 m Freezing level: 609.61 mb = 4321.34 m = 14177.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.18 mb = 3674.00 m = 12053.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.08 % Est. max temperature: 27.84 C = 82.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 861.55 mb = 1462.06 m = 4796.74 ft T: 13.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.83 C/km ThetaE index: 9.53 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 738.57 mb = 2755.70 m = 9040.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.20 C = 88.15 F Cap Strength: 7.17 C Lifted Index: 9.61 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.46 C Showalter Index: 4.57 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.52 C Cross Totals Index: 17.88 C K Index: 29.28 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 205.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7364.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.76 mb = 1382.08 m = 4534.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.2 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 276.2 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 4.4 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.3 neg: -36.3 tot: 35.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 96.14 m/s