MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509270600F255.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509270600F255.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 255 hour GFS valid 21Z TUE 7 OCT 25 Station: 41.89,-88.16 Latitude: 41.89 Longitude: -88.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 121 SFC 988 229 27.9 13.8 42 14.1 18.7 211 8 302.1 304.0 292.3 332.1 10.11 2 950 573 25.2 12.6 45 12.7 17.0 216 19 302.8 304.6 292.1 331.5 9.66 3 900 1044 20.8 11.5 55 9.3 14.9 220 22 303.0 304.7 292.0 331.3 9.51 4 850 1535 16.2 10.5 69 5.7 12.6 223 24 303.1 304.9 292.0 331.1 9.39 5 800 2047 11.4 9.2 86 2.3 10.0 226 25 303.3 305.0 291.9 330.6 9.15 6 750 2583 7.4 7.3 99 0.1 7.4 232 27 304.7 306.3 291.9 330.5 8.61 7 700 3150 5.1 1.4 77 3.7 3.1 248 33 308.1 309.3 290.7 326.7 6.05 8 650 3751 1.3 -3.5 71 4.7 -1.0 249 36 310.4 311.3 290.2 324.7 4.56 9 600 4391 -2.8 -8.4 66 5.5 -5.2 251 39 312.8 313.5 289.9 323.7 3.38 10 550 5076 -6.2 -13.2 58 7.0 -8.9 251 39 316.7 317.2 290.3 324.9 2.51 11 500 5816 -10.5 -16.8 60 6.3 -12.6 254 38 320.3 320.7 290.9 327.2 2.06 12 450 6618 -16.2 -20.2 71 4.0 -17.4 254 38 322.9 323.2 291.3 328.7 1.70 13 400 7494 -22.3 -26.5 69 4.2 -23.3 247 38 326.0 326.2 291.7 329.8 1.10 14 350 8460 -29.8 -35.0 60 5.2 -30.5 247 39 328.6 328.7 291.9 330.7 0.56 15 300 9538 -38.8 -41.1 79 2.3 -39.1 248 40 330.6 330.7 292.3 332.0 0.35 16 250 10761 -49.1 -50.2 88 1.1 -49.1 254 44 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.7 0.15 17 200 12186 -60.3 -60.5 98 0.2 -60.3 254 55 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.5 0.06 18 150 13955 -64.3 -75.5 20 11.2 -64.4 258 56 359.3 359.3 298.6 359.4 0.01 19 100 16438 -64.4 -83.5 6 19.1 -64.6 255 50 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.07 m Freezing level: 634.53 mb = 3949.14 m = 12956.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.44 mb = 3597.42 m = 11802.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.39 % Est. max temperature: 28.97 C = 84.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 804.23 mb = 2002.58 m = 6570.07 ft T: 11.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 8.41 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 775.78 mb = 2302.54 m = 7554.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.76 C = 85.57 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: 0.07 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.22 C Showalter Index: 0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.66 C Cross Totals Index: 20.91 C K Index: 33.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 55.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 789.58 mb = 2156.01 m = 7073.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 754.58 mb = 2532.75 m = 8309.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 714.58 mb = 2980.58 m = 9778.67 ft B at Equ Level: 4.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 264.58 mb = 10380.85 m = 34057.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.8 at 31.1 knts Storm direction: 272.8 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 151.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.21 Bulk Shear: 46.25 m/s