MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509271800F225.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509271800F225.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 225 hour GFS valid 3Z TUE 7 OCT 25 Station: 41.54,-88.86 Latitude: 41.54 Longitude: -88.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 137 SFC 992 209 22.0 12.8 56 9.2 16.3 208 9 295.9 297.6 289.7 323.1 9.41 2 950 583 21.9 12.4 55 9.4 15.9 218 28 299.4 301.1 291.0 327.5 9.59 3 900 1050 18.6 11.0 61 7.6 13.8 224 26 300.7 302.4 291.1 327.8 9.20 4 850 1538 14.5 9.2 70 5.4 11.3 219 24 301.4 302.9 290.8 326.8 8.60 5 800 2047 10.3 7.1 80 3.2 8.4 214 20 302.1 303.6 290.5 325.7 7.91 6 750 2581 6.4 3.7 83 2.7 4.9 230 13 303.5 304.7 289.8 323.5 6.66 7 700 3144 2.9 -0.9 76 3.8 1.0 240 11 305.7 306.6 289.2 321.3 5.12 8 650 3743 1.9 -5.7 57 7.6 -1.6 251 13 311.1 311.8 289.8 323.3 3.85 9 600 4385 -1.4 -16.5 31 15.0 -6.8 262 14 314.5 314.8 288.8 320.3 1.76 10 550 5072 -6.0 -18.8 36 12.8 -10.2 253 15 316.9 317.2 289.4 322.2 1.57 11 500 5810 -11.3 -15.6 71 4.2 -12.8 240 16 319.2 319.7 290.8 326.8 2.27 12 450 6611 -16.2 -20.0 72 3.8 -17.3 243 19 322.9 323.2 291.4 328.8 1.73 13 400 7488 -22.0 -34.0 33 12.0 -24.1 246 23 326.4 326.5 291.2 328.3 0.54 14 350 8455 -29.6 -44.6 22 14.9 -31.2 245 26 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.21 15 300 9535 -37.6 -53.1 18 15.5 -38.6 236 34 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.09 16 250 10768 -46.4 -59.9 20 13.5 -46.9 232 35 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.3 0.05 17 200 12224 -54.0 -67.9 17 13.9 -54.2 237 39 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.02 18 150 14042 -60.2 -79.5 6 19.4 -60.3 244 40 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16521 -66.2 -83.1 8 16.9 -66.3 239 29 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.24 m Freezing level: 621.46 mb = 4109.51 m = 13482.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.43 mb = 3360.99 m = 11026.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.90 % Est. max temperature: 27.63 C = 81.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.36 mb = 1384.98 m = 4543.83 ft T: 15.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 6.47 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.89 mb = 2173.09 m = 7129.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.58 C = 83.44 F Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lifted Index: 1.54 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.26 C Showalter Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.86 C Cross Totals Index: 20.49 C K Index: 31.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.06 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 99.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.25 mb = 1775.71 m = 5825.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 721.25 mb = 2899.68 m = 9513.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 691.25 mb = 3245.31 m = 10647.22 ft B at Equ Level: 19.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 651.25 mb = 3727.43 m = 12228.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 17.0 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 12.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 18.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.1 neg: -39.8 tot: 30.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 3.06 Bulk Shear: 6.39 m/s