MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F021.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F021.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 21 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 41.48,-90.53 Latitude: 41.48 Longitude: -90.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 981 211 27.3 11.2 36 16.2 17.1 203 15 302.1 303.7 291.0 327.4 8.51 2 950 495 23.9 10.4 42 13.5 15.5 207 25 301.4 303.0 290.6 326.2 8.35 3 900 964 19.4 9.5 53 9.9 13.3 210 26 301.5 303.0 290.6 326.1 8.30 4 850 1452 14.7 8.5 67 6.1 11.0 212 26 301.5 303.0 290.6 326.0 8.24 5 800 1961 9.9 7.3 84 2.5 8.4 215 26 301.7 303.1 290.5 325.6 8.06 6 750 2496 9.0 -6.7 32 15.7 1.9 224 33 306.3 306.9 287.4 316.0 3.08 7 700 3064 7.2 -18.0 15 25.1 -1.9 224 35 310.4 310.7 287.0 314.8 1.33 8 650 3670 4.2 -18.1 18 22.3 -3.7 229 35 313.7 314.0 288.2 318.5 1.41 9 600 4316 0.1 -14.6 32 14.7 -5.5 234 37 316.3 316.7 289.7 323.1 2.06 10 550 5007 -4.7 -14.5 46 9.8 -8.4 235 40 318.5 318.9 290.6 326.0 2.26 11 500 5749 -10.3 -19.2 48 8.9 -13.1 233 39 320.5 320.8 290.6 326.2 1.68 12 450 6550 -16.7 -18.6 86 1.8 -17.3 235 39 322.2 322.6 291.4 328.9 1.97 13 400 7423 -22.7 -23.4 94 0.7 -22.9 237 37 325.5 325.8 291.9 330.6 1.46 14 350 8391 -28.9 -28.9 100 0.0 -28.9 236 34 329.8 330.0 292.6 333.4 1.00 15 300 9477 -36.7 -37.0 97 0.3 -36.7 230 47 333.6 333.8 293.2 335.7 0.53 16 250 10712 -46.9 -46.9 100 -0.0 -46.9 224 56 336.3 336.3 293.6 337.2 0.22 17 200 12157 -55.1 -65.4 27 10.3 -55.3 250 32 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.6 0.03 18 150 13966 -62.3 -78.4 10 16.1 -62.4 236 42 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.01 19 100 16428 -68.2 -83.2 10 15.1 -68.3 266 31 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.07 m Freezing level: 598.47 mb = 4337.02 m = 14228.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 724.74 mb = 2778.18 m = 9114.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.00 % Est. max temperature: 26.83 C = 80.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 774.44 mb = 2229.98 m = 7316.12 ft T: 9.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 12.57 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 665.62 mb = 3475.90 m = 11403.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.86 C = 100.15 F Cap Strength: 4.55 C Lifted Index: 2.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.22 C Showalter Index: 2.96 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.75 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 18.80 C K Index: 8.36 Risk: None Sweat Index: 262.41 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5985.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 777.19 mb = 2200.57 m = 7219.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.8 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 255.8 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 112.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 26.56 m/s