MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F018.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F018.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 18 hour GFS valid 12Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 962 405 18.5 10.2 58 8.3 13.5 177 11 294.9 296.4 288.2 318.5 8.14 2 950 512 19.0 9.9 55 9.1 13.5 181 20 296.4 297.9 288.7 319.8 8.05 3 900 977 19.3 9.5 53 9.8 13.3 207 37 301.4 302.9 290.6 326.0 8.30 4 850 1466 16.8 7.5 54 9.3 11.3 213 35 303.7 305.2 290.8 326.8 7.70 5 800 1981 13.8 8.3 69 5.5 10.4 220 28 305.8 307.4 292.2 331.8 8.60 6 750 2522 10.3 7.2 81 3.1 8.4 224 20 307.7 309.3 292.7 333.6 8.51 7 700 3094 7.4 2.9 73 4.5 4.9 221 13 310.7 312.0 292.2 331.6 6.75 8 650 3702 4.4 -3.1 58 7.4 0.7 222 17 313.9 314.8 291.4 328.8 4.69 9 600 4349 0.6 -6.0 61 6.6 -2.5 219 22 316.8 317.6 291.7 329.9 4.08 10 550 5042 -4.3 -9.5 67 5.2 -6.5 217 25 319.0 319.6 291.7 330.0 3.38 11 500 5785 -10.2 -13.2 79 3.0 -11.3 215 27 320.6 321.1 291.6 329.7 2.76 12 450 6588 -16.0 -16.8 94 0.7 -16.3 224 28 323.1 323.5 291.9 330.8 2.29 13 400 7465 -21.5 -23.4 85 1.8 -22.0 231 29 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.1 1.46 14 350 8436 -28.5 -31.1 78 2.6 -29.0 230 30 330.3 330.5 292.6 333.3 0.81 15 300 9521 -36.6 -40.7 66 4.1 -37.1 213 34 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.1 0.36 16 250 10758 -46.0 -50.1 63 4.1 -46.3 227 35 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.2 0.16 17 200 12215 -53.7 -66.5 20 12.7 -54.0 252 32 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.03 18 150 14025 -62.2 -77.0 12 14.8 -62.3 235 34 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.01 19 100 16478 -69.4 -83.0 12 13.6 -69.5 244 27 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.68 m Freezing level: 593.98 mb = 4432.70 m = 14542.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.50 mb = 3833.46 m = 12576.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.43 % Est. max temperature: 28.80 C = 83.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 849.69 mb = 1469.62 m = 4821.52 ft T: 16.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 4.80 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 651.56 mb = 3682.05 m = 12080.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.19 C = 98.94 F Cap Strength: 5.89 C Lifted Index: 4.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.39 C Showalter Index: 2.59 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.03 C Cross Totals Index: 17.78 C K Index: 30.07 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.21 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.63 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7789.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 791.15 mb = 2074.23 m = 6805.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.7 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 245.7 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 17.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.7 neg: -25.6 tot: 156.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 2.44 Bulk Shear: 12.23 m/s