MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F042.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F042.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 42 hour GFS valid 12Z SAT 18 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 27 SFC 957 405 16.9 14.7 87 2.2 15.5 170 4 293.7 295.7 290.3 325.3 11.04 2 950 465 18.0 14.5 80 3.5 15.7 179 6 295.4 297.4 290.9 327.0 10.96 3 900 930 18.3 12.7 70 5.6 14.7 210 11 300.4 302.3 291.9 330.7 10.30 4 850 1420 18.3 5.8 44 12.5 11.0 240 10 305.3 306.6 290.5 325.9 6.81 5 800 1936 15.6 -6.0 22 21.6 5.4 257 13 307.7 308.3 287.9 317.3 3.05 6 750 2478 11.0 -5.7 31 16.6 3.1 257 23 308.5 309.1 288.4 319.0 3.34 7 700 3048 5.9 -5.1 45 11.0 0.8 245 33 309.0 309.7 289.0 320.8 3.75 8 650 3649 0.7 -7.6 54 8.3 -2.9 240 40 309.7 310.4 288.8 320.3 3.33 9 600 4286 -4.4 -14.0 47 9.6 -7.9 239 42 311.0 311.4 288.1 317.9 2.15 10 550 4966 -7.9 -25.1 24 17.1 -12.5 238 49 314.7 314.8 288.0 317.8 0.91 11 500 5701 -12.0 -32.8 16 20.8 -16.3 237 52 318.4 318.5 288.8 320.2 0.49 12 450 6499 -17.0 -36.6 17 19.6 -20.4 237 57 321.8 321.9 289.8 323.2 0.37 13 400 7371 -23.5 -37.9 25 14.5 -25.6 241 65 324.5 324.6 290.5 325.8 0.36 14 350 8333 -30.6 -41.3 34 10.7 -31.8 239 78 327.5 327.6 291.3 328.6 0.29 15 300 9408 -39.1 -45.5 51 6.4 -39.5 238 86 330.3 330.4 292.0 331.2 0.22 16 250 10633 -48.2 -51.6 68 3.4 -48.3 239 98 334.4 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.13 17 200 12086 -52.5 -70.8 9 18.3 -52.8 248 79 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 13920 -59.0 -78.5 6 19.5 -59.2 255 67 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.01 19 100 16413 -66.5 -83.5 7 17.0 -66.6 249 42 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.75 m Freezing level: 643.26 mb = 3735.14 m = 12254.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.41 mb = 3171.95 m = 10406.52 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.41 % Est. max temperature: 30.39 C = 86.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.06 mb = 684.43 m = 2245.47 ft T: 18.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 13.34 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 728.12 mb = 2722.97 m = 8933.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.70 C = 89.06 F Cap Strength: 6.33 C Lifted Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.09 C Showalter Index: 1.23 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.29 C Cross Totals Index: 17.78 C K Index: 25.09 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 141.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 92.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 337.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.45 mb = 1659.03 m = 5442.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 641.45 mb = 3754.54 m = 12317.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 481.45 mb = 5986.86 m = 19641.68 ft B at Equ Level: 91.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 321.45 mb = 8926.30 m = 29285.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.4 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 269.4 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 3.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 84.2 neg: -18.2 tot: 66.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.90 Bulk Shear: 102.91 m/s