MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F048.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F048.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 48 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.68,-92.02 Latitude: 38.68 Longitude: -92.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 978 232 26.4 17.8 59 8.5 20.5 230 12 301.4 303.9 294.4 340.4 13.24 2 950 484 22.9 16.9 69 6.0 18.8 229 19 300.5 302.8 293.9 338.2 12.86 3 900 953 18.5 16.0 86 2.4 16.8 227 22 300.6 302.9 293.9 338.3 12.85 4 850 1441 14.5 14.4 100 0.1 14.5 228 24 301.3 303.6 293.7 337.5 12.27 5 800 1953 12.1 11.3 95 0.8 11.6 231 30 304.0 306.0 293.2 335.6 10.58 6 750 2493 10.9 2.1 55 8.7 6.1 232 37 308.4 309.5 290.7 326.7 5.96 7 700 3064 6.5 -2.2 54 8.7 2.1 233 39 309.7 310.6 290.0 324.1 4.64 8 650 3667 0.7 -2.5 79 3.3 -0.9 237 42 309.8 310.7 290.3 325.0 4.88 9 600 4303 -4.0 -12.6 51 8.6 -7.2 239 47 311.4 311.9 288.5 319.3 2.42 10 550 4985 -8.0 -19.2 40 11.1 -11.5 235 58 314.5 314.8 288.6 319.6 1.53 11 500 5718 -13.1 -25.3 35 12.2 -16.2 236 63 317.0 317.2 288.9 320.4 0.97 12 450 6513 -17.5 -34.3 22 16.8 -20.6 236 63 321.2 321.3 289.6 322.9 0.46 13 400 7384 -23.8 -36.9 29 13.1 -25.8 239 64 324.0 324.1 290.4 325.5 0.40 14 350 8344 -31.2 -41.2 37 10.0 -32.3 238 73 326.6 326.7 291.1 327.8 0.30 15 300 9419 -38.8 -43.3 62 4.5 -39.2 236 85 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.8 0.28 16 250 10645 -48.1 -48.1 100 0.0 -48.1 237 95 334.6 334.6 293.2 335.3 0.20 17 200 12092 -53.2 -69.8 12 16.6 -53.5 247 82 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 13921 -59.1 -78.6 6 19.5 -59.3 246 69 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.01 19 100 16414 -66.1 -83.7 7 17.6 -66.2 242 38 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.90 m Freezing level: 642.46 mb = 3762.55 m = 12344.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.38 mb = 3488.83 m = 11446.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.84 % Est. max temperature: 27.43 C = 81.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 863.26 mb = 1308.94 m = 4294.38 ft T: 15.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.40 C/km ThetaE index: 14.12 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.94 mb = 1331.92 m = 4369.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.11 C = 78.99 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -5.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.22 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.64 C Cross Totals Index: 27.58 C K Index: 33.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 450.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1330.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.26 mb = 1269.45 m = 4164.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.26 mb = 1418.43 m = 4653.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 782.26 mb = 2140.41 m = 7022.27 ft B at Equ Level: 9.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 732.26 mb = 2691.45 m = 8830.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.5 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 264.5 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.8 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 136.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 18.10 Bulk Shear: 73.48 m/s