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: 38.78,-91.68 Latitude: 38.78 Longitude: -91.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 978 238 26.0 17.8 61 8.2 20.3 222 12 301.1 303.5 294.3 339.9 13.20 2 950 486 22.2 16.9 72 5.3 18.7 224 20 299.8 302.1 293.7 337.4 12.88 3 900 954 17.8 16.1 90 1.7 16.7 225 22 299.9 302.2 293.7 337.6 12.89 4 850 1441 14.1 14.0 99 0.1 14.0 229 24 300.9 303.1 293.3 335.9 11.90 5 800 1953 13.2 10.0 81 3.2 11.2 233 32 305.2 307.0 292.8 334.1 9.65 6 750 2495 11.1 -0.0 46 11.1 5.2 233 37 308.6 309.6 290.1 324.4 5.09 7 700 3066 6.5 -3.2 50 9.8 1.7 236 39 309.7 310.5 289.7 323.2 4.30 8 650 3668 0.8 -3.5 73 4.4 -1.3 238 42 309.9 310.7 290.0 324.0 4.53 9 600 4305 -3.9 -13.4 48 9.5 -7.4 237 47 311.6 312.0 288.4 318.9 2.26 10 550 4986 -8.0 -19.3 40 11.3 -11.5 235 58 314.6 314.9 288.6 319.6 1.51 11 500 5720 -13.1 -25.0 36 11.9 -16.1 236 63 317.1 317.3 288.9 320.5 1.01 12 450 6515 -17.6 -34.4 22 16.7 -20.7 236 62 321.1 321.2 289.6 322.8 0.46 13 400 7386 -23.8 -37.0 29 13.2 -25.8 240 63 324.1 324.2 290.5 325.6 0.40 14 350 8346 -31.2 -41.3 36 10.1 -32.3 238 71 326.7 326.7 291.1 327.8 0.29 15 300 9421 -38.9 -43.0 65 4.1 -39.2 237 83 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.6 0.29 16 250 10647 -48.0 -48.0 100 0.0 -48.0 238 94 334.7 334.7 293.2 335.5 0.20 17 200 12093 -53.4 -69.7 12 16.3 -53.7 247 83 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 13920 -59.0 -78.6 6 19.7 -59.2 245 70 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.01 19 100 16414 -66.4 -83.8 7 17.4 -66.5 240 39 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.03 m Freezing level: 641.48 mb = 3776.49 m = 12389.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.24 mb = 3406.70 m = 11176.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.56 % Est. max temperature: 27.68 C = 81.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.32 mb = 1269.02 m = 4163.42 ft T: 15.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.40 C/km ThetaE index: 14.41 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.14 mb = 1251.15 m = 4104.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.42 C = 77.75 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -5.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.44 C Showalter Index: -4.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.20 C Cross Totals Index: 27.09 C K Index: 31.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 425.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1203.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.37 mb = 1190.30 m = 3905.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.37 mb = 1337.59 m = 4388.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 830.37 mb = 1638.25 m = 5374.76 ft B at Equ Level: 5.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 800.37 mb = 1949.00 m = 6394.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.5 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 264.5 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 141.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 15.69 Bulk Shear: 76.71 m/s