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: 41.25,-85.67 Latitude: 41.25 Longitude: -85.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 977 263 24.3 12.7 48 11.6 16.8 243 14 299.4 301.1 290.9 327.1 9.46 2 950 505 21.0 11.9 56 9.1 15.3 241 22 298.5 300.2 290.4 325.5 9.24 3 900 970 16.7 11.1 70 5.5 13.2 237 22 298.7 300.4 290.5 325.8 9.27 4 850 1454 12.8 10.1 84 2.7 11.2 235 23 299.6 301.2 290.7 326.5 9.18 5 800 1961 9.9 8.9 94 1.0 9.3 230 30 301.7 303.3 291.2 328.3 8.97 6 750 2496 6.7 6.7 100 0.1 6.7 225 34 303.9 305.4 291.3 328.5 8.22 7 700 3061 3.2 3.1 99 0.1 3.1 223 36 306.1 307.3 290.8 326.8 6.84 8 650 3660 1.1 -0.9 87 2.0 0.1 226 41 310.2 311.3 291.0 327.4 5.54 9 600 4300 -3.2 -6.9 76 3.7 -4.8 231 48 312.4 313.2 290.1 324.5 3.81 10 550 4982 -7.7 -13.4 63 5.7 -9.8 231 52 315.0 315.5 289.7 323.1 2.47 11 500 5718 -11.8 -13.8 85 2.0 -12.5 239 56 318.7 319.2 291.0 327.4 2.64 12 450 6519 -16.3 -16.4 99 0.1 -16.4 248 50 322.7 323.2 291.9 330.6 2.35 13 400 7395 -22.3 -22.5 98 0.2 -22.4 248 49 326.0 326.3 292.1 331.5 1.57 14 350 8361 -29.9 -30.1 99 0.1 -30.0 249 51 328.4 328.6 292.2 331.6 0.90 15 300 9438 -39.3 -39.5 98 0.2 -39.3 245 44 330.0 330.1 292.2 331.6 0.41 16 250 10657 -50.2 -50.2 100 0.0 -50.1 248 54 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.16 17 200 12081 -57.2 -63.6 44 6.4 -57.3 259 77 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.4 0.04 18 150 13907 -58.7 -78.5 6 19.8 -59.0 245 53 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.01 19 100 16397 -65.6 -83.6 6 18.0 -65.8 259 39 400.9 400.9 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.52 m Freezing level: 637.01 mb = 3826.33 m = 12553.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.19 mb = 3670.04 m = 12040.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.92 % Est. max temperature: 25.36 C = 77.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 823.97 mb = 1714.42 m = 5624.68 ft T: 11.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 1.68 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 788.67 mb = 2079.59 m = 6822.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.99 C = 80.59 F Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lifted Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.46 C Showalter Index: 1.20 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.56 C Cross Totals Index: 21.88 C K Index: 34.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5649.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.88 mb = 1674.80 m = 5494.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.2 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 262.2 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 3.8 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 85.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 49.44 m/s