MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F054.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F054.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 54 hour GFS valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.03,-88.21 Latitude: 39.03 Longitude: -88.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 985 164 25.0 15.7 56 9.4 18.8 208 20 299.5 301.6 292.5 333.0 11.45 2 950 481 23.7 14.5 56 9.2 17.6 209 38 301.2 303.2 292.7 333.6 10.99 3 900 951 19.5 13.4 68 6.1 15.5 209 46 301.6 303.6 292.7 333.5 10.80 4 850 1440 15.1 12.2 83 2.9 13.3 212 50 302.0 303.9 292.6 333.3 10.59 5 800 1951 11.7 10.3 91 1.4 10.9 215 48 303.7 305.5 292.6 333.2 9.90 6 750 2490 8.9 7.0 88 1.9 7.8 214 41 306.2 307.8 292.2 331.7 8.44 7 700 3058 5.4 4.0 91 1.4 4.6 215 38 308.4 309.8 291.9 330.8 7.31 8 650 3660 1.1 -0.3 91 1.3 0.4 219 38 310.2 311.3 291.2 328.1 5.78 9 600 4300 -3.0 -4.2 91 1.2 -3.6 214 43 312.6 313.5 291.0 327.4 4.67 10 550 4984 -7.0 -7.7 95 0.7 -7.3 210 46 315.7 316.5 291.2 328.3 3.89 11 500 5722 -10.9 -11.5 95 0.6 -11.2 213 48 319.7 320.4 291.7 330.2 3.17 12 450 6524 -15.8 -16.1 98 0.3 -15.9 221 55 323.4 323.9 292.2 331.6 2.43 13 400 7401 -22.0 -22.1 100 0.0 -22.1 226 54 326.3 326.7 292.3 332.0 1.63 14 350 8369 -28.7 -28.8 100 0.0 -28.7 237 49 330.0 330.2 292.7 333.7 1.02 15 300 9454 -37.2 -37.2 100 -0.0 -37.2 254 54 333.0 333.1 293.0 334.9 0.52 16 250 10688 -46.5 -46.6 99 0.1 -46.6 278 48 336.9 336.9 293.8 337.8 0.23 17 200 12128 -58.7 -59.7 89 0.9 -58.7 281 59 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.06 18 150 13938 -58.4 -76.5 8 18.1 -58.6 254 59 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.01 19 100 16430 -66.1 -83.7 7 17.6 -66.2 245 40 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.49 m Freezing level: 636.80 mb = 3829.08 m = 12562.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.27 mb = 3718.60 m = 12199.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.71 % Est. max temperature: 28.01 C = 82.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.89 mb = 1350.81 m = 4431.74 ft T: 15.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 6.20 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 802.73 mb = 1922.47 m = 6307.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.11 C = 84.40 F Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lifted Index: -1.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.17 C Showalter Index: -1.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.01 C Cross Totals Index: 23.15 C K Index: 36.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 232.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.66 mb = 1623.84 m = 5327.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 706.66 mb = 2980.33 m = 9777.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 346.66 mb = 8436.71 m = 27679.14 ft B at Equ Level: 230.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 216.66 mb = 11611.56 m = 38095.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.3 at 43.3 knts Storm direction: 243.3 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.5 neg: -41.6 tot: 124.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 15.36 Bulk Shear: 15.11 m/s