MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F057.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F057.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 57 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.05,-85.55 Latitude: 40.05 Longitude: -85.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 971 299 21.4 16.0 71 5.4 17.8 192 17 297.1 299.2 292.1 331.4 11.85 2 950 485 21.1 15.2 69 5.9 17.2 194 31 298.6 300.7 292.3 332.2 11.51 3 900 952 18.4 13.5 73 4.8 15.3 204 45 300.5 302.5 292.4 332.5 10.90 4 850 1440 15.2 10.9 76 4.2 12.5 216 53 302.0 303.8 291.9 330.8 9.70 5 800 1951 11.0 9.2 88 1.8 9.9 217 52 302.9 304.6 291.7 330.1 9.14 6 750 2487 7.5 6.7 95 0.8 7.0 216 48 304.7 306.2 291.5 329.4 8.21 7 700 3053 4.5 3.1 90 1.4 3.8 212 41 307.5 308.8 291.3 328.4 6.86 8 650 3654 1.3 -0.7 86 2.1 0.3 206 39 310.4 311.5 291.1 327.8 5.58 9 600 4295 -2.6 -4.6 86 2.0 -3.6 204 43 313.1 313.9 291.0 327.4 4.52 10 550 4979 -7.0 -8.2 91 1.2 -7.5 209 50 315.8 316.5 291.1 327.8 3.74 11 500 5717 -11.4 -11.7 97 0.3 -11.5 212 54 319.2 319.8 291.6 329.4 3.12 12 450 6517 -16.6 -16.6 99 0.1 -16.6 221 55 322.4 322.9 291.7 330.2 2.31 13 400 7394 -21.9 -21.9 100 0.0 -21.9 233 58 326.6 326.9 292.3 332.3 1.66 14 350 8363 -28.7 -29.0 98 0.3 -28.7 236 52 330.0 330.2 292.7 333.6 1.00 15 300 9449 -37.0 -38.0 91 1.0 -37.1 250 44 333.2 333.3 293.0 335.0 0.48 16 250 10681 -47.8 -48.2 95 0.5 -47.8 254 43 335.0 335.1 293.3 335.8 0.19 17 200 12114 -58.6 -60.7 77 2.1 -58.6 262 63 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.2 0.05 18 150 13932 -59.4 -78.1 7 18.6 -59.6 248 44 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.01 19 100 16426 -65.5 -83.8 6 18.3 -65.6 248 35 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.92 m Freezing level: 633.43 mb = 3866.44 m = 12685.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.66 mb = 3695.38 m = 12123.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.94 % Est. max temperature: 26.81 C = 80.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.82 mb = 991.45 m = 3252.75 ft T: 18.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 5.10 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.62 mb = 1787.94 m = 5865.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.89 C = 80.39 F Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lifted Index: -1.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.52 C Showalter Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.52 C Cross Totals Index: 22.30 C K Index: 36.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 169.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.24 mb = 1427.69 m = 4683.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 766.24 mb = 2309.01 m = 7575.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 396.24 mb = 7462.53 m = 24483.06 ft B at Equ Level: 167.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 256.24 mb = 10514.42 m = 34495.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.6 at 46.2 knts Storm direction: 240.6 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 2.3 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.4 neg: -68.2 tot: 219.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 4.14 Bulk Shear: 40.82 m/s