MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F255.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F255.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 255 hour GFS valid 9Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 37.35,-94.22 Latitude: 37.35 Longitude: -94.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 972 318 19.9 16.9 83 3.0 17.9 185 15 295.4 297.7 292.1 331.5 12.55 2 950 515 20.5 16.0 75 4.5 17.5 190 29 298.0 300.2 292.6 333.2 12.12 3 900 984 21.3 11.9 55 9.3 15.3 212 48 303.4 305.2 292.4 332.6 9.80 4 850 1477 18.0 9.8 59 8.2 12.9 214 44 305.0 306.7 292.3 332.0 8.98 5 800 1994 14.9 7.7 62 7.2 10.6 220 35 307.0 308.6 292.3 332.2 8.29 6 750 2537 11.3 5.8 69 5.5 8.0 228 25 308.8 310.3 292.4 332.5 7.74 7 700 3109 6.5 2.8 77 3.7 4.5 235 22 309.7 311.0 291.8 330.5 6.73 8 650 3713 2.2 -2.9 69 5.1 -0.3 244 23 311.4 312.3 290.6 326.3 4.75 9 600 4354 -1.9 -12.3 45 10.4 -6.0 250 22 313.9 314.4 289.3 322.0 2.49 10 550 5041 -6.0 -15.9 45 9.9 -9.5 241 26 316.9 317.3 289.9 323.6 2.01 11 500 5780 -10.7 -19.6 48 9.0 -13.5 242 32 320.0 320.3 290.4 325.5 1.61 12 450 6581 -16.6 -24.4 51 7.8 -18.6 247 34 322.4 322.7 290.7 326.5 1.18 13 400 7455 -23.2 -29.3 57 6.1 -24.4 254 32 324.9 325.0 291.1 327.9 0.85 14 350 8418 -30.5 -34.5 68 4.0 -31.1 257 37 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.7 0.58 15 300 9494 -39.0 -41.7 75 2.7 -39.2 256 39 330.4 330.5 292.2 331.6 0.33 16 250 10716 -49.1 -50.9 81 1.8 -49.2 256 46 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.6 0.14 17 200 12147 -57.8 -65.6 36 7.8 -57.9 257 67 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.03 18 150 13937 -62.2 -76.9 12 14.6 -62.4 263 68 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.01 19 100 16427 -64.1 -84.1 5 20.0 -64.3 264 42 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.24 m Freezing level: 623.34 mb = 4055.00 m = 13303.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.45 mb = 3669.65 m = 12039.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.04 % Est. max temperature: 30.50 C = 86.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.03 mb = 699.63 m = 2295.34 ft T: 20.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 10.44 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 742.19 mb = 2623.65 m = 8607.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.30 C = 91.94 F Cap Strength: 4.67 C Lifted Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.25 C Showalter Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.71 C Cross Totals Index: 20.49 C K Index: 34.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 241.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 256.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.95 mb = 1649.59 m = 5411.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.95 mb = 3862.83 m = 12673.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 277.95 mb = 10005.58 m = 32826.31 ft B at Equ Level: 241.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.95 mb = 12211.51 m = 40063.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.1 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 259.1 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 43.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 290.2 neg: -38.8 tot: 251.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 6.04 Bulk Shear: 39.93 m/s