MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F267.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F267.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 267 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 36.95,-95.87 Latitude: 36.95 Longitude: -95.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 SFC 973 252 26.9 18.3 59 8.6 20.9 189 24 302.5 305.0 295.0 343.0 13.70 2 950 457 25.3 16.9 60 8.4 19.5 191 39 302.9 305.3 294.6 340.9 12.84 3 900 929 20.9 15.6 72 5.3 17.3 195 46 303.0 305.3 294.3 340.1 12.49 4 850 1421 16.3 14.3 88 2.0 15.0 200 51 303.2 305.5 294.1 339.3 12.15 5 800 1935 12.7 12.1 97 0.5 12.3 212 54 304.6 306.7 293.9 338.1 11.19 6 750 2476 10.1 7.6 84 2.5 8.6 219 54 307.5 309.2 292.8 334.1 8.75 7 700 3048 8.0 2.2 67 5.8 4.8 218 52 311.4 312.6 292.1 331.4 6.44 8 650 3656 3.0 0.9 86 2.1 1.8 218 58 312.3 313.5 292.2 331.9 6.28 9 600 4298 -2.2 -4.1 87 1.9 -3.1 219 58 313.6 314.5 291.3 328.6 4.72 10 550 4983 -7.5 -10.5 79 3.0 -8.7 222 57 315.2 315.8 290.3 325.3 3.12 11 500 5718 -12.5 -18.2 62 5.7 -14.3 224 59 317.8 318.2 289.9 323.9 1.82 12 450 6514 -18.5 -24.7 58 6.2 -20.0 223 65 320.0 320.2 289.9 323.9 1.14 13 400 7381 -24.6 -26.4 85 1.8 -25.0 223 69 323.0 323.2 290.8 326.8 1.11 14 350 8339 -31.4 -44.3 27 12.9 -32.7 226 67 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.2 0.21 15 300 9411 -39.6 -53.1 22 13.6 -40.3 235 75 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.09 16 250 10633 -48.4 -57.9 32 9.5 -48.7 241 73 334.1 334.2 292.9 334.4 0.06 17 200 12079 -54.2 -66.4 21 12.2 -54.5 244 75 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.03 18 150 13902 -60.4 -78.0 8 17.6 -60.6 255 43 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.01 19 100 16407 -63.4 -83.9 5 20.6 -63.6 248 45 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.80 m Freezing level: 621.09 mb = 4027.23 m = 13212.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.35 mb = 3889.41 m = 12760.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.16 % Est. max temperature: 28.44 C = 83.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.50 mb = 1345.57 m = 4414.56 ft T: 17.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.69 C/km ThetaE index: 11.58 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.78 mb = 1666.11 m = 5466.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.35 C = 83.02 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -6.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: -5.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.59 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.80 C Cross Totals Index: 26.79 C K Index: 37.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 540.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1648.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 837.39 mb = 1547.85 m = 5078.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 812.39 mb = 1804.69 m = 5920.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 702.39 mb = 3020.19 m = 9908.64 ft B at Equ Level: 14.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.39 mb = 14673.64 m = 48141.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.2 at 53.9 knts Storm direction: 245.2 at 40.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.2 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 395.4 neg: -10.7 tot: 384.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 128.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.88 Bulk Rich Number: 19.87 Bulk Shear: 82.97 m/s