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: 37.50,-95.95 Latitude: 37.50 Longitude: -95.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -5 SFC 965 303 26.2 17.7 60 8.4 20.4 192 25 302.4 304.8 294.8 341.9 13.35 2 950 441 24.8 16.8 61 8.0 19.3 195 38 302.3 304.7 294.3 340.0 12.76 3 900 912 20.4 15.3 73 5.0 17.0 200 46 302.5 304.8 294.0 338.8 12.27 4 850 1403 16.2 13.8 86 2.4 14.6 207 49 303.1 305.3 293.8 338.0 11.75 5 800 1918 13.3 9.3 77 4.0 10.9 219 52 305.3 307.1 292.6 333.2 9.26 6 750 2459 10.7 -1.7 42 12.4 4.4 227 46 308.2 309.1 289.5 322.2 4.51 7 700 3030 7.2 -1.8 53 9.0 2.6 224 51 310.4 311.4 290.4 325.4 4.80 8 650 3635 2.0 -1.9 75 3.9 0.0 220 62 311.2 312.2 290.9 327.3 5.13 9 600 4274 -3.1 -9.5 61 6.4 -5.7 221 63 312.6 313.2 289.5 322.5 3.11 10 550 4957 -7.8 -13.9 61 6.2 -10.0 221 67 314.9 315.3 289.6 322.6 2.37 11 500 5692 -12.5 -16.6 71 4.1 -13.8 218 68 317.8 318.2 290.2 324.8 2.09 12 450 6489 -17.1 -19.8 79 2.8 -17.9 213 67 321.8 322.1 291.1 327.8 1.76 13 400 7363 -22.9 -25.6 79 2.7 -23.5 206 66 325.2 325.5 291.5 329.4 1.19 14 350 8327 -30.2 -35.0 63 4.8 -30.9 210 68 328.0 328.1 291.7 330.1 0.56 15 300 9405 -38.8 -43.3 62 4.5 -39.2 214 70 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.7 0.28 16 250 10629 -48.6 -54.2 52 5.6 -48.8 220 69 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.10 17 200 12069 -55.8 -64.8 31 9.0 -56.0 227 69 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.03 18 150 13889 -59.9 -78.3 7 18.3 -60.1 249 41 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.9 0.01 19 100 16392 -61.7 -84.1 4 22.4 -61.9 247 45 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.72 m Freezing level: 630.26 mb = 3886.94 m = 12752.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.83 mb = 3636.66 m = 11931.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.37 % Est. max temperature: 28.44 C = 83.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.33 mb = 1369.85 m = 4494.20 ft T: 16.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.38 C/km ThetaE index: 19.62 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.55 mb = 1806.58 m = 5927.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.65 C = 83.57 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: -5.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.27 C Showalter Index: -4.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.69 C Cross Totals Index: 26.27 C K Index: 33.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 501.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1311.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.22 mb = 1521.81 m = 4992.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 713.22 mb = 2874.85 m = 9431.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.22 mb = 11360.12 m = 37270.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1308.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.22 mb = 14621.03 m = 47968.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.4 at 56.4 knts Storm direction: 247.4 at 42.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 339.2 neg: -5.6 tot: 333.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.54 Bulk Rich Number: 16.18 Bulk Shear: 81.05 m/s