MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F021.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F021.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 21 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 42.34,-89.14 Latitude: 42.34 Longitude: -89.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 976 260 25.3 11.9 43 13.4 16.8 200 15 300.5 302.2 290.9 327.1 9.02 2 950 497 22.7 11.0 48 11.7 15.4 203 25 300.2 301.8 290.5 325.8 8.68 3 900 964 18.1 10.0 59 8.1 13.1 208 28 300.1 301.7 290.4 325.5 8.60 4 850 1450 13.5 9.0 74 4.5 10.7 213 28 300.3 301.8 290.3 325.3 8.48 5 800 1958 10.5 5.0 69 5.5 7.4 224 31 302.3 303.6 289.6 322.8 6.85 6 750 2495 9.6 -6.6 31 16.3 2.2 230 38 307.0 307.6 287.7 316.8 3.10 7 700 3064 7.1 -10.2 28 17.4 -0.2 229 41 310.4 310.9 288.2 318.4 2.51 8 650 3670 3.8 -11.9 31 15.7 -2.6 232 41 313.3 313.8 289.0 321.0 2.36 9 600 4315 -0.3 -12.4 40 12.1 -5.1 237 41 315.7 316.2 289.9 323.8 2.46 10 550 5004 -5.3 -14.7 48 9.4 -8.8 239 41 317.8 318.2 290.3 325.2 2.23 11 500 5745 -11.0 -14.9 73 3.9 -12.3 239 41 319.7 320.2 291.0 327.7 2.41 12 450 6546 -16.5 -17.9 88 1.5 -16.9 244 46 322.5 323.0 291.6 329.6 2.07 13 400 7421 -22.7 -22.8 99 0.1 -22.7 242 42 325.5 325.8 291.9 330.8 1.52 14 350 8387 -29.0 -29.1 99 0.1 -29.0 240 34 329.6 329.8 292.6 333.1 0.98 15 300 9474 -36.3 -39.3 74 3.0 -36.6 235 48 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.42 16 250 10709 -47.0 -49.5 76 2.5 -47.1 227 58 336.2 336.3 293.6 336.9 0.17 17 200 12151 -55.9 -62.1 46 6.2 -56.0 239 41 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.05 18 150 13960 -62.3 -78.1 10 15.8 -62.4 244 43 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.01 19 100 16418 -68.8 -83.4 10 14.6 -68.9 267 34 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.85 m Freezing level: 603.92 mb = 4264.12 m = 13989.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.36 mb = 3012.93 m = 9884.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.87 % Est. max temperature: 26.03 C = 78.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 802.14 mb = 1935.42 m = 6349.71 ft T: 10.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 10.33 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 683.79 mb = 3255.60 m = 10680.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.04 C = 96.87 F Cap Strength: 4.40 C Lifted Index: 2.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.37 C Showalter Index: 2.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.45 C Cross Totals Index: 19.91 C K Index: 16.04 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.30 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5936.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 798.84 mb = 1969.83 m = 6462.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.1 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 260.1 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 172.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 48.43 m/s