MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F042.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F042.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 42 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.88,-92.34 Latitude: 37.88 Longitude: -92.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 970 305 28.2 17.5 52 10.7 20.8 226 12 304.0 306.4 295.0 342.9 13.08 2 950 488 25.3 16.7 59 8.6 19.4 226 20 302.9 305.2 294.4 340.4 12.68 3 900 960 20.7 15.8 73 5.0 17.4 225 23 302.9 305.2 294.4 340.3 12.63 4 850 1452 16.2 14.8 92 1.3 15.3 224 24 303.1 305.4 294.4 340.4 12.59 5 800 1965 12.3 12.1 99 0.2 12.1 226 27 304.2 306.3 293.7 337.4 11.12 6 750 2506 10.9 4.4 64 6.5 7.2 233 35 308.5 309.8 291.7 330.0 7.02 7 700 3078 6.8 1.0 66 5.8 3.7 237 39 310.0 311.1 291.2 328.2 5.87 8 650 3682 1.7 -3.4 69 5.0 -0.8 246 44 310.8 311.7 290.3 325.2 4.59 9 600 4321 -2.9 -10.3 57 7.4 -5.9 241 48 312.8 313.3 289.4 322.1 2.91 10 550 5005 -7.8 -10.7 80 2.9 -8.9 232 54 314.8 315.4 290.2 324.8 3.07 11 500 5739 -13.0 -17.9 67 4.9 -14.6 235 58 317.1 317.5 289.8 323.4 1.86 12 450 6533 -18.0 -33.0 26 15.0 -20.8 237 59 320.6 320.7 289.5 322.5 0.53 13 400 7404 -23.7 -38.1 25 14.4 -25.8 240 63 324.2 324.2 290.4 325.5 0.36 14 350 8365 -30.8 -42.0 33 11.2 -32.0 239 71 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.3 0.27 15 300 9443 -38.0 -43.2 58 5.1 -38.5 238 82 331.8 331.8 292.5 332.8 0.28 16 250 10672 -47.9 -47.9 100 0.0 -47.9 239 92 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.7 0.20 17 200 12122 -52.3 -69.5 11 17.2 -52.7 249 94 350.0 350.0 296.6 350.0 0.02 18 150 13949 -60.1 -78.2 8 18.2 -60.3 249 71 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.01 19 100 16429 -67.8 -83.7 9 15.9 -67.9 245 40 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.27 m Freezing level: 631.82 mb = 3914.35 m = 12842.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.99 mb = 3569.92 m = 11712.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.31 % Est. max temperature: 27.99 C = 82.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 830.20 mb = 1651.56 m = 5418.45 ft T: 14.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.46 C/km ThetaE index: 18.29 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.49 mb = 1658.75 m = 5442.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.77 C = 81.99 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -6.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.06 C Showalter Index: -6.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.09 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.20 C Cross Totals Index: 27.89 C K Index: 38.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 493.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1543.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.21 mb = 1590.48 m = 5218.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.21 mb = 1743.77 m = 5720.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 761.21 mb = 2381.96 m = 7814.72 ft B at Equ Level: 10.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.21 mb = 14767.65 m = 48449.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 2.1 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 156.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 25.44 Bulk Shear: 60.69 m/s