MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F240.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F240.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 10 day GFS valid 0Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 39.34,-98.26 Latitude: 39.34 Longitude: -98.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 950 464 SFC 950 466 21.6 17.6 78 4.0 18.8 145 17 299.1 301.5 293.9 338.2 13.42 3 900 933 20.0 16.3 79 3.7 17.5 164 38 302.1 304.5 294.5 340.8 13.09 4 850 1426 18.8 13.0 69 5.7 15.0 188 45 305.8 307.9 294.1 339.3 11.16 5 800 1946 17.3 1.9 36 15.3 8.7 216 35 309.5 310.6 290.7 326.6 5.50 6 750 2492 13.1 -7.2 24 20.3 3.6 222 39 310.8 311.3 288.8 320.2 2.97 7 700 3066 8.2 -9.9 26 18.1 0.4 231 42 311.6 312.0 288.7 319.8 2.57 8 650 3673 4.3 -14.8 23 19.1 -3.0 236 37 313.8 314.2 288.7 320.0 1.86 9 600 4319 0.4 -21.4 18 21.7 -6.7 237 35 316.6 316.8 288.9 320.5 1.16 10 550 5010 -4.4 -25.1 18 20.7 -10.3 235 35 318.9 319.1 289.4 322.0 0.91 11 500 5752 -9.9 -27.6 22 17.7 -14.3 233 36 321.0 321.1 289.9 323.8 0.79 12 450 6555 -16.3 -30.0 30 13.7 -19.3 235 40 322.8 322.9 290.3 325.3 0.70 13 400 7428 -23.3 -31.1 49 7.8 -24.8 230 45 324.7 324.9 290.9 327.3 0.71 14 350 8390 -31.0 -32.1 90 1.1 -31.2 227 44 327.0 327.1 291.6 329.7 0.74 15 300 9464 -39.5 -39.6 99 0.1 -39.5 235 46 329.7 329.7 292.0 331.2 0.41 16 250 10682 -50.3 -50.7 95 0.5 -50.3 242 53 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.9 0.15 17 200 12098 -62.3 -62.9 92 0.6 -62.3 240 57 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.3 0.04 18 150 13857 -63.9 -74.6 22 10.7 -64.0 251 61 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16377 -62.2 -83.9 4 21.7 -62.4 250 29 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.50 m Freezing level: 595.97 mb = 4374.46 m = 14351.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.54 mb = 3130.04 m = 10269.03 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.73 % Est. max temperature: 31.87 C = 89.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.55 mb = 975.86 m = 3201.61 ft T: 19.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.74 C/km ThetaE index: 20.94 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 749.51 mb = 2497.39 m = 8193.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.07 C = 91.53 F Cap Strength: 4.40 C Lifted Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.56 C Showalter Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.67 C Cross Totals Index: 22.93 C K Index: 23.56 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 446.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1442.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 197.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.87 mb = 1488.35 m = 4882.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 658.87 mb = 3561.67 m = 11685.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.87 mb = 12780.83 m = 41931.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1401.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.87 mb = 15303.09 m = 50206.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 562.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 562.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 187.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.75 Bulk Rich Number: 8.92 Bulk Shear: 161.82 m/s