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: 39.51,-98.47 Latitude: 39.51 Longitude: -98.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 1 950 459 SFC 948 476 21.8 17.5 76 4.3 18.8 135 16 299.5 301.9 294.0 338.5 13.37 3 900 929 20.8 16.0 74 4.8 17.5 159 35 303.0 305.3 294.6 340.9 12.80 4 850 1423 18.8 13.0 69 5.8 15.0 182 42 305.8 307.9 294.1 339.3 11.17 5 800 1942 17.1 1.4 35 15.7 8.4 212 32 309.4 310.4 290.5 325.7 5.29 6 750 2488 12.7 -6.0 27 18.7 3.8 218 37 310.4 311.0 289.0 320.7 3.25 7 700 3061 7.8 -9.0 29 16.8 0.4 227 42 311.2 311.7 288.8 320.0 2.77 8 650 3667 3.4 -13.7 27 17.0 -3.3 235 39 312.8 313.2 288.6 319.5 2.05 9 600 4311 -0.1 -21.0 19 20.9 -6.9 235 37 316.0 316.2 288.8 320.0 1.19 10 550 5001 -4.4 -24.9 18 20.6 -10.2 232 41 318.9 319.1 289.4 322.1 0.92 11 500 5744 -9.8 -27.4 22 17.5 -14.3 232 41 321.1 321.2 289.9 323.9 0.81 12 450 6547 -16.3 -29.2 32 12.8 -19.2 235 46 322.7 322.9 290.4 325.4 0.76 13 400 7420 -23.1 -27.9 65 4.8 -24.1 228 49 324.9 325.1 291.2 328.4 0.96 14 350 8385 -30.0 -32.1 82 2.1 -30.3 228 44 328.3 328.4 292.0 331.0 0.74 15 300 9461 -39.4 -39.6 98 0.2 -39.4 234 45 329.9 330.0 292.1 331.4 0.41 16 250 10680 -50.1 -51.4 86 1.3 -50.2 239 52 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.13 17 200 12096 -62.1 -63.3 85 1.2 -62.1 239 55 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.6 0.04 18 150 13854 -64.4 -73.8 26 9.4 -64.4 249 62 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 19 100 16369 -61.5 -84.0 4 22.5 -61.7 251 31 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.16 m Freezing level: 601.67 mb = 4289.49 m = 14072.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.18 mb = 3129.64 m = 10267.71 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.29 % Est. max temperature: 31.57 C = 88.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.82 mb = 1027.67 m = 3371.58 ft T: 20.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 21.42 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 750.78 mb = 2479.28 m = 8134.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.56 C = 90.60 F Cap Strength: 4.23 C Lifted Index: -3.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.19 C Showalter Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.60 C Cross Totals Index: 22.84 C K Index: 24.84 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 452.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1428.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 175.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.84 mb = 1587.51 m = 5208.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 688.84 mb = 3192.62 m = 10474.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.84 mb = 12779.09 m = 41925.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1389.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.84 mb = 15298.04 m = 50189.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.1 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 250.1 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 548.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 548.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 182.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.45 Bulk Rich Number: 7.74 Bulk Shear: 184.53 m/s