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: 39.52,-98.48 Latitude: 39.52 Longitude: -98.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 948 478 21.8 17.5 76 4.3 18.8 134 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 11.14 5 800 1942 17.1 1.3 35 15.8 8.4 212 32 309.4 310.3 290.5 325.7 5.26 6 750 2488 12.7 -5.9 27 18.7 3.8 217 37 310.4 311.0 289.0 320.7 3.27 7 700 3061 7.8 -9.0 29 16.8 0.4 227 42 311.1 311.7 288.8 320.0 2.77 8 650 3666 3.3 -13.6 28 17.0 -3.3 235 39 312.7 313.1 288.6 319.4 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 20.5 -10.2 232 41 318.9 319.1 289.4 322.1 0.92 11 500 5744 -9.8 -27.3 22 17.5 -14.3 233 41 321.1 321.2 289.9 323.9 0.81 12 450 6546 -16.3 -29.1 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 4.7 -24.1 228 49 324.9 325.1 291.3 328.4 0.97 14 350 8385 -30.0 -32.1 82 2.1 -30.3 228 44 328.3 328.5 292.0 331.0 0.74 15 300 9461 -39.4 -39.5 98 0.2 -39.4 234 45 329.9 330.0 292.1 331.4 0.41 16 250 10679 -50.1 -51.4 86 1.3 -50.2 238 52 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.13 17 200 12096 -62.1 -63.3 85 1.3 -62.1 239 55 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.6 0.04 18 150 13853 -64.4 -73.7 27 9.4 -64.5 249 62 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 19 100 16369 -61.5 -84.0 3 22.5 -61.7 251 31 408.9 408.9 306.4 409.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.90 m Freezing level: 601.87 mb = 4286.58 m = 14063.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.18 mb = 3129.43 m = 10267.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.29 % Est. max temperature: 31.55 C = 88.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.69 mb = 1028.78 m = 3375.23 ft T: 20.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 21.44 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 750.98 mb = 2476.91 m = 8126.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.50 C = 90.49 F Cap Strength: 4.22 C Lifted Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.62 C Cross Totals Index: 22.82 C K Index: 24.84 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 451.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1426.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 173.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.43 mb = 1591.59 m = 5221.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 688.43 mb = 3197.26 m = 10489.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.43 mb = 12792.82 m = 41970.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1384.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.43 mb = 15319.12 m = 50258.97 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): 104.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 545.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 545.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 181.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.42 Bulk Rich Number: 7.71 Bulk Shear: 184.93 m/s