MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F261.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F261.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 261 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 36.37,-91.94 Latitude: 36.37 Longitude: -91.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 100 SFC 983 250 20.8 17.7 82 3.1 18.8 207 11 295.5 297.8 292.6 333.1 13.11 2 950 543 19.3 16.2 82 3.1 17.2 211 24 296.8 299.0 292.3 332.3 12.29 3 900 1006 15.6 14.8 95 0.7 15.1 217 32 297.6 299.7 292.3 332.0 11.87 4 850 1490 12.6 12.6 100 0.1 12.6 229 39 299.4 301.3 292.0 331.0 10.82 5 800 1998 10.5 10.4 100 0.1 10.4 243 39 302.3 304.2 292.2 331.9 9.98 6 750 2534 7.6 7.1 97 0.5 7.3 251 42 304.8 306.4 291.8 330.2 8.46 7 700 3101 5.2 -1.6 62 6.8 1.8 257 41 308.2 309.2 289.8 323.3 4.87 8 650 3703 1.8 -6.0 57 7.7 -1.8 257 46 310.9 311.7 289.6 322.9 3.77 9 600 4343 -3.4 -8.4 68 5.0 -5.5 256 50 312.1 312.8 289.6 322.9 3.38 10 550 5024 -8.5 -14.1 64 5.6 -10.5 255 49 314.0 314.4 289.2 321.6 2.33 11 500 5756 -13.9 -19.1 65 5.2 -15.4 255 53 316.2 316.5 289.3 321.8 1.69 12 450 6546 -20.1 -33.8 29 13.6 -22.5 254 48 317.9 318.0 288.6 319.7 0.49 13 400 7407 -26.7 -43.7 19 17.0 -28.6 255 48 320.3 320.3 289.0 321.0 0.20 14 350 8356 -34.0 -51.9 15 17.9 -35.2 247 42 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.2 0.09 15 300 9417 -41.6 -57.2 17 15.6 -42.2 253 46 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.0 0.06 16 250 10637 -47.7 -60.1 23 12.4 -48.1 272 59 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.4 0.05 17 200 12080 -56.8 -67.9 23 11.1 -57.0 274 44 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 18 150 13872 -61.7 -78.1 9 16.4 -61.8 276 62 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.01 19 100 16376 -62.7 -84.0 4 21.3 -62.9 282 30 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.91 m Freezing level: 633.10 mb = 3919.11 m = 12857.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.13 mb = 3394.90 m = 11137.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.28 % Est. max temperature: 25.73 C = 78.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.13 mb = 641.70 m = 2105.28 ft T: 18.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.18 C/km ThetaE index: 9.07 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.58 mb = 1076.38 m = 3531.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.19 C = 73.75 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.08 C Showalter Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.46 C Cross Totals Index: 26.41 C K Index: 32.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 440.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 862.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.92 mb = 969.04 m = 3179.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.92 mb = 1303.67 m = 4277.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 698.92 mb = 3113.76 m = 10215.63 ft B at Equ Level: 21.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.92 mb = 13131.78 m = 43082.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.7 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 278.7 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 348.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 348.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.71 Bulk Rich Number: 7.75 Bulk Shear: 111.27 m/s