MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F267.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170000F267.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 267 hour GFS valid 3Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 41.54,-88.7 Latitude: 41.54 Longitude: -88.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 982 205 15.9 14.6 92 1.3 15.1 180 15 290.6 292.4 288.9 320.7 10.69 2 950 488 14.0 13.8 99 0.2 13.9 184 29 291.4 293.2 289.0 321.1 10.49 3 900 944 12.4 12.3 100 0.1 12.3 202 38 294.3 296.1 289.7 323.0 10.04 4 850 1422 10.0 9.9 99 0.1 9.9 215 41 296.6 298.3 289.6 322.8 9.03 5 800 1925 7.4 7.0 97 0.4 7.2 223 40 299.1 300.5 289.5 322.3 7.90 6 750 2455 4.9 3.9 93 1.0 4.3 222 37 301.8 303.1 289.3 322.0 6.75 7 700 3015 1.5 0.5 93 1.0 1.0 216 32 304.1 305.2 289.2 321.3 5.68 8 650 3608 -2.5 -3.6 92 1.1 -3.0 204 36 306.2 307.0 288.8 320.1 4.53 9 600 4240 -6.3 -9.0 81 2.7 -7.4 195 37 308.8 309.4 288.4 319.0 3.22 10 550 4914 -11.4 -12.3 93 0.9 -11.8 187 37 310.5 311.0 288.5 319.2 2.70 11 500 5639 -15.6 -16.8 91 1.2 -16.0 182 40 314.0 314.4 288.9 320.7 2.05 12 450 6427 -20.0 -20.5 96 0.5 -20.2 176 45 318.0 318.4 289.9 323.6 1.66 13 400 7290 -26.0 -26.0 100 0.0 -26.0 181 46 321.2 321.5 290.3 325.2 1.15 14 350 8242 -33.2 -33.2 100 0.0 -33.1 180 57 324.0 324.2 290.7 326.4 0.67 15 300 9307 -41.5 -41.5 100 0.0 -41.5 182 75 326.8 326.9 291.2 328.1 0.33 16 250 10515 -52.1 -52.2 100 0.0 -52.1 188 74 328.5 328.6 291.5 329.0 0.12 17 200 11941 -55.9 -69.9 16 14.0 -56.1 206 39 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.02 18 150 13765 -57.8 -79.7 5 21.8 -58.1 249 26 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16319 -59.1 -84.3 2 25.1 -59.5 293 20 413.4 413.4 306.9 413.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5586.54 m Freezing level: 681.14 mb = 3238.80 m = 10625.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.25 mb = 3162.20 m = 10374.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.16 % Est. max temperature: 22.81 C = 73.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.21 mb = 371.00 m = 1217.19 ft T: 14.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 4.03 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.53 mb = 762.93 m = 2503.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.47 C = 65.24 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.30 C Showalter Index: -0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.66 C Cross Totals Index: 25.51 C K Index: 34.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 64.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.84 mb = 696.19 m = 2284.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 671.84 mb = 3343.76 m = 10970.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 481.84 mb = 5915.54 m = 19407.71 ft B at Equ Level: 63.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 401.84 mb = 7256.39 m = 23806.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.7 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 230.7 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.0 neg: -20.0 tot: 190.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 2.75 Bulk Shear: 23.54 m/s