MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F036.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F036.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 36 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-85.28 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -85.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 975 275 17.5 15.6 89 1.9 16.3 211 13 292.7 294.8 290.4 325.5 11.52 2 950 499 15.9 14.7 93 1.2 15.1 219 24 293.3 295.3 290.3 325.1 11.14 3 900 959 14.9 12.2 84 2.7 13.2 239 34 296.9 298.7 290.5 325.8 9.97 4 850 1442 12.9 8.9 77 4.0 10.4 240 34 299.6 301.2 290.1 324.4 8.43 5 800 1949 9.7 6.0 77 3.8 7.6 241 35 301.5 302.9 289.8 323.4 7.33 6 750 2483 6.1 3.4 83 2.7 4.6 242 37 303.2 304.4 289.6 322.8 6.53 7 700 3044 1.9 1.0 93 1.0 1.4 239 37 304.6 305.7 289.5 322.4 5.87 8 650 3640 -0.5 -0.8 98 0.3 -0.6 237 38 308.4 309.5 290.5 325.6 5.57 9 600 4278 -3.5 -3.8 98 0.3 -3.7 236 40 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.2 4.81 10 550 4961 -7.1 -7.6 96 0.5 -7.3 235 42 315.7 316.4 291.2 328.3 3.94 11 500 5699 -11.3 -11.8 96 0.4 -11.5 236 44 319.2 319.8 291.6 329.4 3.10 12 450 6500 -16.3 -16.5 99 0.2 -16.4 235 47 322.7 323.2 291.9 330.6 2.34 13 400 7375 -22.4 -22.4 100 0.0 -22.4 233 49 325.9 326.2 292.1 331.4 1.59 14 350 8341 -29.9 -29.9 100 -0.0 -29.9 231 51 328.4 328.6 292.2 331.7 0.91 15 300 9418 -39.3 -39.2 100 -0.0 -39.2 236 55 330.0 330.1 292.2 331.6 0.42 16 250 10637 -50.6 -50.6 100 0.0 -50.6 244 60 330.8 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.15 17 200 12055 -58.5 -62.3 61 3.9 -58.5 262 84 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.4 0.04 18 150 13877 -58.6 -78.3 6 19.7 -58.9 237 53 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.01 19 100 16376 -64.9 -83.8 6 18.9 -65.1 267 38 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.04 m Freezing level: 659.83 mb = 3523.00 m = 11558.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.23 mb = 3453.95 m = 11331.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.12 % Est. max temperature: 25.26 C = 77.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.86 mb = 509.23 m = 1670.67 ft T: 15.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 3.38 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.62 mb = 1614.71 m = 5297.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.98 C = 76.96 F Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lifted Index: 2.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: 2.71 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.19 C Cross Totals Index: 20.20 C K Index: 32.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.90 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 81.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.84 mb = 997.83 m = 3273.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 720.84 mb = 2805.54 m = 9204.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 660.84 mb = 3507.24 m = 11506.56 ft B at Equ Level: 28.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 570.84 mb = 4669.12 m = 15318.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 146.1 neg: -4.5 tot: 141.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.82 Bulk Shear: 34.19 m/s