MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F039.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F039.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 39 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.87,-91.66 Latitude: 36.87 Longitude: -91.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 969 308 25.4 18.1 64 7.3 20.3 198 14 301.2 303.7 294.6 341.2 13.59 2 950 477 24.4 16.4 61 8.0 19.0 200 27 302.0 304.3 294.0 338.8 12.48 3 900 948 20.2 15.0 72 5.2 16.7 201 34 302.3 304.5 293.7 337.7 11.99 4 850 1439 15.9 13.5 85 2.4 14.3 203 35 302.8 304.9 293.6 336.9 11.49 5 800 1952 12.2 11.5 96 0.7 11.8 208 34 304.2 306.2 293.4 336.3 10.75 6 750 2491 9.0 8.0 93 1.0 8.4 216 34 306.4 308.1 292.7 333.6 9.01 7 700 3060 5.5 4.2 91 1.4 4.8 216 35 308.6 310.0 292.0 331.3 7.40 8 650 3663 1.8 0.8 93 1.0 1.3 214 38 311.0 312.1 291.8 330.3 6.25 9 600 4305 -1.8 -2.8 93 1.0 -2.3 212 44 314.0 315.0 291.8 330.5 5.20 10 550 4992 -5.9 -7.0 92 1.1 -6.4 210 50 317.1 317.8 291.8 330.3 4.12 11 500 5733 -10.6 -11.9 90 1.4 -11.1 214 54 320.2 320.8 291.8 330.3 3.07 12 450 6537 -15.1 -15.7 96 0.5 -15.3 224 59 324.2 324.7 292.4 332.7 2.51 13 400 7418 -20.3 -20.3 99 0.1 -20.3 235 63 328.7 329.0 293.2 335.3 1.90 14 350 8394 -27.2 -27.5 97 0.3 -27.3 244 61 332.1 332.3 293.4 336.2 1.14 15 300 9485 -35.7 -35.8 99 0.1 -35.7 246 61 335.0 335.2 293.6 337.3 0.60 16 250 10727 -45.2 -45.4 98 0.2 -45.3 249 63 338.8 338.9 294.3 339.9 0.26 17 200 12174 -57.6 -57.7 99 0.1 -57.6 241 58 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.8 0.08 18 150 13974 -59.7 -77.8 8 18.1 -59.9 253 62 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 19 100 16448 -69.0 -83.8 10 14.8 -69.1 252 43 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.06 m Freezing level: 625.35 mb = 3979.25 m = 13055.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.37 mb = 3883.33 m = 12740.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.08 % Est. max temperature: 27.77 C = 81.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.93 mb = 1229.78 m = 4034.65 ft T: 17.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 10.87 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.66 mb = 1715.22 m = 5627.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.66 C = 81.79 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.47 C Cross Totals Index: 24.02 C K Index: 38.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.28 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 545.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.69 mb = 1541.78 m = 5058.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.69 mb = 1902.02 m = 6240.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 274.69 mb = 10085.02 m = 33086.94 ft B at Equ Level: 544.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.69 mb = 13389.02 m = 43926.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 140.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 140.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 16.28 Bulk Shear: 33.51 m/s