MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F045.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F045.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 45 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.53,-88.14 Latitude: 39.53 Longitude: -88.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 980 207 17.1 16.2 94 0.9 16.5 228 7 292.0 294.1 290.5 325.6 11.87 2 950 468 15.0 14.2 95 0.7 14.6 237 13 292.4 294.3 289.7 323.1 10.81 3 900 925 13.4 12.4 94 1.0 12.8 234 18 295.3 297.1 290.1 324.4 10.10 4 850 1406 11.4 10.9 96 0.6 11.1 226 26 298.1 299.9 290.6 326.3 9.66 5 800 1912 9.1 8.6 97 0.5 8.8 217 40 300.9 302.5 290.8 326.9 8.82 6 750 2445 6.2 5.7 97 0.5 5.9 211 47 303.3 304.7 290.7 326.4 7.69 7 700 3009 3.4 3.1 98 0.3 3.2 209 49 306.3 307.6 290.9 327.1 6.87 8 650 3607 0.3 0.1 98 0.2 0.1 209 55 309.3 310.4 291.0 327.6 5.92 9 600 4246 -2.8 -3.2 97 0.4 -3.0 209 61 312.9 313.8 291.3 328.8 5.04 10 550 4931 -6.5 -7.2 95 0.7 -6.8 209 67 316.4 317.2 291.5 329.4 4.05 11 500 5670 -10.8 -11.1 97 0.4 -10.9 213 65 319.9 320.6 291.9 330.7 3.26 12 450 6474 -14.9 -15.1 98 0.2 -15.0 223 62 324.5 325.0 292.6 333.4 2.63 13 400 7356 -20.3 -20.4 100 0.0 -20.3 225 62 328.6 328.9 293.1 335.2 1.89 14 350 8332 -26.8 -27.9 90 1.1 -27.0 225 56 332.6 332.9 293.5 336.6 1.10 15 300 9425 -35.2 -37.4 81 2.1 -35.5 227 50 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.6 0.51 16 250 10665 -46.7 -46.8 100 0.0 -46.7 226 59 336.6 336.7 293.7 337.5 0.23 17 200 12104 -57.6 -58.0 95 0.4 -57.6 237 83 341.5 341.6 294.8 341.9 0.08 18 150 13923 -59.6 -78.6 7 19.0 -59.7 265 50 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.01 19 100 16420 -65.7 -83.8 6 18.0 -65.8 248 38 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5639.41 m Freezing level: 645.53 mb = 3664.26 m = 12021.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.82 mb = 3633.96 m = 11922.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.41 % Est. max temperature: 24.31 C = 75.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.50 mb = 321.38 m = 1054.37 ft T: 16.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 2.49 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.28 mb = 1035.71 m = 3397.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.06 C = 69.91 F Cap Strength: 2.75 C Lifted Index: 3.40 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.29 C Showalter Index: 2.28 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.83 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.20 C Cross Totals Index: 21.64 C K Index: 32.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.34 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.79 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6914.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.80 mb = 768.97 m = 2522.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.9 at 47.5 knts Storm direction: 242.9 at 35.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 6.4 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 115.0 neg: -1.2 tot: 113.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 175.57 m/s