MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F204.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F204.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 8.5 day GFS valid 18Z SAT 25 OCT 25 Station: 40.19,-92.72 Latitude: 40.19 Longitude: -92.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 143 SFC 985 275 15.4 13.9 91 1.5 14.4 167 12 289.8 291.6 288.2 318.4 10.17 2 950 578 12.8 12.7 99 0.1 12.7 172 24 290.1 291.9 287.9 317.6 9.74 3 900 1031 11.3 11.2 99 0.1 11.3 204 26 293.2 294.9 288.7 319.9 9.34 4 850 1509 10.1 9.9 99 0.2 10.0 211 19 296.7 298.3 289.7 323.0 9.06 5 800 2013 8.4 7.4 93 1.0 7.8 201 18 300.1 301.5 289.9 323.9 8.08 6 750 2545 5.9 2.8 81 3.1 4.2 212 22 303.0 304.1 289.3 321.8 6.27 7 700 3107 2.3 -2.5 71 4.7 0.0 220 30 305.0 305.8 288.4 319.0 4.56 8 650 3701 -1.7 -6.7 69 5.0 -3.8 222 37 307.1 307.8 288.2 318.2 3.57 9 600 4334 -5.5 -11.5 63 6.0 -7.8 221 39 309.8 310.3 288.2 318.2 2.64 10 550 5012 -9.1 -15.3 61 6.2 -11.3 218 37 313.2 313.6 288.8 320.1 2.11 11 500 5743 -13.9 -19.6 62 5.6 -15.6 221 37 316.0 316.3 289.2 321.5 1.62 12 450 6535 -19.3 -25.2 59 5.9 -20.6 227 38 319.0 319.3 289.6 322.8 1.10 13 400 7399 -26.1 -33.3 51 7.2 -27.2 233 37 321.1 321.2 289.7 323.2 0.58 14 350 8349 -34.4 -40.6 53 6.3 -35.0 230 35 322.4 322.5 289.9 323.6 0.31 15 300 9405 -43.4 -47.5 64 4.1 -43.6 227 38 324.2 324.3 290.2 324.9 0.17 16 250 10615 -48.2 -63.1 16 14.9 -48.6 239 36 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.03 17 200 12078 -49.0 -72.9 5 23.9 -49.6 269 42 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.2 0.01 18 150 13936 -57.7 -79.6 4 21.9 -57.9 283 28 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16435 -65.6 -83.7 6 18.2 -65.7 285 19 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5599.61 m Freezing level: 671.06 mb = 3451.02 m = 11322.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.74 mb = 3109.86 m = 10202.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.87 % Est. max temperature: 23.25 C = 73.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.09 mb = 461.82 m = 1515.13 ft T: 13.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 5.68 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 758.84 m = 2489.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.92 C = 62.45 F Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lifted Index: 3.14 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.37 C Showalter Index: 0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.03 C Cross Totals Index: 23.87 C K Index: 29.23 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7850.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.83 mb = 766.57 m = 2514.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.0 at 29.9 knts Storm direction: 245.0 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.1 neg: -25.7 tot: 155.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.37 Bulk Shear: 51.21 m/s