MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F234.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F234.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 234 hour GFS valid 0Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 37.89,-96.66 Latitude: 37.89 Longitude: -96.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 SFC 954 431 24.6 14.0 52 10.6 17.7 191 18 301.9 303.8 292.6 333.2 10.61 2 950 463 25.3 13.8 49 11.5 17.7 192 21 302.9 304.8 292.8 334.0 10.48 3 900 937 22.5 12.5 53 10.0 16.0 197 40 304.7 306.6 293.0 335.0 10.14 4 850 1431 18.6 10.5 59 8.1 13.5 204 49 305.7 307.4 292.8 334.0 9.43 5 800 1948 15.0 5.7 54 9.2 9.6 217 45 307.1 308.5 291.5 329.1 7.22 6 750 2491 12.4 -6.8 25 19.2 3.4 227 41 310.1 310.6 288.6 319.8 3.06 7 700 3066 9.2 -17.5 13 26.6 -0.7 228 38 312.6 312.9 287.8 317.2 1.38 8 650 3674 4.7 -19.1 16 23.9 -3.6 233 38 314.3 314.6 288.3 318.7 1.29 9 600 4320 -0.1 -18.2 24 18.1 -6.4 240 39 316.0 316.3 289.0 321.1 1.52 10 550 5009 -5.7 -17.9 38 12.2 -9.8 241 43 317.3 317.6 289.6 323.0 1.70 11 500 5747 -11.5 -26.0 29 14.5 -15.2 242 43 319.0 319.2 289.4 322.2 0.91 12 450 6546 -17.2 -26.8 43 9.6 -19.4 253 41 321.7 321.8 290.3 325.0 0.95 13 400 7417 -23.9 -28.5 66 4.6 -24.8 260 46 323.9 324.1 290.9 327.2 0.91 14 350 8377 -31.3 -32.7 87 1.4 -31.5 253 53 326.5 326.7 291.5 329.0 0.70 15 300 9449 -40.1 -40.1 100 0.0 -40.1 261 51 328.9 329.0 291.8 330.4 0.39 16 250 10666 -50.1 -50.3 98 0.2 -50.1 263 60 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.2 0.15 17 200 12098 -57.4 -61.7 58 4.2 -57.5 259 77 341.8 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.05 18 150 13896 -61.3 -77.2 10 15.9 -61.4 264 53 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.01 19 100 16400 -63.0 -83.9 4 20.9 -63.2 266 38 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.70 m Freezing level: 601.30 mb = 4302.85 m = 14116.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.85 mb = 2961.05 m = 9714.62 ft Precipitable water: 0.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.10 % Est. max temperature: 29.71 C = 85.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 816.07 mb = 1778.31 m = 5834.29 ft T: 16.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.71 C/km ThetaE index: 17.77 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.31 mb = 3168.22 m = 10394.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.54 C = 95.97 F Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lifted Index: -2.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.28 C Showalter Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.14 C Cross Totals Index: 22.03 C K Index: 14.02 Risk: None Sweat Index: 434.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 614.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 265.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 778.47 mb = 2177.59 m = 7144.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 573.47 mb = 4677.73 m = 15346.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.47 mb = 11104.76 m = 36432.49 ft B at Equ Level: 608.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.47 mb = 13358.25 m = 43825.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 40.7 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 349.2 neg: -6.5 tot: 342.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.33 Bulk Rich Number: 8.91 Bulk Shear: 68.99 m/s