MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F237.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F237.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 237 hour GFS valid 3Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 41.34,-93.51 Latitude: 41.34 Longitude: -93.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 971 277 21.1 17.1 78 4.0 18.4 171 14 296.7 299.0 292.6 333.5 12.74 2 950 469 20.7 16.6 78 4.1 17.9 177 26 298.1 300.4 293.0 334.8 12.61 3 900 935 17.9 15.3 84 2.6 16.2 193 39 300.0 302.2 293.3 335.8 12.23 4 850 1424 15.3 13.8 91 1.5 14.3 215 42 302.2 304.3 293.5 336.9 11.73 5 800 1936 12.0 9.7 86 2.2 10.6 226 39 303.9 305.7 292.3 332.3 9.50 6 750 2475 10.6 -6.0 31 16.6 2.8 230 30 308.0 308.6 288.2 318.3 3.25 7 700 3046 7.7 -14.2 19 21.9 -0.9 229 27 311.0 311.3 287.7 316.9 1.81 8 650 3651 2.8 -16.3 23 19.1 -4.1 228 27 312.1 312.4 287.9 317.5 1.65 9 600 4292 -2.4 -17.9 29 15.5 -7.7 233 29 313.3 313.6 288.2 318.5 1.55 10 550 4975 -7.7 -19.4 39 11.7 -11.3 236 31 314.9 315.2 288.7 319.9 1.50 11 500 5708 -13.3 -20.6 54 7.3 -15.4 237 36 316.8 317.1 289.3 321.8 1.48 12 450 6501 -18.8 -31.7 31 12.9 -21.2 228 35 319.7 319.8 289.3 321.8 0.60 13 400 7366 -26.4 -27.6 89 1.2 -26.6 229 36 320.7 320.9 290.0 324.2 0.99 14 350 8319 -32.6 -32.9 97 0.3 -32.6 235 36 324.8 324.9 290.9 327.2 0.69 15 300 9384 -41.5 -41.4 100 -0.0 -41.5 235 46 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.2 0.34 16 250 10595 -51.5 -51.6 99 0.1 -51.5 245 45 329.5 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.13 17 200 12014 -58.1 -64.4 45 6.2 -58.2 254 51 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.03 18 150 13820 -58.3 -78.8 5 20.6 -58.5 253 34 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.01 19 100 16351 -60.0 -84.3 3 24.2 -60.3 264 32 411.7 411.7 306.7 411.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.87 m Freezing level: 623.20 mb = 3994.28 m = 13104.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.24 mb = 2902.59 m = 9522.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.70 % Est. max temperature: 27.49 C = 81.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.43 mb = 779.45 m = 2557.24 ft T: 18.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.90 C/km ThetaE index: 19.94 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.96 mb = 1574.63 m = 5166.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.03 C = 80.65 F Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lifted Index: -4.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.51 C Showalter Index: -5.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.74 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.63 C Cross Totals Index: 27.11 C K Index: 20.47 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 491.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1221.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 101.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.02 mb = 1146.69 m = 3762.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 653.02 mb = 3612.89 m = 11853.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.02 mb = 11321.02 m = 37141.99 ft B at Equ Level: 1219.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.02 mb = 14117.61 m = 46317.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.2 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 254.2 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 372.6 neg: -25.3 tot: 347.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 115.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.85 Bulk Rich Number: 18.30 Bulk Shear: 66.77 m/s