MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F249.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F249.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 249 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 41.13,-94.06 Latitude: 41.13 Longitude: -94.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -53 SFC 955 342 21.4 16.3 73 5.1 18.0 174 20 298.4 300.7 292.9 334.3 12.32 2 950 387 21.0 16.1 74 4.9 17.7 175 25 298.5 300.7 292.7 333.9 12.18 3 900 853 16.6 14.9 90 1.7 15.5 181 40 298.6 300.8 292.6 333.5 11.96 4 850 1338 13.1 13.1 100 0.1 13.1 193 48 299.9 301.9 292.4 332.7 11.19 5 800 1848 13.2 2.7 49 10.5 7.4 212 39 305.2 306.3 289.6 322.8 5.81 6 750 2389 12.1 -9.1 22 21.2 2.7 205 31 309.7 310.2 288.1 317.9 2.56 7 700 2962 7.8 -11.5 24 19.3 -0.2 194 34 311.1 311.6 288.2 318.5 2.27 8 650 3567 2.7 -13.0 30 15.6 -3.5 190 39 312.0 312.4 288.4 319.0 2.16 9 600 4207 -3.1 -14.3 42 11.2 -7.2 189 42 312.5 312.9 288.5 319.4 2.10 10 550 4888 -9.0 -16.2 56 7.2 -11.4 191 47 313.4 313.8 288.7 319.8 1.95 11 500 5618 -14.7 -16.4 87 1.7 -15.2 202 54 315.1 315.5 289.4 322.1 2.12 12 450 6409 -19.8 -19.9 100 0.0 -19.8 207 58 318.3 318.6 290.0 324.2 1.76 13 400 7269 -27.3 -27.3 99 0.1 -27.3 207 58 319.6 319.8 289.7 323.1 1.01 14 350 8217 -34.6 -34.6 100 -0.0 -34.6 211 51 322.1 322.2 290.0 324.1 0.58 15 300 9272 -43.7 -43.7 100 -0.0 -43.7 220 75 323.8 323.8 290.2 324.8 0.27 16 250 10470 -52.9 -54.6 81 1.8 -52.9 213 72 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.09 17 200 11907 -52.2 -71.6 8 19.4 -52.6 227 54 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 13772 -53.0 -81.0 2 28.0 -53.4 232 35 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.8 0.00 19 100 16353 -59.7 -84.1 3 24.4 -60.0 268 23 412.3 412.3 306.8 412.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.82 m Freezing level: 626.85 mb = 3863.37 m = 12674.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.66 mb = 2918.82 m = 9576.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.34 % Est. max temperature: 27.49 C = 81.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.48 mb = 980.99 m = 3218.43 ft T: 15.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.47 C/km ThetaE index: 16.35 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.62 mb = 1182.97 m = 3881.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.43 C = 72.37 F Cap Strength: 3.79 C Lifted Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.29 C Showalter Index: -4.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.54 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.80 C Cross Totals Index: 27.74 C K Index: 21.55 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 436.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1304.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.92 mb = 1102.10 m = 3615.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.92 mb = 1348.24 m = 4423.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 838.92 mb = 1447.96 m = 4750.47 ft B at Equ Level: 3.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 818.92 mb = 1651.02 m = 5416.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.6 at 42.5 knts Storm direction: 225.6 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 2.4 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 262.3 neg: -25.0 tot: 237.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.04 Bulk Rich Number: 41.62 Bulk Shear: 31.34 m/s