MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F252.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F252.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 10.5 day GFS valid 18Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 37.01,-93.90 Latitude: 37.01 Longitude: -93.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -9 SFC 955 386 21.0 17.3 79 3.8 18.5 196 23 298.1 300.5 293.3 336.1 13.08 2 950 432 20.8 16.9 79 3.9 18.2 196 31 298.3 300.6 293.2 335.7 12.88 3 900 898 16.7 15.6 93 1.1 16.0 199 46 298.7 301.0 293.1 335.1 12.49 4 850 1383 13.5 13.2 98 0.3 13.3 205 56 300.3 302.3 292.6 333.4 11.30 5 800 1894 11.9 11.9 99 0.1 11.9 212 60 303.9 305.9 293.4 336.6 10.98 6 750 2432 10.1 -2.5 41 12.5 3.8 220 55 307.5 308.3 288.9 320.7 4.25 7 700 3003 7.4 -8.9 30 16.3 0.3 220 61 310.7 311.2 288.6 319.5 2.77 8 650 3607 2.8 -7.1 48 9.9 -1.7 215 67 312.2 312.8 289.7 323.2 3.45 9 600 4249 -2.5 -10.7 53 8.3 -5.8 217 70 313.2 313.8 289.5 322.3 2.81 10 550 4934 -6.6 -17.1 43 10.5 -10.1 221 72 316.3 316.6 289.5 322.4 1.82 11 500 5671 -11.9 -19.1 55 7.2 -14.2 221 73 318.5 318.8 290.0 324.2 1.68 12 450 6469 -17.2 -26.6 44 9.4 -19.4 229 79 321.6 321.8 290.3 325.0 0.96 13 400 7341 -23.4 -34.1 37 10.7 -25.2 234 87 324.5 324.6 290.7 326.5 0.53 14 350 8301 -31.8 -35.8 68 4.0 -32.4 235 89 325.8 325.9 291.0 327.7 0.51 15 300 9370 -40.4 -44.8 62 4.4 -40.7 242 95 328.4 328.5 291.5 329.3 0.23 16 250 10590 -48.9 -54.0 55 5.1 -49.1 249 99 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.10 17 200 12036 -52.8 -68.1 14 15.3 -53.1 249 83 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 13868 -57.3 -79.3 5 21.9 -57.6 257 47 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16425 -62.5 -83.8 4 21.3 -62.7 297 11 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.15 m Freezing level: 623.42 mb = 3948.52 m = 12954.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.33 mb = 3080.78 m = 10107.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.78 % Est. max temperature: 26.38 C = 79.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.32 mb = 865.87 m = 2840.73 ft T: 16.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.24 C/km ThetaE index: 17.03 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.05 mb = 1155.80 m = 3791.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.49 C = 72.47 F Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lifted Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.34 C Showalter Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.40 C Cross Totals Index: 25.13 C K Index: 22.28 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 432.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 736.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.39 mb = 1075.04 m = 3526.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.39 mb = 1319.45 m = 4328.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 826.39 mb = 1620.29 m = 5315.86 ft B at Equ Level: 8.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 776.39 mb = 2143.31 m = 7031.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.8 at 63.1 knts Storm direction: 246.8 at 47.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 442.2 neg: -0.3 tot: 442.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 147.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.85 Bulk Rich Number: 6.02 Bulk Shear: 122.27 m/s