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: 37.69,-92.64 Latitude: 37.69 Longitude: -92.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -5 SFC 961 339 23.5 17.3 68 6.2 19.3 183 22 300.0 302.4 293.9 338.2 13.04 2 950 438 21.6 16.5 73 5.1 18.1 185 34 299.1 301.4 293.2 335.6 12.50 3 900 904 16.8 15.2 90 1.6 15.7 190 45 298.8 301.0 292.8 334.1 12.12 4 850 1389 13.6 13.5 100 0.1 13.5 201 52 300.3 302.4 292.8 334.1 11.51 5 800 1901 13.8 8.5 70 5.3 10.6 217 56 305.9 307.5 292.3 332.3 8.76 6 750 2444 12.0 1.0 47 11.0 6.1 215 54 309.6 310.7 290.7 326.7 5.51 7 700 3018 8.2 -0.0 56 8.2 3.8 213 56 311.5 312.5 291.3 328.6 5.46 8 650 3625 3.3 -3.3 62 6.6 0.1 213 58 312.7 313.6 290.9 327.3 4.63 9 600 4268 -2.5 -6.7 73 4.2 -4.4 214 58 313.2 314.0 290.5 325.5 3.86 10 550 4951 -7.7 -14.7 57 7.0 -10.2 215 59 315.0 315.4 289.5 322.3 2.23 11 500 5686 -12.4 -19.1 57 6.7 -14.5 218 63 317.9 318.3 289.9 323.6 1.69 12 450 6482 -18.2 -20.5 82 2.3 -18.8 221 65 320.3 320.6 290.6 326.0 1.66 13 400 7350 -25.0 -25.8 93 0.8 -25.2 226 68 322.5 322.7 290.7 326.6 1.17 14 350 8306 -32.0 -35.5 71 3.5 -32.5 234 79 325.5 325.7 291.0 327.5 0.53 15 300 9374 -41.3 -41.3 100 -0.0 -41.3 236 87 327.1 327.2 291.3 328.4 0.34 16 250 10586 -49.9 -52.7 72 2.8 -50.1 246 97 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.3 0.12 17 200 12024 -53.9 -67.6 17 13.8 -54.1 246 83 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 13859 -56.0 -79.4 4 23.4 -56.3 241 45 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.6 0.00 19 100 16409 -62.9 -83.8 4 20.9 -63.1 285 14 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.89 m Freezing level: 621.48 mb = 3991.74 m = 13096.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.12 mb = 3636.19 m = 11929.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.39 % Est. max temperature: 28.05 C = 82.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.57 mb = 1118.19 m = 3668.55 ft T: 15.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.70 C/km ThetaE index: 11.51 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.99 mb = 1221.18 m = 4006.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.27 C = 73.89 F Cap Strength: 3.23 C Lifted Index: -3.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.15 C Showalter Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.94 C Cross Totals Index: 25.88 C K Index: 31.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 447.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 923.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.97 mb = 1143.40 m = 3751.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.97 mb = 1389.52 m = 4558.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 839.97 mb = 1489.48 m = 4886.68 ft B at Equ Level: 2.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 829.97 mb = 1590.63 m = 5218.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.1 at 55.6 knts Storm direction: 242.1 at 41.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.6 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 437.2 neg: -15.3 tot: 421.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 140.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.49 Bulk Rich Number: 9.25 Bulk Shear: 99.78 m/s