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: 40.73,-94.14 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -94.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -72 SFC 953 338 23.8 16.1 62 7.7 18.6 182 21 301.0 303.2 293.5 336.8 12.15 2 950 369 22.9 15.6 63 7.4 18.0 184 26 300.5 302.6 293.1 335.0 11.78 3 900 837 17.9 13.9 77 4.0 15.3 188 40 300.0 302.0 292.4 332.8 11.18 4 850 1323 13.4 12.3 93 1.0 12.7 193 44 300.1 302.1 292.1 331.4 10.64 5 800 1831 10.3 7.2 81 3.1 8.5 203 41 302.1 303.6 290.5 325.8 7.97 6 750 2366 8.2 -0.2 55 8.4 3.9 199 35 305.5 306.4 289.0 320.9 5.03 7 700 2934 5.9 -6.7 40 12.6 0.2 202 45 309.0 309.7 288.6 319.5 3.30 8 650 3536 1.1 -9.2 46 10.3 -3.2 204 51 310.2 310.8 288.6 319.5 2.93 9 600 4173 -4.1 -11.0 59 6.9 -6.8 205 50 311.4 311.9 288.8 320.2 2.75 10 550 4852 -9.7 -14.5 68 4.7 -11.4 205 50 312.5 313.0 288.7 319.9 2.26 11 500 5579 -15.7 -19.2 74 3.5 -16.7 204 53 313.9 314.3 288.6 319.5 1.68 12 450 6365 -21.7 -23.6 85 1.9 -22.1 199 57 316.0 316.2 288.8 320.3 1.27 13 400 7221 -28.1 -28.1 100 -0.0 -28.1 193 62 318.5 318.7 289.3 321.8 0.95 14 350 8164 -36.0 -38.7 76 2.7 -36.3 186 56 320.2 320.2 289.2 321.6 0.38 15 300 9217 -43.5 -53.5 32 10.1 -43.9 208 74 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.4 0.09 16 250 10427 -48.2 -63.8 15 15.6 -48.6 211 66 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.03 17 200 11893 -49.1 -74.6 4 25.6 -49.6 228 47 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.01 18 150 13769 -51.8 -81.0 2 29.2 -52.3 244 42 380.8 380.8 302.4 380.8 0.00 19 100 16368 -59.5 -84.1 3 24.6 -59.8 251 26 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.46 m Freezing level: 639.40 mb = 3670.83 m = 12043.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.12 mb = 2967.69 m = 9736.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.38 % Est. max temperature: 24.75 C = 76.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.48 mb = 1308.18 m = 4291.89 ft T: 13.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.16 C/km ThetaE index: 17.29 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.34 mb = 1379.05 m = 4524.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.15 C = 73.67 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -5.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.51 C Showalter Index: -5.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.01 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.03 C Cross Totals Index: 27.98 C K Index: 28.72 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 448.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1354.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.85 mb = 1354.15 m = 4442.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.85 mb = 1503.95 m = 4934.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 741.85 mb = 2456.25 m = 8058.47 ft B at Equ Level: 11.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.85 mb = 12882.16 m = 42263.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.9 at 46.1 knts Storm direction: 230.9 at 34.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 251.6 neg: -32.5 tot: 219.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.52 Bulk Rich Number: 34.87 Bulk Shear: 38.84 m/s