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: 40.79,-94.06 Latitude: 40.79 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 -71 SFC 953 338 23.7 16.1 63 7.6 18.6 182 21 300.9 303.2 293.5 336.8 12.19 2 950 370 22.9 15.6 64 7.3 18.0 183 25 300.4 302.6 293.1 335.1 11.83 3 900 838 17.9 14.0 78 3.9 15.4 188 40 299.9 302.0 292.5 332.9 11.24 4 850 1324 13.3 12.4 95 0.9 12.7 192 44 300.1 302.0 292.2 331.5 10.73 5 800 1832 10.3 7.3 82 3.0 8.5 203 42 302.1 303.6 290.6 326.1 8.06 6 750 2367 8.2 0.2 57 7.9 4.1 198 35 305.4 306.4 289.2 321.3 5.19 7 700 2935 6.1 -6.8 39 13.0 0.3 202 46 309.3 309.9 288.6 319.6 3.27 8 650 3537 1.3 -9.6 44 10.9 -3.3 203 51 310.4 310.9 288.6 319.5 2.84 9 600 4175 -3.9 -11.0 58 7.0 -6.7 205 50 311.6 312.1 288.9 320.4 2.76 10 550 4854 -9.7 -13.7 72 4.0 -11.1 204 51 312.6 313.1 288.9 320.4 2.41 11 500 5582 -15.7 -18.6 78 3.0 -16.6 202 53 313.9 314.3 288.6 319.7 1.75 12 450 6367 -21.7 -23.4 86 1.7 -22.1 198 57 316.0 316.3 288.9 320.4 1.29 13 400 7223 -28.0 -28.0 100 -0.0 -28.0 193 61 318.6 318.8 289.3 321.9 0.95 14 350 8167 -36.0 -37.8 84 1.8 -36.2 185 56 320.2 320.3 289.3 321.8 0.42 15 300 9219 -43.7 -52.8 36 9.1 -44.1 208 74 323.8 323.8 290.0 324.2 0.10 16 250 10428 -48.5 -64.0 15 15.5 -48.9 211 67 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.03 17 200 11893 -49.3 -74.5 4 25.2 -49.8 228 48 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.8 0.01 18 150 13769 -51.8 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.4 244 41 380.7 380.7 302.3 380.8 0.00 19 100 16367 -59.4 -84.0 3 24.6 -59.7 252 27 412.9 412.9 306.9 413.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.85 m Freezing level: 637.74 mb = 3693.47 m = 12117.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.39 mb = 2977.34 m = 9768.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.29 % Est. max temperature: 24.73 C = 76.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.15 mb = 1292.29 m = 4239.74 ft T: 13.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.24 C/km ThetaE index: 17.29 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.05 mb = 1343.02 m = 4406.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.94 C = 73.29 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -5.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.67 C Showalter Index: -5.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.06 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.96 C Cross Totals Index: 28.10 C K Index: 28.43 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 451.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1375.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.80 mb = 1335.54 m = 4381.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.80 mb = 1385.05 m = 4544.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 733.80 mb = 2546.78 m = 8355.49 ft B at Equ Level: 12.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.80 mb = 13194.50 m = 43288.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.3 at 46.6 knts Storm direction: 230.3 at 34.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.3 neg: -34.2 tot: 225.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.59 Bulk Rich Number: 33.89 Bulk Shear: 40.58 m/s