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: 40.80,-94.45 Latitude: 40.80 Longitude: -94.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -79 SFC 951 356 23.8 15.9 61 7.9 18.5 183 21 301.3 303.5 293.5 336.8 12.07 2 950 362 23.3 15.5 62 7.7 18.1 185 24 300.8 303.0 293.2 335.4 11.77 3 900 830 18.2 13.7 75 4.5 15.3 189 39 300.3 302.3 292.4 332.7 11.04 4 850 1317 13.6 12.0 90 1.6 12.6 193 43 300.4 302.3 292.0 331.0 10.42 5 800 1825 10.5 6.0 73 4.5 7.9 204 41 302.3 303.7 290.0 324.2 7.33 6 750 2360 7.9 0.5 60 7.4 4.1 200 36 305.1 306.1 289.2 321.3 5.30 7 700 2927 5.5 -6.6 41 12.1 0.0 199 42 308.6 309.2 288.4 319.0 3.32 8 650 3528 0.7 -8.2 51 8.9 -3.1 201 47 309.8 310.4 288.7 319.8 3.16 9 600 4164 -4.8 -11.2 60 6.5 -7.2 203 45 310.6 311.1 288.5 319.3 2.70 10 550 4842 -10.0 -18.3 50 8.3 -12.6 204 42 312.2 312.6 288.0 317.6 1.64 11 500 5569 -15.6 -22.1 57 6.5 -17.3 207 48 314.1 314.3 288.2 318.4 1.30 12 450 6354 -21.8 -24.5 78 2.8 -22.4 202 54 315.9 316.1 288.7 319.8 1.16 13 400 7209 -28.3 -28.3 100 -0.0 -28.3 191 60 318.2 318.3 289.2 321.4 0.93 14 350 8151 -36.1 -40.4 65 4.3 -36.5 183 54 320.1 320.1 289.1 321.3 0.32 15 300 9204 -43.0 -57.3 19 14.3 -43.6 206 69 324.7 324.8 290.3 325.0 0.06 16 250 10417 -47.2 -63.9 13 16.7 -47.7 211 61 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.9 0.03 17 200 11887 -48.9 -74.7 3 25.8 -49.4 225 45 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.01 18 150 13763 -51.6 -80.9 2 29.3 -52.1 244 44 381.1 381.1 302.4 381.2 0.00 19 100 16367 -59.3 -84.1 3 24.8 -59.7 248 26 413.1 413.1 306.9 413.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.64 m Freezing level: 643.39 mb = 3611.95 m = 11850.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.68 mb = 2931.02 m = 9616.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.73 % Est. max temperature: 24.83 C = 76.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.66 mb = 1349.72 m = 4428.18 ft T: 13.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.98 C/km ThetaE index: 17.82 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.20 mb = 1484.08 m = 4868.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.58 C = 74.45 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.14 C Showalter Index: -4.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.77 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.21 C Cross Totals Index: 27.57 C K Index: 29.08 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 433.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1341.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.67 mb = 1409.24 m = 4623.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.67 mb = 1662.46 m = 5454.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 705.67 mb = 2861.02 m = 9386.45 ft B at Equ Level: 10.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.67 mb = 12732.49 m = 41772.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.9 at 43.0 knts Storm direction: 230.9 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.8 neg: -25.2 tot: 188.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.40 Bulk Rich Number: 48.55 Bulk Shear: 27.63 m/s