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: 40.86,-93.98 Latitude: 40.86 Longitude: -93.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -70 SFC 954 339 23.6 16.2 63 7.4 18.6 181 21 300.8 303.1 293.5 336.8 12.23 2 950 371 22.8 15.7 64 7.1 18.1 183 25 300.4 302.5 293.1 335.2 11.89 3 900 838 17.8 14.1 79 3.7 15.4 187 40 299.8 301.9 292.5 333.0 11.31 4 850 1324 13.2 12.5 95 0.7 12.8 192 44 300.0 302.0 292.2 331.7 10.79 5 800 1832 10.3 7.5 83 2.8 8.6 203 42 302.1 303.6 290.6 326.3 8.14 6 750 2368 8.1 0.9 61 7.2 4.3 197 36 305.4 306.4 289.3 322.0 5.46 7 700 2936 6.3 -7.0 38 13.3 0.3 202 47 309.5 310.1 288.6 319.8 3.24 8 650 3538 1.4 -10.0 42 11.5 -3.3 203 51 310.6 311.1 288.5 319.4 2.74 9 600 4177 -3.8 -11.1 57 7.3 -6.7 204 50 311.8 312.3 288.9 320.6 2.73 10 550 4856 -9.6 -13.1 75 3.5 -10.9 204 51 312.7 313.2 289.0 320.9 2.53 11 500 5584 -15.6 -18.1 81 2.4 -16.4 201 53 314.0 314.3 288.8 320.1 1.84 12 450 6369 -21.6 -23.1 88 1.5 -22.0 196 56 316.0 316.3 288.9 320.5 1.32 13 400 7226 -27.9 -27.9 100 -0.0 -27.9 194 61 318.7 318.9 289.3 322.0 0.96 14 350 8170 -35.9 -36.8 91 0.9 -36.0 185 56 320.3 320.4 289.3 322.0 0.46 15 300 9222 -43.9 -51.9 40 8.1 -44.2 208 73 323.5 323.6 290.0 324.0 0.11 16 250 10430 -48.8 -64.1 15 15.4 -49.1 211 67 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.03 17 200 11893 -49.6 -74.4 4 24.8 -50.1 228 48 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 13768 -51.9 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.4 244 40 380.7 380.7 302.3 380.7 0.00 19 100 16366 -59.3 -84.0 3 24.8 -59.6 252 27 413.2 413.2 306.9 413.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.18 m Freezing level: 636.13 mb = 3715.49 m = 12189.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.70 mb = 2986.36 m = 9797.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.06 % Est. max temperature: 24.74 C = 76.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.11 mb = 1273.35 m = 4177.61 ft T: 13.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.30 C/km ThetaE index: 17.41 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.78 mb = 1316.55 m = 4319.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.81 C = 73.07 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -5.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.85 C Showalter Index: -5.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.03 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.88 C Cross Totals Index: 28.16 C K Index: 28.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 453.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1388.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.78 mb = 1316.54 m = 4319.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.78 mb = 1366.05 m = 4481.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 735.78 mb = 2525.33 m = 8285.09 ft B at Equ Level: 15.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.78 mb = 13115.82 m = 43030.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.7 at 46.8 knts Storm direction: 229.7 at 35.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.4 neg: -35.5 tot: 228.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.66 Bulk Rich Number: 33.46 Bulk Shear: 41.49 m/s