MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F255.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F255.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 255 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 36.27,-92.8 Latitude: 36.27 Longitude: -92.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 SFC 966 304 21.4 18.1 82 3.3 19.2 190 13 297.5 300.0 293.6 337.2 13.69 2 950 444 20.8 17.5 82 3.3 18.5 194 27 298.3 300.7 293.6 337.1 13.36 3 900 910 17.1 16.2 94 0.9 16.5 199 41 299.1 301.5 293.5 336.8 12.94 4 850 1397 14.3 13.8 97 0.5 14.0 209 52 301.1 303.3 293.3 335.8 11.79 5 800 1908 11.6 10.8 95 0.7 11.1 219 57 303.5 305.4 292.8 334.0 10.24 6 750 2446 9.4 4.1 69 5.3 6.4 225 56 306.8 308.0 291.0 327.6 6.85 7 700 3016 6.9 -3.0 49 9.8 2.0 224 58 310.1 310.9 289.9 323.8 4.39 8 650 3621 2.7 -4.2 61 6.8 -0.6 221 64 312.0 312.8 290.5 325.6 4.32 9 600 4263 -2.2 -9.3 58 7.1 -5.2 223 66 313.6 314.2 289.9 323.8 3.15 10 550 4948 -6.7 -14.4 54 7.7 -9.5 228 70 316.1 316.6 289.9 323.7 2.28 11 500 5686 -11.3 -20.6 46 9.4 -14.0 233 74 319.3 319.6 290.0 324.3 1.48 12 450 6486 -16.7 -28.8 34 12.1 -19.4 239 78 322.3 322.4 290.3 325.1 0.79 13 400 7358 -23.8 -30.8 53 6.9 -25.1 242 84 324.0 324.1 290.7 326.6 0.73 14 350 8318 -31.4 -37.1 57 5.7 -32.1 240 86 326.4 326.5 291.2 328.0 0.45 15 300 9388 -40.2 -45.1 59 5.0 -40.5 246 89 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.23 16 250 10608 -48.4 -53.0 58 4.7 -48.6 255 99 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.6 0.11 17 200 12053 -53.6 -67.4 17 13.8 -53.8 253 81 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.02 18 150 13888 -58.4 -78.4 6 20.0 -58.6 266 61 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.01 19 100 16421 -64.5 -83.7 5 19.2 -64.6 320 15 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.02 m Freezing level: 622.44 mb = 3974.56 m = 13039.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.85 mb = 3473.34 m = 11395.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.83 % Est. max temperature: 26.57 C = 79.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.40 mb = 716.75 m = 2351.52 ft T: 18.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 13.33 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.95 mb = 1130.74 m = 3709.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.88 C = 74.99 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.23 C Showalter Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.59 C Cross Totals Index: 25.12 C K Index: 29.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 453.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 964.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.75 mb = 997.81 m = 3273.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.75 mb = 1438.82 m = 4720.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 735.75 mb = 2604.47 m = 8544.74 ft B at Equ Level: 17.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.75 mb = 13648.25 m = 44777.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 60.0 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 45.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 550.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 550.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 183.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.21 Bulk Rich Number: 5.37 Bulk Shear: 179.60 m/s