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: 37.91,-93.57 Latitude: 37.91 Longitude: -93.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -44 SFC 963 285 21.9 17.8 78 4.1 19.1 198 21 298.3 300.7 293.6 337.3 13.42 2 950 398 21.7 16.3 71 5.4 18.0 201 38 299.2 301.4 293.1 335.1 12.32 3 900 865 18.0 14.2 79 3.8 15.5 206 51 300.0 302.1 292.6 333.4 11.39 4 850 1352 14.5 11.2 81 3.3 12.4 215 56 301.3 303.2 291.9 330.5 9.88 5 800 1862 11.4 7.4 76 4.0 9.0 227 54 303.3 304.8 291.0 327.5 8.08 6 750 2398 7.1 4.6 84 2.6 5.7 228 54 304.3 305.6 290.5 325.7 7.09 7 700 2962 3.0 1.7 91 1.3 2.3 226 55 305.8 306.9 290.2 324.6 6.20 8 650 3559 -0.9 -3.2 85 2.3 -2.0 222 58 307.9 308.8 289.5 322.4 4.65 9 600 4193 -4.9 -10.5 64 5.7 -7.1 222 68 310.5 311.0 288.6 319.6 2.86 10 550 4871 -9.7 -18.3 50 8.6 -12.4 221 73 312.5 312.9 288.1 318.0 1.64 11 500 5599 -15.2 -23.7 48 8.5 -17.3 219 66 314.5 314.7 288.2 318.3 1.13 12 450 6387 -19.9 -32.6 32 12.6 -22.2 227 72 318.2 318.3 288.8 320.1 0.55 13 400 7250 -26.0 -37.4 34 11.3 -27.6 229 93 321.2 321.2 289.5 322.6 0.39 14 350 8201 -33.3 -42.1 41 8.9 -34.1 228 103 323.9 323.9 290.2 324.9 0.27 15 300 9268 -39.7 -52.4 25 12.7 -40.4 232 91 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.9 0.10 16 250 10499 -45.8 -54.9 35 9.1 -46.2 226 73 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.3 0.09 17 200 11970 -49.6 -74.7 4 25.1 -50.1 248 74 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 13829 -54.4 -80.2 3 25.8 -54.8 255 62 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.4 0.00 19 100 16404 -62.4 -83.9 4 21.5 -62.6 266 18 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.98 m Freezing level: 661.69 mb = 3419.19 m = 11217.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.06 mb = 3278.05 m = 10754.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.72 % Est. max temperature: 26.37 C = 79.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.46 mb = 802.74 m = 2633.63 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 19.29 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.32 mb = 1569.36 m = 5148.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.75 C = 78.35 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.66 C Showalter Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.15 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.73 C Cross Totals Index: 26.42 C K Index: 39.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 489.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1138.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.65 mb = 1285.38 m = 4217.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 781.65 mb = 2055.07 m = 6742.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 271.65 mb = 9938.18 m = 32605.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1128.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.65 mb = 12957.80 m = 42511.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 59.9 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 44.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 412.9 neg: -4.6 tot: 408.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 136.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.92 Bulk Rich Number: 13.50 Bulk Shear: 84.28 m/s