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: 38.00,-90.50 Latitude: 38.00 Longitude: -90.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5 SFC 972 247 22.5 17.2 72 5.4 18.9 180 18 298.1 300.4 293.1 335.1 12.77 2 950 449 20.6 16.4 77 4.2 17.8 183 37 298.1 300.3 292.9 334.2 12.45 3 900 914 16.3 15.3 94 1.0 15.7 186 48 298.3 300.5 292.7 333.9 12.24 4 850 1399 13.7 13.2 97 0.5 13.4 198 60 300.5 302.5 292.7 333.6 11.28 5 800 1910 13.7 8.1 69 5.6 10.3 210 55 305.8 307.4 292.1 331.4 8.49 6 750 2452 11.3 4.4 63 6.9 7.3 217 51 308.8 310.1 291.8 330.3 7.00 7 700 3025 8.2 -1.7 50 9.9 3.1 216 51 311.6 312.5 290.8 326.7 4.83 8 650 3633 3.4 -2.6 65 6.0 0.4 213 51 312.8 313.7 291.2 328.1 4.85 9 600 4276 -2.0 -4.6 82 2.6 -3.2 214 52 313.8 314.7 291.2 328.2 4.53 10 550 4961 -6.9 -17.1 44 10.2 -10.3 220 53 315.9 316.3 289.3 322.0 1.82 11 500 5698 -11.7 -19.1 54 7.5 -14.0 223 55 318.8 319.1 290.1 324.5 1.69 12 450 6496 -17.7 -21.8 70 4.2 -18.8 223 56 321.0 321.3 290.6 326.1 1.48 13 400 7365 -24.6 -28.8 68 4.2 -25.4 229 60 323.0 323.2 290.6 326.1 0.89 14 350 8322 -32.4 -33.6 89 1.1 -32.6 235 68 325.0 325.1 290.9 327.3 0.64 15 300 9389 -40.9 -40.9 100 -0.0 -40.9 234 76 327.7 327.8 291.5 329.0 0.36 16 250 10601 -50.5 -50.5 100 0.0 -50.5 239 79 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.6 0.15 17 200 12031 -55.7 -64.6 32 8.9 -55.9 244 70 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.03 18 150 13856 -57.9 -78.9 5 21.0 -58.2 246 49 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.01 19 100 16397 -64.2 -83.7 5 19.5 -64.3 291 22 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.26 m Freezing level: 618.46 mb = 4038.28 m = 13248.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.81 mb = 3697.10 m = 12129.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.95 % Est. max temperature: 27.78 C = 82.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.71 mb = 925.81 m = 3037.40 ft T: 16.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.45 C/km ThetaE index: 8.40 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.24 mb = 1169.80 m = 3837.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.92 C = 75.05 F Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lifted Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.47 C Showalter Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.32 C Cross Totals Index: 24.85 C K Index: 28.58 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 433.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 764.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 163.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.13 mb = 1035.93 m = 3398.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 622.13 mb = 3984.82 m = 13073.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.13 mb = 11076.62 m = 36340.18 ft B at Equ Level: 750.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.13 mb = 13362.73 m = 43840.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 51.6 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 38.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 538.9 neg: -13.0 tot: 525.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 175.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.55 Bulk Rich Number: 8.12 Bulk Shear: 94.12 m/s