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: 38.16,-89.84 Latitude: 38.16 Longitude: -89.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 SFC 985 147 23.7 17.0 66 6.8 19.2 180 21 298.2 300.4 292.9 334.3 12.44 2 950 462 21.0 15.9 73 5.1 17.6 184 39 298.5 300.6 292.7 333.5 12.05 3 900 927 16.7 14.8 88 1.9 15.4 187 47 298.7 300.9 292.6 333.1 11.82 4 850 1412 13.4 13.1 98 0.3 13.2 195 55 300.2 302.2 292.6 333.1 11.23 5 800 1922 11.9 7.9 76 4.0 9.5 206 53 303.9 305.4 291.5 329.0 8.40 6 750 2463 11.4 -2.5 38 13.9 4.4 216 46 309.0 309.8 289.5 322.3 4.25 7 700 3036 8.1 -4.1 42 12.2 2.1 217 43 311.4 312.2 290.0 324.1 4.03 8 650 3643 3.4 -3.7 59 7.1 -0.1 213 40 312.8 313.7 290.9 327.0 4.47 9 600 4285 -2.4 -5.5 79 3.1 -3.8 212 41 313.4 314.2 290.8 326.8 4.24 10 550 4970 -7.2 -13.2 62 6.0 -9.4 219 46 315.6 316.1 289.9 323.8 2.51 11 500 5707 -11.5 -23.0 38 11.5 -14.7 225 51 319.0 319.2 289.7 323.1 1.20 12 450 6505 -17.8 -19.7 84 2.0 -18.3 227 52 320.9 321.3 290.9 326.9 1.77 13 400 7374 -24.7 -24.7 100 0.0 -24.7 224 52 322.9 323.1 291.0 327.3 1.29 14 350 8331 -32.3 -32.4 98 0.2 -32.3 233 62 325.2 325.4 291.1 327.8 0.72 15 300 9398 -41.0 -41.0 100 -0.0 -41.0 236 73 327.6 327.7 291.4 328.9 0.35 16 250 10610 -50.8 -50.8 100 0.0 -50.8 240 77 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.1 0.14 17 200 12037 -55.9 -63.7 37 7.8 -56.1 242 71 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.04 18 150 13858 -58.5 -78.7 6 20.2 -58.7 244 47 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.01 19 100 16393 -64.1 -83.7 5 19.7 -64.2 281 27 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.45 m Freezing level: 620.44 mb = 4022.68 m = 13197.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.19 mb = 3615.03 m = 11860.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.10 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.98 mb = 1003.13 m = 3291.07 ft T: 16.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.34 C/km ThetaE index: 12.04 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.84 mb = 1265.27 m = 4151.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.31 C = 77.56 F Cap Strength: 3.04 C Lifted Index: -1.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.55 C Showalter Index: -1.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.94 C Cross Totals Index: 24.65 C K Index: 25.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 692.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 150.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.22 mb = 1115.75 m = 3660.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 625.22 mb = 3954.78 m = 12974.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.22 mb = 10999.77 m = 36088.04 ft B at Equ Level: 683.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.22 mb = 13246.75 m = 43459.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.0 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 240.0 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 408.4 neg: -12.7 tot: 395.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.75 Bulk Rich Number: 11.36 Bulk Shear: 61.02 m/s