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: 42.08,-92.17 Latitude: 42.08 Longitude: -92.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -59 SFC 962 276 20.1 17.1 83 3.0 18.1 155 17 296.5 298.8 292.7 333.6 12.85 2 950 381 19.3 16.6 84 2.7 17.5 158 27 296.8 299.1 292.6 333.1 12.58 3 900 845 15.7 15.1 97 0.6 15.3 169 37 297.7 299.8 292.4 332.7 12.09 4 850 1329 13.5 11.8 89 1.8 12.4 191 45 300.3 302.2 291.8 330.4 10.26 5 800 1838 11.2 6.1 71 5.1 8.3 195 46 303.1 304.5 290.3 325.3 7.42 6 750 2374 7.7 0.7 61 7.0 4.0 197 44 304.9 305.9 289.1 321.2 5.35 7 700 2939 3.3 -2.3 67 5.5 0.5 201 42 306.1 307.0 288.8 320.3 4.63 8 650 3535 -0.9 -4.2 78 3.3 -2.4 203 40 308.0 308.8 289.2 321.3 4.31 9 600 4170 -4.8 -7.2 83 2.4 -5.8 205 42 310.5 311.2 289.5 322.3 3.72 10 550 4849 -9.0 -10.5 89 1.5 -9.6 202 45 313.4 314.0 289.8 323.4 3.12 11 500 5581 -13.8 -14.7 92 1.0 -14.1 196 49 316.3 316.7 290.0 324.3 2.44 12 450 6373 -19.4 -19.9 96 0.5 -19.5 189 55 318.9 319.2 290.2 324.8 1.75 13 400 7238 -25.8 -26.4 95 0.6 -25.9 183 59 321.5 321.7 290.4 325.3 1.11 14 350 8190 -33.5 -34.5 91 1.0 -33.7 180 63 323.5 323.6 290.5 325.6 0.59 15 300 9250 -42.6 -43.6 90 1.0 -42.6 186 65 325.4 325.4 290.7 326.4 0.27 16 250 10461 -49.7 -51.1 86 1.3 -49.8 198 72 332.1 332.2 292.4 332.7 0.14 17 200 11898 -53.5 -71.2 10 17.7 -53.8 211 37 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.1 0.01 18 150 13747 -53.8 -80.6 2 26.8 -54.2 225 44 377.4 377.4 301.8 377.5 0.00 19 100 16338 -57.9 -84.3 2 26.4 -58.3 259 37 415.8 415.8 307.2 415.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5639.51 m Freezing level: 660.76 mb = 3406.90 m = 11177.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.85 mb = 3044.71 m = 9989.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.60 % Est. max temperature: 25.93 C = 78.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.45 mb = 652.08 m = 2139.34 ft T: 17.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 13.24 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.83 mb = 1094.73 m = 3591.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.56 C = 72.61 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.97 C Showalter Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.28 C Cross Totals Index: 25.53 C K Index: 33.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1043.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.57 mb = 933.82 m = 3063.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.57 mb = 2203.75 m = 7230.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.57 mb = 10576.16 m = 34698.26 ft B at Equ Level: 1031.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.57 mb = 13112.17 m = 43018.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.4 at 43.2 knts Storm direction: 225.4 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 328.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 328.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.13 Bulk Rich Number: 12.99 Bulk Shear: 80.30 m/s