MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F258.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F258.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 258 hour GFS valid 0Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 36.10,-92.11 Latitude: 36.10 Longitude: -92.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -23 SFC 971 233 21.9 18.7 82 3.2 19.7 188 19 297.5 300.1 293.9 338.4 14.12 2 950 420 21.6 17.6 78 4.1 18.9 193 40 299.2 301.6 293.9 338.3 13.41 3 900 888 18.6 15.6 82 3.1 16.5 201 53 300.7 303.0 293.6 337.2 12.44 4 850 1378 17.1 10.9 67 6.2 13.1 219 62 304.0 305.8 292.5 332.9 9.67 5 800 1893 14.1 5.7 57 8.4 9.2 227 63 306.2 307.5 291.2 328.0 7.19 6 750 2434 10.2 2.1 57 8.0 5.8 231 62 307.6 308.7 290.5 325.9 5.96 7 700 3004 5.7 -0.6 64 6.4 2.4 233 61 308.8 309.8 290.3 325.0 5.22 8 650 3606 2.2 -3.8 64 6.0 -0.7 230 63 311.4 312.3 290.4 325.4 4.43 9 600 4249 -1.1 -10.1 50 9.0 -4.8 231 68 314.9 315.4 290.1 324.4 2.95 10 550 4938 -5.1 -19.1 32 14.0 -9.7 236 74 318.0 318.3 289.7 323.2 1.53 11 500 5679 -10.4 -26.3 26 15.9 -14.5 239 79 320.4 320.6 289.8 323.5 0.89 12 450 6480 -16.4 -31.0 27 14.5 -19.5 240 82 322.6 322.7 290.2 324.9 0.64 13 400 7354 -22.7 -34.3 34 11.6 -24.7 236 80 325.5 325.6 291.0 327.4 0.52 14 350 8317 -30.8 -39.1 44 8.3 -31.9 241 81 327.2 327.2 291.3 328.5 0.37 15 300 9392 -38.3 -43.4 59 5.1 -38.8 255 88 331.4 331.4 292.4 332.4 0.27 16 250 10624 -46.3 -49.0 74 2.7 -46.4 267 74 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.9 0.18 17 200 12081 -52.4 -63.8 24 11.5 -52.7 255 71 349.8 349.8 296.6 350.0 0.04 18 150 13905 -60.9 -77.5 9 16.6 -61.0 264 72 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.01 19 100 16428 -64.0 -83.8 5 19.8 -64.2 292 15 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.61 m Freezing level: 616.56 mb = 4036.18 m = 13241.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.72 mb = 3461.04 m = 11354.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.72 % Est. max temperature: 29.56 C = 85.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.99 mb = 632.51 m = 2075.14 ft T: 20.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 13.42 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.63 mb = 1907.54 m = 6258.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.51 C = 86.92 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.09 C Showalter Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.43 C Cross Totals Index: 21.25 C K Index: 31.95 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 746.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 97.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.36 mb = 1165.28 m = 3823.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 726.36 mb = 2698.51 m = 8853.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 256.36 mb = 10454.21 m = 34298.19 ft B at Equ Level: 745.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.36 mb = 13248.12 m = 43464.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.9 at 64.8 knts Storm direction: 258.9 at 48.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.1 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 748.9 neg: -1.8 tot: 747.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 249.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.44 Bulk Rich Number: 3.62 Bulk Shear: 206.17 m/s