MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F018.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F018.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 18 hour GFS valid 6Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 959 405 19.3 13.6 70 5.7 15.7 105 0 296.0 297.8 290.5 325.5 10.25 2 950 484 20.6 12.8 61 7.8 15.6 66 3 298.0 299.8 290.7 326.6 9.81 3 900 952 19.9 9.7 52 10.3 13.6 75 1 302.1 303.6 290.9 327.0 8.40 4 850 1442 16.9 8.1 56 8.8 11.6 221 11 303.9 305.4 291.1 327.9 8.02 5 800 1956 13.6 7.7 67 5.9 10.0 231 24 305.6 307.1 291.9 330.5 8.25 6 750 2497 9.8 6.4 80 3.4 7.8 231 31 307.2 308.7 292.2 331.6 8.06 7 700 3067 5.8 3.7 86 2.2 4.6 234 38 308.9 310.3 291.9 330.8 7.13 8 650 3670 2.1 -2.3 72 4.4 -0.1 233 42 311.3 312.3 290.8 326.9 4.96 9 600 4311 -2.4 -11.2 51 8.9 -5.9 235 44 313.4 313.9 289.4 322.1 2.70 10 550 4996 -6.3 -23.2 25 16.8 -11.2 242 45 316.6 316.8 288.8 320.2 1.07 11 500 5736 -10.4 -26.5 25 16.2 -14.5 243 48 320.4 320.6 289.8 323.5 0.87 12 450 6538 -15.8 -27.2 37 11.4 -18.5 238 51 323.4 323.6 290.7 326.6 0.91 13 400 7415 -21.9 -30.7 45 8.9 -23.6 235 57 326.6 326.7 291.5 329.2 0.74 14 350 8383 -29.4 -38.8 40 9.4 -30.6 237 62 329.1 329.2 291.9 330.6 0.38 15 300 9463 -38.4 -44.8 51 6.3 -38.9 239 69 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.1 0.24 16 250 10687 -49.0 -51.4 75 2.5 -49.1 243 78 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.13 17 200 12126 -54.6 -66.7 21 12.1 -54.8 245 84 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 13955 -59.3 -78.8 6 19.5 -59.5 249 70 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.01 19 100 16441 -67.6 -83.8 8 16.2 -67.7 246 37 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.92 m Freezing level: 626.46 mb = 3972.21 m = 13032.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.04 mb = 3657.33 m = 11998.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.40 % Est. max temperature: 28.50 C = 83.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.20 mb = 1132.81 m = 3716.53 ft T: 18.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 11.40 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 713.96 mb = 2903.89 m = 9527.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.60 C = 88.88 F Cap Strength: 4.54 C Lifted Index: 2.33 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.59 C Showalter Index: 1.86 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 18.50 C K Index: 33.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 167.36 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6314.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 793.01 mb = 2029.93 m = 6659.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.7 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 266.7 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.7 neg: -7.2 tot: 202.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 166.93 m/s