MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F030.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F030.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 30 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.85,-95.91 Latitude: 37.85 Longitude: -95.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 967 325 23.0 16.8 68 6.2 18.8 226 10 299.0 301.3 293.2 335.6 12.53 2 950 476 21.0 15.9 73 5.1 17.6 228 14 298.5 300.7 292.6 333.5 12.02 3 900 941 16.7 14.7 88 2.0 15.4 230 15 298.7 300.8 292.5 333.0 11.76 4 850 1427 13.1 12.5 96 0.6 12.7 237 13 299.9 301.9 292.2 331.5 10.78 5 800 1936 11.1 7.4 78 3.7 8.9 257 9 303.0 304.5 290.9 327.2 8.12 6 750 2472 7.7 -0.2 57 8.0 3.7 265 10 305.0 305.9 288.8 320.3 5.01 7 700 3036 2.7 -4.2 61 6.8 -0.5 267 13 305.4 306.2 288.0 317.8 4.01 8 650 3630 -2.7 -4.7 86 2.0 -3.6 270 16 305.9 306.7 288.3 318.7 4.14 9 600 4261 -5.5 -6.8 91 1.3 -6.1 257 18 309.7 310.4 289.3 321.8 3.83 10 550 4940 -8.5 -9.8 91 1.3 -9.0 230 26 314.0 314.6 290.2 324.6 3.31 11 500 5676 -11.5 -12.1 95 0.6 -11.7 220 52 319.0 319.6 291.4 329.0 3.02 12 450 6477 -16.2 -16.4 98 0.2 -16.3 216 60 322.9 323.3 291.9 330.8 2.35 13 400 7354 -21.9 -21.9 100 0.0 -21.9 206 64 326.6 326.9 292.3 332.3 1.66 14 350 8324 -28.6 -28.6 100 0.1 -28.6 195 74 330.2 330.4 292.7 333.9 1.03 15 300 9408 -37.4 -37.7 98 0.2 -37.5 194 80 332.6 332.7 292.9 334.5 0.50 16 250 10638 -47.9 -49.1 88 1.1 -48.0 192 76 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.5 0.18 17 200 12089 -52.3 -73.2 6 20.9 -52.7 234 56 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 13922 -58.9 -79.0 6 20.1 -59.2 254 52 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.01 19 100 16417 -65.5 -83.7 6 18.2 -65.7 247 39 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5643.58 m Freezing level: 675.28 mb = 3329.30 m = 10922.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.10 mb = 2964.83 m = 9727.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.54 % Est. max temperature: 25.88 C = 78.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.35 mb = 1109.59 m = 3640.33 ft T: 15.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 17.78 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.38 mb = 1294.00 m = 4245.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.56 C = 74.41 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.81 C Showalter Index: -0.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.62 C Cross Totals Index: 23.99 C K Index: 30.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.88 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 477.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.52 mb = 1194.87 m = 3920.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.52 mb = 1441.12 m = 4728.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 828.52 mb = 1641.42 m = 5385.16 ft B at Equ Level: 3.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 198.52 mb = 12135.98 m = 39815.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.1 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 265.1 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -62.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.1 neg: -18.3 tot: -6.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: -0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 47.22 Bulk Shear: 10.11 m/s