MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F036.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F036.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 36 hour GFS valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.96,-87.80 Latitude: 39.96 Longitude: -87.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 980 200 18.5 17.6 95 0.8 17.9 223 4 293.3 295.6 291.9 330.5 13.06 2 950 469 18.0 16.2 89 1.8 16.8 217 13 295.5 297.7 291.9 330.8 12.30 3 900 931 16.1 14.2 88 1.9 14.8 199 26 298.1 300.1 292.0 331.1 11.36 4 850 1416 13.2 12.1 93 1.0 12.5 195 38 300.0 301.9 291.9 330.8 10.52 5 800 1924 10.1 9.7 97 0.4 9.9 197 49 301.9 303.7 291.7 330.0 9.48 6 750 2458 6.8 6.3 96 0.5 6.5 199 54 304.0 305.5 291.2 328.0 8.01 7 700 3023 3.6 3.1 97 0.5 3.3 205 57 306.4 307.7 290.9 327.2 6.84 8 650 3621 0.4 -0.2 95 0.7 0.1 212 58 309.5 310.6 291.0 327.4 5.80 9 600 4261 -2.3 -3.0 95 0.7 -2.6 217 57 313.5 314.5 291.6 329.7 5.12 10 550 4948 -6.0 -6.7 94 0.8 -6.3 223 60 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.5 4.20 11 500 5688 -10.4 -11.1 94 0.7 -10.6 224 61 320.4 321.0 292.0 331.2 3.28 12 450 6492 -15.2 -15.7 96 0.5 -15.3 229 55 324.2 324.7 292.4 332.6 2.50 13 400 7372 -20.8 -20.9 99 0.1 -20.8 235 53 328.0 328.3 292.9 334.3 1.81 14 350 8345 -27.7 -27.8 100 0.0 -27.8 239 56 331.3 331.6 293.2 335.4 1.11 15 300 9434 -36.2 -36.2 100 -0.0 -36.2 243 53 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.6 0.58 16 250 10671 -46.5 -46.6 99 0.1 -46.5 247 44 337.0 337.0 293.8 337.9 0.23 17 200 12112 -58.7 -58.9 99 0.1 -58.7 251 46 339.7 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.07 18 150 13902 -57.1 -78.8 5 21.7 -57.3 270 54 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.8 0.01 19 100 16425 -64.8 -83.9 6 19.1 -65.0 252 39 402.5 402.5 305.5 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.69 m Freezing level: 641.74 mb = 3726.54 m = 12226.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.55 mb = 3638.77 m = 11938.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.37 % Est. max temperature: 25.86 C = 78.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.40 mb = 304.06 m = 997.56 ft T: 18.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 3.87 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.68 mb = 1202.24 m = 3944.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.27 C = 75.68 F Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lifted Index: 0.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.10 C Showalter Index: 0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.55 C Cross Totals Index: 22.52 C K Index: 35.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.60 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 80.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.65 mb = 868.25 m = 2848.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.65 mb = 1906.77 m = 6255.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 561.65 mb = 4782.17 m = 15689.35 ft B at Equ Level: 79.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 401.65 mb = 7341.67 m = 24086.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.0 at 49.5 knts Storm direction: 242.0 at 37.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 6.9 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 416.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 416.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.44 Bulk Shear: 183.89 m/s