MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F039.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F039.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 39 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.00,-89.27 Latitude: 39.00 Longitude: -89.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 SFC 981 174 17.1 16.4 96 0.6 16.7 173 2 291.9 294.0 290.6 326.1 12.08 2 950 446 16.2 15.1 93 1.1 15.5 221 13 293.6 295.7 290.6 326.2 11.42 3 900 906 14.7 13.2 91 1.5 13.7 222 26 296.7 298.6 291.0 327.5 10.64 4 850 1389 12.3 11.2 93 1.1 11.7 214 30 299.1 300.9 291.2 328.0 9.90 5 800 1896 9.4 9.2 98 0.2 9.3 208 37 301.2 302.9 291.2 328.2 9.16 6 750 2430 6.6 6.5 99 0.1 6.6 203 50 303.8 305.3 291.2 328.2 8.15 7 700 2994 3.6 3.5 100 0.1 3.6 202 59 306.5 307.8 291.1 327.9 7.07 8 650 3593 0.2 0.1 100 0.0 0.1 202 56 309.1 310.3 291.0 327.5 5.95 9 600 4232 -3.2 -3.5 98 0.3 -3.3 203 58 312.4 313.3 291.1 327.9 4.94 10 550 4917 -6.6 -7.0 97 0.4 -6.8 203 63 316.3 317.1 291.6 329.5 4.12 11 500 5657 -10.3 -10.8 96 0.5 -10.5 207 63 320.4 321.1 292.1 331.5 3.35 12 450 6461 -14.9 -15.2 98 0.3 -15.0 209 61 324.5 325.0 292.6 333.4 2.61 13 400 7343 -20.5 -20.5 100 0.0 -20.5 215 56 328.4 328.8 293.0 334.9 1.88 14 350 8318 -27.5 -27.6 100 0.0 -27.5 216 54 331.6 331.9 293.3 335.7 1.14 15 300 9407 -36.2 -37.1 91 0.9 -36.2 212 58 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.4 0.53 16 250 10645 -46.5 -46.5 99 0.1 -46.5 215 74 337.0 337.0 293.8 337.9 0.23 17 200 12103 -51.4 -70.0 9 18.6 -51.8 243 80 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.02 18 150 13940 -59.3 -78.8 6 19.5 -59.5 249 60 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.01 19 100 16432 -66.2 -83.7 7 17.5 -66.3 250 38 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.49 m Freezing level: 647.64 mb = 3623.27 m = 11887.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.02 mb = 3617.43 m = 11868.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.85 % Est. max temperature: 25.07 C = 77.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.68 mb = 253.52 m = 831.75 ft T: 16.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 0.74 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.68 mb = 1175.97 m = 3858.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.22 C = 73.79 F Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lifted Index: 2.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.47 C Showalter Index: 1.84 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.68 C Cross Totals Index: 21.56 C K Index: 33.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6817.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.21 mb = 782.02 m = 2565.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.6 at 48.3 knts Storm direction: 235.6 at 36.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 7.0 tot: 10.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.2 neg: -7.4 tot: 187.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 185.80 m/s