MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F228.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F228.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9.5 day GFS valid 0Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 38.16,-97.44 Latitude: 38.16 Longitude: -97.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 951 440 25.5 13.4 47 12.1 17.6 172 20 302.9 304.8 292.6 333.3 10.21 2 950 452 26.1 13.3 45 12.8 17.7 173 21 303.7 305.6 292.8 333.9 10.15 3 900 927 23.6 11.8 48 11.8 16.0 180 42 305.8 307.6 293.0 335.0 9.70 4 850 1423 20.4 8.2 45 12.2 12.9 194 49 307.5 309.0 292.2 331.9 8.03 5 800 1944 17.7 -1.8 27 19.4 7.5 212 46 310.0 310.8 289.7 323.1 4.19 6 750 2491 13.7 -11.4 16 25.2 2.9 225 47 311.5 311.9 288.2 318.4 2.13 7 700 3066 9.6 -18.9 12 28.4 -0.7 231 46 313.1 313.3 287.8 317.2 1.23 8 650 3677 6.8 -28.9 6 35.7 -3.7 236 37 316.7 316.8 288.3 318.6 0.54 9 600 4328 2.5 -29.9 7 32.4 -6.5 239 32 319.0 319.1 289.0 320.9 0.53 10 550 5024 -2.5 -32.5 8 30.1 -9.9 242 29 321.2 321.3 289.6 322.8 0.45 11 500 5771 -8.1 -28.8 17 20.7 -13.3 244 32 323.2 323.4 290.5 325.8 0.71 12 450 6580 -14.5 -28.2 30 13.7 -17.7 245 36 325.1 325.2 291.2 328.0 0.83 13 400 7459 -21.5 -29.8 47 8.3 -23.2 251 43 327.1 327.2 291.7 330.0 0.81 14 350 8429 -28.7 -35.6 51 7.0 -29.7 251 45 330.1 330.2 292.3 332.0 0.52 15 300 9513 -37.6 -45.4 44 7.8 -38.2 264 43 332.4 332.5 292.6 333.3 0.22 16 250 10740 -48.6 -55.9 42 7.3 -48.8 264 41 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.2 0.08 17 200 12166 -61.0 -63.4 73 2.4 -61.0 277 31 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.04 18 150 13930 -64.0 -74.8 22 10.8 -64.1 275 43 359.7 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.01 19 100 16410 -64.7 -83.7 6 19.0 -64.8 242 36 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.54 m Freezing level: 574.97 mb = 4676.31 m = 15342.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.21 mb = 2944.96 m = 9661.81 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.79 % Est. max temperature: 32.36 C = 90.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 796.78 mb = 1977.83 m = 6488.86 ft T: 17.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 17.78 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 645.51 mb = 3733.22 m = 12247.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.21 C = 102.58 F Cap Strength: 5.28 C Lifted Index: 1.30 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.87 C Showalter Index: 2.30 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.45 C Cross Totals Index: 16.22 C K Index: 8.17 Risk: None Sweat Index: 348.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 559.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 752.85 mb = 2458.41 m = 8065.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 427.85 mb = 6956.55 m = 22823.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 317.85 mb = 9106.71 m = 29877.30 ft B at Equ Level: 36.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 227.85 mb = 11332.91 m = 37181.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.9 at 37.8 knts Storm direction: 253.9 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 525.4 neg: -3.9 tot: 521.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 173.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 101.80 m/s