MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F246.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F246.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 246 hour GFS valid 18Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 40.39,-94.82 Latitude: 40.39 Longitude: -94.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -7 SFC 963 321 25.7 16.1 55 9.6 19.2 196 26 302.1 304.3 293.7 337.7 12.04 2 950 437 23.2 15.4 61 7.8 18.0 197 39 300.8 302.9 293.0 335.0 11.65 3 900 905 18.1 14.1 78 3.9 15.5 199 50 300.1 302.2 292.6 333.3 11.32 4 850 1392 13.4 12.6 95 0.8 12.9 202 55 300.1 302.1 292.2 331.9 10.84 5 800 1900 10.1 7.4 83 2.7 8.5 213 56 301.9 303.4 290.6 326.0 8.10 6 750 2435 8.2 -3.0 45 11.2 2.8 212 50 305.5 306.3 288.1 318.1 4.09 7 700 3001 5.4 -7.6 38 13.0 -0.3 201 60 308.5 309.1 288.2 318.3 3.08 8 650 3603 1.7 -6.9 53 8.6 -2.1 198 78 310.9 311.5 289.3 321.9 3.49 9 600 4242 -3.3 -10.2 59 6.8 -6.1 197 81 312.3 312.8 289.3 321.7 2.94 10 550 4926 -6.2 -15.5 48 9.3 -9.5 202 80 316.8 317.2 289.9 323.7 2.08 11 500 5667 -10.3 -19.2 48 8.9 -13.1 205 83 320.5 320.8 290.6 326.2 1.68 12 450 6469 -16.3 -28.7 34 12.3 -19.1 207 85 322.7 322.9 290.5 325.5 0.80 13 400 7342 -23.3 -36.7 28 13.3 -25.4 206 82 324.7 324.7 290.6 326.2 0.41 14 350 8302 -32.0 -38.8 51 6.8 -32.8 208 85 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.1 0.38 15 300 9368 -41.7 -41.9 98 0.2 -41.8 214 89 326.5 326.6 291.0 327.7 0.32 16 250 10577 -50.9 -52.4 84 1.5 -51.0 225 97 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.12 17 200 12012 -55.9 -64.9 32 9.0 -56.1 208 96 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.03 18 150 13835 -60.9 -77.7 9 16.9 -61.0 202 41 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.01 19 100 16334 -59.6 -84.2 3 24.7 -59.9 215 49 412.6 412.6 306.9 412.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.07 m Freezing level: 633.11 mb = 3818.98 m = 12529.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.34 mb = 2939.02 m = 9642.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.46 % Est. max temperature: 25.07 C = 77.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 836.39 mb = 1526.86 m = 5009.33 ft T: 12.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 19.57 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.80 mb = 1393.54 m = 4571.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.77 C = 74.79 F Cap Strength: -0.17 C Lifted Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.26 C Showalter Index: -0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.67 C Cross Totals Index: 22.88 C K Index: 23.21 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 706.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.37 mb = 1427.52 m = 4683.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.37 mb = 1477.19 m = 4846.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.37 mb = 11075.42 m = 36336.24 ft B at Equ Level: 693.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.37 mb = 12991.12 m = 42621.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.6 at 67.4 knts Storm direction: 232.6 at 50.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 3.9 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 338.0 neg: -24.0 tot: 314.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.14 Bulk Rich Number: 7.60 Bulk Shear: 92.95 m/s