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: 40.44,-94.77 Latitude: 40.44 Longitude: -94.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 963 323 25.7 16.1 55 9.7 19.2 195 26 302.2 304.4 293.7 337.7 12.03 2 950 437 23.3 15.4 61 7.9 18.0 197 39 300.8 302.9 293.1 335.0 11.65 3 900 905 18.1 14.1 78 4.0 15.5 199 50 300.2 302.2 292.6 333.4 11.33 4 850 1392 13.4 12.6 95 0.8 12.9 202 55 300.1 302.1 292.3 332.0 10.86 5 800 1900 10.1 7.5 84 2.6 8.6 213 56 301.9 303.4 290.6 326.1 8.14 6 750 2435 8.3 -3.1 44 11.4 2.8 212 50 305.6 306.3 288.1 318.1 4.05 7 700 3002 5.6 -7.7 38 13.3 -0.3 201 61 308.6 309.2 288.2 318.3 3.05 8 650 3603 1.7 -6.8 53 8.5 -2.1 198 78 310.9 311.6 289.4 322.1 3.54 9 600 4243 -3.4 -9.7 61 6.4 -6.0 198 81 312.2 312.8 289.3 322.0 3.04 10 550 4927 -6.2 -15.8 47 9.6 -9.6 202 80 316.7 317.1 289.8 323.4 2.03 11 500 5667 -10.4 -18.9 50 8.5 -13.1 205 83 320.4 320.8 290.6 326.2 1.72 12 450 6469 -16.3 -28.6 34 12.3 -19.1 207 84 322.8 322.9 290.5 325.6 0.80 13 400 7343 -23.3 -37.0 27 13.7 -25.4 206 81 324.7 324.8 290.6 326.2 0.40 14 350 8303 -31.9 -39.4 48 7.5 -32.8 208 85 325.7 325.8 290.9 327.0 0.36 15 300 9369 -41.8 -41.9 98 0.2 -41.8 214 88 326.5 326.6 291.0 327.7 0.32 16 250 10578 -51.0 -52.4 85 1.4 -51.0 225 97 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.8 0.12 17 200 12012 -55.9 -64.9 32 9.0 -56.1 208 96 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.03 18 150 13835 -61.0 -77.6 9 16.6 -61.2 200 42 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.01 19 100 16334 -59.5 -84.3 3 24.8 -59.8 215 49 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.14 m Freezing level: 633.17 mb = 3818.56 m = 12527.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.48 mb = 2949.23 m = 9675.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.65 % Est. max temperature: 25.04 C = 77.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 835.69 mb = 1533.92 m = 5032.48 ft T: 12.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 19.64 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.61 mb = 1395.52 m = 4578.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.76 C = 74.77 F Cap Strength: -0.14 C Lifted Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 23.05 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.06 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 711.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.03 mb = 1430.87 m = 4694.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.03 mb = 1480.55 m = 4857.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.03 mb = 11084.99 m = 36367.63 ft B at Equ Level: 698.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.03 mb = 13003.63 m = 42662.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.5 at 67.3 knts Storm direction: 232.5 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): 73.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 342.9 neg: -25.5 tot: 317.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.15 Bulk Rich Number: 7.53 Bulk Shear: 94.48 m/s