MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F249.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F249.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 249 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 42.75,-94.45 Latitude: 42.75 Longitude: -94.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 956 358 20.9 4.9 35 16.0 12.0 239 18 297.9 298.9 287.0 314.7 5.69 2 950 411 20.4 4.5 35 15.9 11.6 239 24 297.9 298.9 286.9 314.4 5.56 3 900 873 15.8 3.4 43 12.4 9.1 237 33 297.8 298.8 286.7 313.9 5.44 4 850 1354 11.5 2.4 54 9.1 6.7 227 36 298.1 299.1 286.7 314.0 5.34 5 800 1858 8.4 1.5 62 7.0 4.8 209 40 300.2 301.1 287.5 316.1 5.33 6 750 2388 4.6 0.2 73 4.4 2.4 200 52 301.6 302.5 287.8 317.2 5.18 7 700 2947 0.7 -2.8 78 3.5 -1.0 204 65 303.2 304.1 287.7 316.8 4.45 8 650 3538 -3.0 -3.4 97 0.4 -3.1 197 70 305.6 306.5 288.6 319.7 4.59 9 600 4169 -6.6 -7.0 97 0.4 -6.8 195 84 308.5 309.2 288.8 320.3 3.78 10 550 4843 -11.0 -11.6 95 0.6 -11.2 193 96 311.1 311.6 288.8 320.2 2.87 11 500 5569 -15.5 -19.4 72 3.9 -16.6 190 98 314.2 314.5 288.6 319.6 1.65 12 450 6360 -18.5 -40.6 12 22.1 -21.8 189 100 319.9 320.0 289.0 320.9 0.25 13 400 7228 -24.5 -42.4 17 17.9 -26.8 188 109 323.1 323.1 290.0 324.0 0.23 14 350 8183 -33.5 -42.3 40 8.9 -34.3 194 106 323.6 323.7 290.2 324.6 0.26 15 300 9245 -42.0 -46.4 62 4.4 -42.2 196 117 326.2 326.3 290.9 327.0 0.20 16 250 10455 -49.6 -58.4 35 8.8 -49.8 190 99 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.6 0.06 17 200 11905 -52.3 -69.6 11 17.3 -52.7 208 96 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.02 18 150 13742 -58.7 -78.6 6 19.9 -58.9 195 81 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.01 19 100 16289 -58.5 -84.5 2 26.0 -58.9 220 39 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5598.09 m Freezing level: 690.74 mb = 3056.27 m = 10027.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.62 mb = 2779.54 m = 9119.12 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.24 % Est. max temperature: 22.92 C = 73.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 752.84 mb = 2357.36 m = 7734.02 ft T: 4.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 0.82 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 685.94 mb = 3108.70 m = 10199.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.84 C = 80.31 F Cap Strength: 3.53 C Lifted Index: 4.37 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.88 C Showalter Index: 4.37 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.93 C Cross Totals Index: 17.84 C K Index: 25.82 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.52 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.16 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9574.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 746.25 mb = 2429.04 m = 7969.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.3 at 68.5 knts Storm direction: 228.3 at 51.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 7.8 tot: 9.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.0 neg: -41.5 tot: 192.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.00 Bulk Shear: 336.19 m/s