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: 42.82,-94.92 Latitude: 42.82 Longitude: -94.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -26 SFC 952 394 19.4 4.3 37 15.1 11.1 247 19 296.6 297.6 286.3 312.7 5.46 2 950 412 18.8 4.1 38 14.7 10.7 247 21 296.2 297.2 286.1 312.1 5.40 3 900 871 13.8 3.0 48 10.7 8.1 244 32 295.7 296.6 285.8 311.2 5.29 4 850 1349 9.3 2.2 61 7.1 5.6 235 32 295.9 296.8 285.8 311.4 5.27 5 800 1848 5.9 1.0 71 4.9 3.5 216 33 297.4 298.4 286.3 312.7 5.16 6 750 2376 4.0 -1.8 66 5.8 1.3 202 55 300.9 301.7 286.9 314.4 4.48 7 700 2932 -0.2 -4.4 73 4.2 -2.1 202 62 302.2 302.9 286.8 314.2 3.93 8 650 3521 -4.6 -5.0 97 0.4 -4.8 200 65 303.8 304.5 287.5 316.2 4.05 9 600 4148 -7.9 -9.1 91 1.2 -8.4 197 77 307.0 307.6 287.8 317.0 3.21 10 550 4819 -12.4 -12.9 96 0.4 -12.6 193 91 309.4 309.8 287.9 317.6 2.59 11 500 5540 -17.2 -22.4 64 5.2 -18.5 191 99 312.0 312.3 287.5 316.2 1.27 12 450 6328 -19.0 -42.5 11 23.4 -22.2 187 105 319.4 319.4 288.8 320.1 0.20 13 400 7194 -25.4 -43.1 17 17.7 -27.5 187 113 322.0 322.0 289.6 322.7 0.21 14 350 8145 -33.9 -43.2 39 9.3 -34.7 192 110 323.0 323.1 289.9 323.9 0.24 15 300 9205 -41.7 -52.2 31 10.5 -42.3 198 116 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.0 0.10 16 250 10425 -46.8 -62.0 16 15.2 -47.3 186 102 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.7 0.04 17 200 11884 -52.4 -70.5 9 18.1 -52.8 208 92 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 13728 -58.0 -79.1 5 21.0 -58.3 197 80 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.01 19 100 16282 -57.8 -84.5 2 26.6 -58.2 223 34 416.0 416.0 307.2 416.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5566.11 m Freezing level: 702.75 mb = 2901.92 m = 9520.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 731.45 mb = 2577.76 m = 8457.12 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.16 % Est. max temperature: 20.08 C = 68.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 760.07 mb = 2266.55 m = 7436.10 ft T: 4.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 1.49 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 697.36 mb = 2962.45 m = 9719.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.94 C = 76.89 F Cap Strength: 4.07 C Lifted Index: 4.12 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.15 C Showalter Index: 4.21 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.54 C Cross Totals Index: 19.42 C K Index: 24.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 189.08 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10800.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 763.87 mb = 2225.80 m = 7302.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.1 at 66.9 knts Storm direction: 229.1 at 50.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 8.2 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 226.5 neg: -41.9 tot: 184.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.00 Bulk Shear: 360.94 m/s