MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F252.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F252.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 10.5 day GFS valid 0Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 42.75,-91.70 Latitude: 42.75 Longitude: -91.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 SFC 965 318 19.5 16.1 80 3.4 17.2 207 23 295.6 297.8 291.7 330.1 11.97 2 950 454 18.9 15.1 79 3.7 16.4 209 38 296.3 298.4 291.5 329.4 11.45 3 900 916 15.2 12.8 86 2.3 13.7 212 49 297.1 299.0 290.9 327.3 10.41 4 850 1398 11.7 10.7 94 1.0 11.1 214 56 298.4 300.2 290.7 326.3 9.56 5 800 1904 9.0 7.9 92 1.2 8.3 214 58 300.8 302.3 290.4 325.5 8.36 6 750 2437 6.7 5.2 90 1.5 5.9 207 58 303.9 305.3 290.6 326.2 7.42 7 700 3002 3.7 2.4 92 1.2 3.0 198 61 306.5 307.8 290.7 326.4 6.53 8 650 3600 -0.0 -0.8 94 0.8 -0.4 196 67 309.0 310.0 290.6 326.2 5.56 9 600 4237 -3.9 -4.6 95 0.7 -4.2 197 72 311.6 312.5 290.5 325.9 4.55 10 550 4918 -8.4 -9.0 95 0.6 -8.6 197 74 314.2 314.8 290.4 325.5 3.53 11 500 5651 -13.2 -13.7 96 0.5 -13.4 199 72 317.0 317.5 290.5 325.7 2.66 12 450 6447 -17.8 -18.9 91 1.1 -18.1 196 71 320.9 321.3 291.0 327.4 1.91 13 400 7318 -23.8 -25.0 90 1.2 -24.1 196 74 324.0 324.3 291.3 328.4 1.25 14 350 8278 -31.6 -32.2 94 0.7 -31.7 192 79 326.2 326.3 291.4 328.8 0.73 15 300 9348 -40.5 -40.7 97 0.3 -40.5 192 79 328.3 328.4 291.6 329.7 0.36 16 250 10563 -50.3 -51.8 84 1.5 -50.4 190 69 331.2 331.3 292.2 331.8 0.13 17 200 11984 -58.0 -62.2 59 4.1 -58.1 193 90 340.8 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.04 18 150 13800 -61.5 -77.5 10 16.0 -61.7 203 59 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.01 19 100 16320 -59.9 -84.3 3 24.4 -60.2 229 35 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.12 m Freezing level: 650.09 mb = 3598.76 m = 11806.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.74 mb = 3528.84 m = 11577.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.03 % Est. max temperature: 23.88 C = 74.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.20 mb = 753.94 m = 2473.54 ft T: 16.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 4.56 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.26 mb = 1257.71 m = 4126.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.89 C = 71.39 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -1.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.07 C Showalter Index: -0.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 34.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 88.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.46 mb = 1120.22 m = 3675.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.46 mb = 1562.01 m = 5124.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 773.46 mb = 2182.58 m = 7160.61 ft B at Equ Level: 9.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 283.46 mb = 9726.06 m = 31909.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.9 at 63.1 knts Storm direction: 231.9 at 47.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 3.3 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.1 neg: -48.7 tot: 129.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 1.07 Bulk Shear: 82.68 m/s