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: 43.97,-89.81 Latitude: 43.97 Longitude: -89.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 970 290 22.1 15.1 65 7.0 17.5 167 20 297.8 299.9 291.8 330.3 11.18 2 950 467 20.9 14.7 68 6.2 16.8 172 38 298.4 300.4 291.9 330.8 11.12 3 900 932 16.6 13.8 84 2.7 14.8 176 49 298.6 300.6 292.0 331.0 11.11 4 850 1416 12.6 12.6 100 0.0 12.6 184 56 299.3 301.3 292.0 331.0 10.82 5 800 1924 10.5 10.2 98 0.3 10.3 200 56 302.3 304.1 292.1 331.4 9.82 6 750 2461 8.7 6.6 86 2.2 7.5 203 53 306.0 307.6 291.9 330.7 8.15 7 700 3031 6.4 0.1 64 6.4 3.1 198 58 309.6 310.7 290.7 326.7 5.49 8 650 3635 2.4 -6.6 51 9.0 -1.7 197 63 311.7 312.4 289.7 323.1 3.59 9 600 4275 -3.4 -7.5 73 4.1 -5.2 197 63 312.2 312.9 289.9 323.7 3.62 10 550 4956 -7.9 -19.2 40 11.3 -11.4 198 62 314.8 315.1 288.7 319.8 1.52 11 500 5694 -10.9 -26.8 26 15.9 -14.9 201 61 319.8 319.9 289.6 322.8 0.85 12 450 6494 -16.9 -25.6 47 8.7 -19.1 201 57 321.9 322.1 290.5 325.6 1.06 13 400 7365 -23.8 -25.2 89 1.3 -24.1 195 56 324.0 324.3 291.2 328.3 1.24 14 350 8327 -30.6 -34.0 72 3.4 -31.0 193 59 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.8 0.62 15 300 9402 -39.5 -42.9 70 3.4 -39.8 195 63 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.8 0.29 16 250 10622 -49.3 -51.9 74 2.6 -49.4 180 62 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.13 17 200 12048 -60.0 -61.3 85 1.3 -60.0 194 73 337.8 337.8 293.8 338.0 0.05 18 150 13824 -64.0 -75.6 19 11.6 -64.1 209 56 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.01 19 100 16337 -61.3 -84.2 3 23.0 -61.5 237 31 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.83 m Freezing level: 629.14 mb = 3901.85 m = 12801.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.69 mb = 3415.84 m = 11206.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.06 % Est. max temperature: 25.32 C = 77.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.71 mb = 1173.39 m = 3849.65 ft T: 14.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 8.33 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.86 mb = 1357.98 m = 4455.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.45 C = 74.22 F Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lifted Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.80 C Showalter Index: -0.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.45 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 29.61 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 86.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.94 mb = 1268.54 m = 4161.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 619.94 mb = 4013.51 m = 13167.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 319.94 mb = 8953.29 m = 29373.97 ft B at Equ Level: 143.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 219.94 mb = 11440.63 m = 37534.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.5 at 56.9 knts Storm direction: 225.5 at 42.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 478.0 neg: -0.6 tot: 477.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 159.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 1.49 Bulk Shear: 96.33 m/s