MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F030.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F030.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 30 hour GFS valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.55,-90.64 Latitude: 38.55 Longitude: -90.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 17 SFC 981 183 18.4 17.7 96 0.7 17.9 284 8 293.1 295.5 291.8 330.3 13.06 2 950 457 16.7 15.9 95 0.7 16.2 290 19 294.1 296.3 291.3 328.6 12.08 3 900 917 14.3 13.1 93 1.2 13.6 288 26 296.3 298.2 290.9 327.0 10.62 4 850 1398 12.1 10.7 91 1.4 11.3 275 29 298.9 300.6 290.8 326.8 9.56 5 800 1906 10.0 8.4 90 1.6 9.0 261 31 301.8 303.4 291.0 327.6 8.69 6 750 2441 7.2 5.6 90 1.6 6.2 250 35 304.3 305.7 290.9 327.2 7.61 7 700 3005 3.1 2.5 96 0.6 2.8 246 36 305.9 307.1 290.5 325.9 6.57 8 650 3604 0.9 0.2 95 0.7 0.5 236 38 310.0 311.1 291.3 328.5 5.97 9 600 4246 -1.7 -2.4 95 0.7 -2.0 223 41 314.2 315.2 292.0 331.1 5.35 10 550 4935 -5.2 -5.9 95 0.7 -5.5 214 45 317.9 318.7 292.3 332.3 4.47 11 500 5678 -9.4 -10.0 95 0.6 -9.7 211 49 321.5 322.2 292.6 333.3 3.57 12 450 6485 -14.3 -14.7 97 0.4 -14.5 212 47 325.3 325.8 292.9 334.5 2.72 13 400 7368 -20.1 -20.1 100 0.0 -20.1 215 45 328.9 329.3 293.2 335.7 1.94 14 350 8345 -26.6 -26.9 98 0.2 -26.7 216 45 332.9 333.1 293.6 337.2 1.21 15 300 9439 -34.8 -35.4 94 0.7 -34.9 219 47 336.3 336.5 294.0 338.7 0.62 16 250 10684 -45.3 -46.3 90 0.9 -45.4 217 57 338.7 338.7 294.2 339.6 0.24 17 200 12132 -56.7 -58.8 77 2.1 -56.8 225 62 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.3 0.07 18 150 13932 -61.1 -77.3 10 16.2 -61.3 260 59 364.8 364.8 299.7 364.9 0.01 19 100 16435 -66.1 -83.7 7 17.7 -66.2 258 44 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.86 m Freezing level: 632.48 mb = 3828.84 m = 12561.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.31 mb = 3724.50 m = 12219.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.51 % Est. max temperature: 25.17 C = 77.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.66 mb = 272.58 m = 894.29 ft T: 17.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.69 C/km ThetaE index: 3.45 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.56 mb = 901.79 m = 2958.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.44 C = 70.59 F Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lifted Index: 2.68 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.55 C Showalter Index: 3.35 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.72 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.57 C Cross Totals Index: 20.15 C K Index: 31.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.74 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.21 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.42 mb = 753.49 m = 2472.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 722.42 mb = 2747.27 m = 9013.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 672.42 mb = 3330.02 m = 10925.13 ft B at Equ Level: 20.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 612.42 mb = 4081.53 m = 13390.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.4 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 266.4 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -74.4 tot: -74.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -24.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: -4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 115.17 m/s