MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F036.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F036.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 36 hour GFS valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.71,-82.97 Latitude: 42.71 Longitude: -82.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 SFC 977 215 17.9 15.6 86 2.3 16.4 165 9 293.0 295.0 290.5 325.7 11.48 2 950 455 17.9 14.3 80 3.5 15.6 176 22 295.3 297.3 290.7 326.6 10.88 3 900 919 17.6 12.5 72 5.1 14.3 198 41 299.6 301.4 291.5 329.3 10.14 4 850 1407 15.3 10.0 71 5.3 12.0 205 49 302.2 303.9 291.5 329.3 9.12 5 800 1917 11.2 7.2 76 4.0 8.8 206 48 303.1 304.6 290.8 326.9 7.98 6 750 2453 7.2 4.3 82 2.9 5.6 204 50 304.4 305.7 290.4 325.4 6.97 7 700 3018 3.8 1.4 84 2.4 2.5 200 51 306.7 307.9 290.3 325.2 6.06 8 650 3616 0.1 -1.6 89 1.7 -0.7 193 52 309.1 310.0 290.3 325.3 5.25 9 600 4254 -3.2 -8.3 68 5.1 -5.4 196 54 312.4 313.0 289.8 323.3 3.40 10 550 4938 -7.1 -9.4 84 2.3 -8.1 203 56 315.6 316.3 290.7 326.6 3.41 11 500 5675 -11.7 -13.1 90 1.3 -12.2 209 52 318.8 319.3 291.2 328.0 2.80 12 450 6475 -16.3 -16.7 97 0.4 -16.4 218 49 322.8 323.2 291.9 330.6 2.31 13 400 7352 -21.8 -21.8 100 0.0 -21.8 231 51 326.6 327.0 292.4 332.4 1.67 14 350 8321 -29.1 -29.3 99 0.2 -29.2 236 50 329.5 329.7 292.5 333.0 0.97 15 300 9403 -38.0 -38.0 100 0.0 -38.0 234 51 331.8 331.9 292.7 333.6 0.48 16 250 10629 -48.6 -48.6 100 0.0 -48.6 242 61 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.18 17 200 12064 -54.5 -64.1 29 9.6 -54.7 255 78 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.03 18 150 13892 -60.2 -78.5 7 18.3 -60.4 237 37 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.01 19 100 16390 -62.9 -84.2 4 21.3 -63.1 241 27 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.50 m Freezing level: 648.78 mb = 3631.96 m = 11915.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.31 mb = 3477.12 m = 11407.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.59 % Est. max temperature: 27.45 C = 81.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.33 mb = 506.82 m = 1662.77 ft T: 17.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 4.07 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.98 mb = 1907.09 m = 6256.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.90 C = 82.22 F Cap Strength: 3.71 C Lifted Index: 0.57 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.30 C Showalter Index: -0.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.05 C Cross Totals Index: 21.73 C K Index: 34.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 146.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.57 mb = 1202.42 m = 3944.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 665.57 mb = 3425.15 m = 11237.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 615.57 mb = 4049.91 m = 13286.95 ft B at Equ Level: 27.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 485.57 mb = 5897.10 m = 19347.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.5 at 48.3 knts Storm direction: 231.5 at 36.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 1.3 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 314.9 neg: -26.4 tot: 288.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 114.50 m/s