MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F042.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F042.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 42 hour GFS valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.93,-82.99 Latitude: 42.93 Longitude: -82.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -53 SFC 966 245 19.9 15.1 73 4.9 16.8 178 20 296.0 298.0 291.2 328.3 11.21 2 950 388 19.8 14.4 71 5.4 16.3 181 35 297.2 299.2 291.4 328.9 10.91 3 900 851 16.0 13.3 84 2.7 14.3 186 46 298.0 299.9 291.5 329.1 10.70 4 850 1335 12.4 11.7 96 0.7 12.0 194 56 299.1 301.0 291.5 329.1 10.24 5 800 1842 9.7 9.4 98 0.3 9.5 202 64 301.5 303.2 291.4 328.9 9.28 6 750 2378 7.6 5.7 88 1.9 6.5 200 65 304.9 306.3 291.2 328.0 7.69 7 700 2944 4.5 1.4 80 3.1 2.8 196 66 307.5 308.6 290.6 326.0 6.05 8 650 3544 0.6 -3.4 74 4.1 -1.3 195 68 309.7 310.5 289.9 323.9 4.57 9 600 4183 -2.7 -8.0 67 5.3 -5.0 194 72 313.0 313.6 290.0 324.1 3.49 10 550 4868 -6.4 -7.8 90 1.4 -7.0 194 68 316.5 317.2 291.4 328.9 3.86 11 500 5609 -10.1 -10.8 95 0.7 -10.4 202 67 320.7 321.4 292.2 331.8 3.36 12 450 6415 -14.6 -15.4 93 0.8 -14.9 202 62 324.9 325.4 292.7 333.6 2.57 13 400 7298 -20.4 -20.6 98 0.2 -20.4 199 59 328.5 328.8 293.0 334.9 1.86 14 350 8272 -27.5 -27.8 97 0.3 -27.6 201 63 331.6 331.8 293.2 335.6 1.11 15 300 9361 -36.6 -37.5 92 0.9 -36.7 203 67 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.7 0.51 16 250 10595 -46.7 -46.7 100 -0.0 -46.7 219 82 336.6 336.6 293.7 337.5 0.23 17 200 12043 -54.7 -62.7 37 8.0 -54.9 231 72 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.04 18 150 13862 -59.9 -78.8 7 18.9 -60.2 226 49 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.01 19 100 16373 -63.0 -84.1 4 21.1 -63.3 239 30 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.60 m Freezing level: 640.59 mb = 3663.94 m = 12020.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.96 mb = 3347.35 m = 10981.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.74 % Est. max temperature: 24.61 C = 76.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.72 mb = 863.39 m = 2832.62 ft T: 15.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 5.15 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.37 mb = 1321.40 m = 4335.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.00 C = 73.40 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: 1.58 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.56 C Showalter Index: 1.58 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.51 C Cross Totals Index: 21.85 C K Index: 31.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.54 mb = 1152.39 m = 3780.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 653.54 mb = 3499.62 m = 11481.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 633.54 mb = 3748.55 m = 12298.23 ft B at Equ Level: 7.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 563.54 mb = 4676.69 m = 15343.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.3 at 62.6 knts Storm direction: 226.3 at 47.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 1.1 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 414.6 neg: -28.8 tot: 385.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 128.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 112.08 m/s