MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F078.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F078.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 78 hour GFS valid 0Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 42.5,-87.9 Latitude: 42.50 Longitude: -87.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 979 218 15.8 3.0 42 12.7 9.2 180 17 290.7 291.5 283.2 304.7 4.86 2 950 473 15.2 0.8 38 14.4 8.0 186 31 292.6 293.3 283.4 305.0 4.26 3 900 927 11.6 -0.3 44 11.9 5.8 196 40 293.5 294.2 283.7 305.7 4.16 4 850 1402 7.9 -0.7 54 8.6 3.8 211 43 294.5 295.2 284.2 307.1 4.28 5 800 1899 4.3 -1.3 67 5.6 1.7 228 40 295.7 296.5 284.8 308.5 4.34 6 750 2420 -0.2 -2.4 85 2.2 -1.2 235 40 296.3 297.1 284.9 309.0 4.27 7 700 2969 -2.1 -4.5 84 2.4 -3.1 227 38 300.1 300.9 286.0 312.0 3.91 8 650 3559 -2.5 -7.9 66 5.4 -4.8 217 45 306.1 306.7 287.5 316.2 3.24 9 600 4191 -5.3 -12.1 59 6.8 -7.9 222 52 310.0 310.5 288.1 318.0 2.51 10 550 4869 -9.3 -14.7 65 5.4 -11.2 228 58 313.0 313.5 288.8 320.3 2.23 11 500 5598 -15.1 -16.8 87 1.7 -15.6 231 63 314.6 315.0 289.2 321.4 2.06 12 450 6385 -21.5 -22.3 93 0.8 -21.7 226 66 316.3 316.5 289.0 321.1 1.42 13 400 7245 -26.5 -31.8 61 5.3 -27.3 224 83 320.6 320.7 289.6 323.0 0.67 14 350 8195 -33.0 -51.1 15 18.1 -34.3 230 87 324.2 324.3 290.2 324.6 0.10 15 300 9263 -40.3 -55.0 19 14.7 -41.0 243 99 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.9 0.07 16 250 10485 -48.0 -60.9 21 13.0 -48.4 251 104 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.04 17 200 11934 -53.1 -68.6 14 15.5 -53.4 247 80 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.02 18 150 13759 -57.5 -78.2 6 20.7 -57.8 232 74 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.01 19 100 16315 -61.2 -84.4 3 23.3 -61.4 238 41 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5561.31 m Freezing level: 752.75 mb = 2391.08 m = 7844.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 771.08 mb = 2195.94 m = 7204.43 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.16 % Est. max temperature: 20.05 C = 68.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 808.03 mb = 1816.78 m = 5960.48 ft T: 4.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.93 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 599.80 mb = 4193.45 m = 13757.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.97 C = 94.95 F Cap Strength: 10.37 C Lifted Index: 10.24 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.38 C Showalter Index: 9.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.43 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.03 C Cross Totals Index: 14.40 C K Index: 19.96 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.43 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12969.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 763.71 mb = 2273.54 m = 7459.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.0 at 47.3 knts Storm direction: 252.0 at 35.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 342.1 neg: -11.9 tot: 330.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 111.68 m/s