MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F222.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F222.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 222 hour GFS valid 0Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 39.81,-97.39 Latitude: 39.81 Longitude: -97.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 952 449 19.1 16.2 84 2.9 17.2 146 15 296.4 298.6 292.2 331.8 12.27 2 950 469 19.5 16.1 81 3.3 17.2 148 18 296.9 299.1 292.3 332.2 12.21 3 900 934 18.4 14.5 78 3.9 15.8 175 36 300.5 302.6 293.0 334.6 11.64 4 850 1424 15.8 12.7 82 3.1 13.8 195 40 302.7 304.7 293.1 335.1 10.94 5 800 1936 11.8 10.8 93 1.0 11.2 202 41 303.8 305.7 292.9 334.3 10.24 6 750 2474 8.9 6.5 85 2.4 7.5 211 36 306.3 307.8 291.9 330.8 8.10 7 700 3044 6.3 -2.4 54 8.6 2.0 211 38 309.4 310.3 289.9 323.7 4.59 8 650 3646 1.5 -5.9 58 7.5 -1.9 211 43 310.7 311.4 289.6 322.6 3.78 9 600 4285 -3.1 -12.8 47 9.7 -6.8 212 48 312.5 313.0 288.8 320.3 2.39 10 550 4968 -7.7 -20.9 34 13.2 -11.6 210 50 314.9 315.2 288.5 319.4 1.32 11 500 5702 -12.9 -20.9 51 8.0 -15.2 208 54 317.3 317.6 289.4 322.2 1.44 12 450 6498 -17.0 -18.9 85 1.9 -17.6 220 56 321.8 322.2 291.2 328.3 1.91 13 400 7371 -23.2 -27.7 66 4.5 -24.2 208 50 324.8 325.0 291.2 328.3 0.98 14 350 8332 -31.2 -34.9 70 3.7 -31.7 215 55 326.7 326.8 291.3 328.7 0.56 15 300 9404 -40.1 -40.4 97 0.3 -40.1 210 59 328.9 328.9 291.8 330.3 0.38 16 250 10620 -50.4 -50.4 100 0.0 -50.4 210 61 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.7 0.15 17 200 12043 -60.1 -60.5 94 0.4 -60.1 214 63 337.6 337.6 293.8 337.9 0.06 18 150 13817 -62.9 -76.8 14 13.8 -63.1 219 56 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16325 -61.2 -84.1 3 22.9 -61.4 237 39 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.53 m Freezing level: 633.42 mb = 3858.05 m = 12657.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.36 mb = 3347.01 m = 10980.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.34 % Est. max temperature: 26.34 C = 79.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.91 mb = 811.52 m = 2662.42 ft T: 18.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.21 C/km ThetaE index: 15.77 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.16 mb = 1787.63 m = 5864.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.09 C = 78.96 F Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lifted Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.51 C Showalter Index: -4.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.70 C Cross Totals Index: 25.61 C K Index: 32.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 393.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 734.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 68.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.92 mb = 1374.13 m = 4508.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 679.92 mb = 3280.25 m = 10761.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.92 mb = 11437.70 m = 37524.79 ft B at Equ Level: 725.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.92 mb = 13820.55 m = 45342.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.4 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 236.4 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 367.8 neg: -4.3 tot: 363.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.61 Bulk Rich Number: 6.64 Bulk Shear: 110.64 m/s