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: 39.98,-97.76 Latitude: 39.98 Longitude: -97.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 950 462 SFC 947 487 19.2 16.2 83 3.0 17.2 149 13 296.9 299.2 292.4 332.6 12.32 3 900 929 19.4 14.2 72 5.2 16.0 180 33 301.5 303.6 293.1 335.2 11.42 4 850 1419 15.9 12.0 78 3.9 13.4 194 36 302.8 304.8 292.7 333.8 10.43 5 800 1931 11.8 9.8 88 2.0 10.6 202 36 303.8 305.5 292.3 332.4 9.58 6 750 2470 8.9 5.9 82 2.9 7.2 212 34 306.2 307.7 291.6 329.8 7.80 7 700 3038 5.6 -1.0 62 6.6 2.2 211 36 308.7 309.7 290.1 324.5 5.09 8 650 3640 1.2 -5.3 62 6.5 -1.8 208 40 310.3 311.1 289.6 322.8 3.96 9 600 4278 -3.4 -10.7 57 7.3 -6.3 209 45 312.2 312.8 289.2 321.3 2.83 10 550 4960 -8.6 -16.0 55 7.3 -11.1 209 50 313.8 314.2 288.9 320.4 2.00 11 500 5691 -13.6 -16.6 78 3.0 -14.6 208 56 316.5 316.9 289.8 323.4 2.09 12 450 6486 -17.4 -18.0 95 0.7 -17.6 216 57 321.4 321.8 291.2 328.3 2.06 13 400 7357 -23.8 -25.7 85 1.8 -24.2 207 51 324.0 324.2 291.2 328.1 1.18 14 350 8316 -31.6 -34.2 77 2.7 -32.0 213 56 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.4 0.60 15 300 9386 -40.3 -40.8 94 0.6 -40.3 209 60 328.6 328.7 291.7 330.0 0.36 16 250 10603 -50.0 -50.7 92 0.7 -50.0 209 66 331.8 331.8 292.4 332.4 0.15 17 200 12027 -60.4 -61.0 93 0.5 -60.4 209 57 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.3 0.05 18 150 13804 -62.2 -77.2 12 14.9 -62.4 219 56 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.01 19 100 16317 -61.3 -84.2 3 22.8 -61.6 236 39 409.2 409.2 306.4 409.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.94 m Freezing level: 636.91 mb = 3806.63 m = 12488.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.22 mb = 3366.70 m = 11045.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.29 % Est. max temperature: 26.07 C = 78.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.88 mb = 872.56 m = 2862.68 ft T: 19.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.24 C/km ThetaE index: 14.80 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.91 mb = 1848.23 m = 6063.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.80 C = 78.44 F Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lifted Index: -4.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.16 C Showalter Index: -4.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.09 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.51 C Cross Totals Index: 25.59 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 394.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 850.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.55 mb = 1513.47 m = 4965.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 715.55 mb = 2856.96 m = 9373.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.55 mb = 11259.54 m = 36940.29 ft B at Equ Level: 846.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.55 mb = 13990.74 m = 45900.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.0 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 236.0 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 286.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 286.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.46 Bulk Rich Number: 9.85 Bulk Shear: 86.42 m/s