MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F237.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F237.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 237 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 37.82,-96.89 Latitude: 37.82 Longitude: -96.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 955 420 20.0 16.5 80 3.5 17.7 185 20 297.0 299.2 292.5 333.0 12.45 2 950 469 19.6 16.1 81 3.4 17.3 186 26 297.0 299.3 292.4 332.4 12.23 3 900 932 15.4 15.0 98 0.3 15.1 190 38 297.3 299.5 292.3 332.1 12.02 4 850 1416 13.3 13.3 100 0.0 13.3 207 46 300.1 302.1 292.6 333.3 11.33 5 800 1926 12.4 0.9 45 11.5 6.3 224 43 304.4 305.3 288.7 320.0 5.12 6 750 2465 10.5 -8.2 26 18.7 2.2 216 42 308.0 308.5 287.6 316.6 2.74 7 700 3034 5.9 -9.3 33 15.2 -0.6 215 47 309.0 309.5 287.9 317.5 2.69 8 650 3635 0.8 -9.9 45 10.7 -3.6 212 50 309.9 310.4 288.3 318.7 2.78 9 600 4271 -4.8 -10.7 63 5.9 -7.1 210 52 310.5 311.1 288.6 319.5 2.82 10 550 4948 -10.5 -12.8 83 2.3 -11.3 210 53 311.6 312.1 288.8 320.0 2.59 11 500 5675 -15.8 -16.9 91 1.1 -16.2 210 57 313.8 314.1 288.9 320.4 2.04 12 450 6460 -21.2 -21.4 99 0.2 -21.2 210 62 316.5 316.8 289.3 321.7 1.54 13 400 7319 -27.6 -27.7 99 0.1 -27.6 217 57 319.1 319.3 289.5 322.6 0.98 14 350 8265 -34.4 -34.5 99 0.1 -34.4 224 77 322.4 322.5 290.1 324.5 0.58 15 300 9324 -42.9 -42.9 100 -0.0 -42.9 211 86 324.9 325.0 290.6 326.0 0.29 16 250 10529 -50.7 -57.2 46 6.5 -51.0 214 74 330.6 330.6 292.0 330.9 0.07 17 200 11970 -55.3 -66.0 25 10.8 -55.5 226 87 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.03 18 150 13797 -57.7 -79.4 5 21.7 -57.9 220 39 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16332 -60.4 -84.2 3 23.8 -60.7 260 23 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.94 m Freezing level: 642.86 mb = 3725.90 m = 12223.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.11 mb = 2904.35 m = 9528.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.11 % Est. max temperature: 26.81 C = 80.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.76 mb = 858.52 m = 2816.62 ft T: 16.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.21 C/km ThetaE index: 16.68 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.03 mb = 1102.89 m = 3618.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.29 C = 70.32 F Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lifted Index: -5.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.66 C Showalter Index: -6.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.19 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.12 C Cross Totals Index: 29.07 C K Index: 27.19 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 492.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1243.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 91.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.61 mb = 1039.91 m = 3411.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 673.61 mb = 3345.69 m = 10976.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.61 mb = 10695.99 m = 35091.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1240.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.61 mb = 13646.29 m = 44770.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.3 at 48.4 knts Storm direction: 240.3 at 36.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 297.3 neg: -16.6 tot: 280.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.16 Bulk Rich Number: 17.49 Bulk Shear: 71.08 m/s