MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F240.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F240.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 10 day GFS valid 18Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 36.51,-96.22 Latitude: 36.51 Longitude: -96.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 975 255 21.0 17.6 81 3.4 18.7 193 23 296.2 298.6 292.7 333.9 13.06 2 950 481 19.8 16.5 82 3.2 17.6 194 38 297.2 299.5 292.7 333.6 12.56 3 900 945 16.3 14.9 92 1.4 15.4 200 44 298.3 300.4 292.5 332.9 11.91 4 850 1430 13.6 12.4 93 1.1 12.9 213 45 300.4 302.3 292.2 331.9 10.73 5 800 1939 10.4 9.4 93 1.0 9.8 219 43 302.3 304.0 291.7 329.9 9.30 6 750 2475 8.0 5.2 82 2.8 6.4 215 43 305.3 306.7 291.0 327.7 7.42 7 700 3042 4.7 3.0 89 1.7 3.7 207 45 307.7 308.9 291.3 328.4 6.79 8 650 3643 0.9 0.0 94 0.8 0.4 205 51 309.9 311.0 291.2 328.2 5.90 9 600 4281 -4.2 -4.6 97 0.4 -4.4 206 55 311.3 312.1 290.5 325.6 4.54 10 550 4961 -8.9 -10.4 89 1.5 -9.5 206 58 313.5 314.1 289.9 323.6 3.14 11 500 5692 -14.1 -15.5 89 1.4 -14.5 210 61 315.9 316.3 289.8 323.5 2.30 12 450 6483 -19.7 -20.1 97 0.4 -19.8 216 63 318.4 318.8 290.0 324.2 1.72 13 400 7346 -25.8 -25.9 99 0.1 -25.8 225 72 321.4 321.6 290.4 325.4 1.16 14 350 8298 -33.1 -33.1 100 -0.0 -33.1 224 83 324.1 324.2 290.7 326.5 0.67 15 300 9361 -41.9 -41.9 100 0.0 -41.9 220 84 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.5 0.32 16 250 10571 -50.0 -51.2 87 1.2 -50.0 224 78 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.3 0.14 17 200 12005 -54.3 -66.5 21 12.2 -54.5 231 65 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.02 18 150 13833 -59.2 -79.0 6 19.8 -59.5 231 35 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.01 19 100 16358 -61.0 -84.2 3 23.1 -61.3 248 27 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.84 m Freezing level: 641.54 mb = 3750.74 m = 12305.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.53 mb = 3697.83 m = 12131.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.25 % Est. max temperature: 25.98 C = 78.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.84 mb = 683.22 m = 2241.51 ft T: 18.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.07 C/km ThetaE index: 6.19 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.46 mb = 1208.47 m = 3964.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.11 C = 75.40 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -4.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.79 C Showalter Index: -3.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.63 C Cross Totals Index: 26.49 C K Index: 38.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1040.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.49 mb = 1006.27 m = 3301.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.49 mb = 1645.18 m = 5397.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.49 mb = 10874.12 m = 35675.81 ft B at Equ Level: 1023.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.49 mb = 13483.27 m = 44235.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.2 at 49.9 knts Storm direction: 238.2 at 37.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.2 neg: -12.9 tot: 200.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.34 Bulk Rich Number: 26.28 Bulk Shear: 39.60 m/s