MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F243.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F243.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 243 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 37.76,-92.38 Latitude: 37.76 Longitude: -92.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 971 325 23.6 15.1 59 8.5 18.0 170 20 299.3 301.4 292.3 332.1 11.22 2 950 510 21.7 14.0 62 7.7 16.7 172 37 299.2 301.1 291.8 330.3 10.64 3 900 976 17.1 12.8 76 4.3 14.4 174 47 299.1 301.0 291.6 329.4 10.36 4 850 1460 12.8 11.0 89 1.7 11.7 179 53 299.5 301.3 291.2 328.2 9.77 5 800 1968 10.7 6.8 77 3.9 8.4 193 54 302.5 304.0 290.5 325.7 7.77 6 750 2506 9.6 0.9 55 8.7 5.0 204 50 307.0 308.0 289.9 323.8 5.47 7 700 3076 6.7 -1.1 58 7.8 2.7 204 46 309.9 310.9 290.5 325.7 5.06 8 650 3680 2.1 -1.8 75 3.9 0.2 202 44 311.4 312.4 291.0 327.6 5.18 9 600 4321 -2.9 -5.4 83 2.5 -4.0 204 44 312.8 313.6 290.6 326.3 4.27 10 550 5005 -7.3 -12.9 64 5.6 -9.4 211 41 315.4 315.9 289.9 323.8 2.57 11 500 5741 -12.2 -17.2 67 4.9 -13.8 211 42 318.1 318.5 290.2 324.8 1.99 12 450 6537 -18.0 -19.9 85 1.9 -18.6 215 44 320.6 320.9 290.7 326.5 1.75 13 400 7407 -24.1 -25.8 86 1.7 -24.5 219 52 323.7 323.9 291.1 327.8 1.17 14 350 8367 -31.4 -33.2 85 1.7 -31.7 216 53 326.4 326.5 291.4 328.8 0.67 15 300 9438 -40.3 -42.2 82 1.9 -40.4 217 53 328.6 328.7 291.6 329.8 0.31 16 250 10652 -50.5 -53.1 74 2.6 -50.6 228 48 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.11 17 200 12070 -61.0 -61.3 97 0.3 -61.0 227 50 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.05 18 150 13835 -62.6 -76.9 13 14.3 -62.7 207 45 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.3 0.01 19 100 16349 -61.1 -84.2 3 23.1 -61.4 238 32 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.78 m Freezing level: 628.57 mb = 3954.64 m = 12974.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.68 mb = 3708.64 m = 12167.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.45 % Est. max temperature: 25.55 C = 78.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 856.96 mb = 1391.17 m = 4564.13 ft T: 13.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.11 C/km ThetaE index: 8.29 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.09 mb = 1750.23 m = 5742.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.52 C = 77.94 F Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lifted Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.41 C Showalter Index: -0.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.99 C Cross Totals Index: 23.28 C K Index: 28.27 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 144.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 138.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.39 mb = 1505.88 m = 4940.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 610.39 mb = 4183.31 m = 13724.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 300.39 mb = 9428.53 m = 30933.13 ft B at Equ Level: 144.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.39 mb = 11747.90 m = 38542.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.5 at 45.1 knts Storm direction: 228.5 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 434.7 neg: -16.3 tot: 418.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 2.59 Bulk Shear: 55.88 m/s