MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F027.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F027.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 27 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.98,-87.11 Latitude: 38.98 Longitude: -87.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 SFC 983 165 20.6 16.7 78 3.9 18.0 189 13 295.2 297.4 291.8 330.3 12.24 2 950 462 19.8 15.4 76 4.4 16.9 186 28 297.3 299.4 292.0 331.1 11.67 3 900 926 17.6 13.6 78 4.0 15.0 194 44 299.7 301.7 292.2 331.8 10.98 4 850 1414 14.6 11.8 83 2.8 12.9 203 49 301.4 303.3 292.2 331.8 10.29 5 800 1924 11.1 9.7 91 1.4 10.2 207 51 302.9 304.7 292.0 331.1 9.47 6 750 2460 7.5 6.7 95 0.7 7.1 209 54 304.7 306.2 291.6 329.5 8.26 7 700 3026 4.1 3.9 98 0.3 4.0 213 57 307.1 308.4 291.5 329.1 7.24 8 650 3627 1.2 0.9 98 0.2 1.0 216 58 310.3 311.5 291.7 329.8 6.32 9 600 4268 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.4 215 59 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.1 5.27 10 550 4955 -6.4 -6.9 96 0.5 -6.6 215 62 316.5 317.3 291.7 329.8 4.15 11 500 5694 -11.0 -11.6 95 0.6 -11.2 215 64 319.6 320.3 291.7 330.0 3.15 12 450 6497 -15.1 -15.5 97 0.4 -15.2 225 63 324.3 324.8 292.5 332.9 2.55 13 400 7378 -20.6 -20.6 100 0.0 -20.6 231 64 328.2 328.6 293.0 334.6 1.85 14 350 8352 -27.5 -27.6 100 0.1 -27.5 228 59 331.6 331.9 293.2 335.7 1.13 15 300 9443 -35.7 -36.1 96 0.4 -35.7 229 49 335.1 335.2 293.6 337.3 0.58 16 250 10682 -46.3 -46.3 100 -0.0 -46.3 228 49 337.2 337.3 293.9 338.2 0.24 17 200 12128 -55.5 -60.7 52 5.2 -55.6 244 77 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.1 0.05 18 150 13952 -59.2 -78.8 6 19.6 -59.4 258 46 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.01 19 100 16442 -65.4 -83.9 6 18.5 -65.5 251 28 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.02 m Freezing level: 633.09 mb = 3843.50 m = 12609.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.31 mb = 3809.85 m = 12499.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.76 % Est. max temperature: 27.32 C = 81.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.17 mb = 661.35 m = 2169.75 ft T: 18.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 2.72 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.05 mb = 1644.09 m = 5393.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.50 C = 81.50 F Cap Strength: 2.34 C Lifted Index: -0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.64 C Showalter Index: -0.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.57 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 37.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 69.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.31 mb = 1144.01 m = 3753.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 752.31 mb = 2434.92 m = 7988.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 482.31 mb = 5968.32 m = 19580.86 ft B at Equ Level: 68.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 392.31 mb = 7519.64 m = 24670.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.6 at 53.9 knts Storm direction: 240.6 at 40.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 3.8 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 443.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 443.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 147.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 0.50 Bulk Shear: 139.06 m/s