MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F069.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F069.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 69 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.48,-90.00 Latitude: 42.48 Longitude: -90.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 971 285 20.8 0.6 26 20.2 10.4 186 18 296.4 297.2 284.8 308.6 4.11 2 950 473 18.7 -1.3 26 20.1 8.8 189 30 296.2 296.9 284.2 307.1 3.64 3 900 932 14.1 -2.5 32 16.6 6.2 194 37 296.1 296.7 284.0 306.6 3.53 4 850 1410 9.5 -3.4 40 12.9 3.5 199 41 296.1 296.7 284.0 306.5 3.49 5 800 1908 5.1 -4.2 51 9.3 1.0 209 44 296.5 297.2 284.2 307.0 3.50 6 750 2434 4.9 -4.1 52 8.9 0.8 218 47 301.8 302.5 286.5 313.3 3.77 7 700 2997 4.7 -6.7 43 11.4 -0.4 216 52 307.7 308.3 288.1 318.1 3.30 8 650 3598 1.6 -11.2 38 12.8 -3.6 219 53 310.8 311.3 288.3 318.8 2.50 9 600 4238 -2.0 -17.0 31 15.0 -7.2 219 45 313.8 314.1 288.5 319.4 1.69 10 550 4923 -7.4 -19.2 38 11.8 -11.2 219 45 315.2 315.5 288.8 320.3 1.51 11 500 5656 -13.3 -22.6 46 9.2 -15.9 223 50 316.8 317.0 289.0 321.0 1.25 12 450 6451 -17.9 -38.6 14 20.8 -21.2 232 58 320.8 320.9 289.3 321.9 0.30 13 400 7323 -23.3 -35.0 34 11.6 -25.2 232 61 324.6 324.7 290.7 326.4 0.49 14 350 8285 -30.8 -44.2 26 13.4 -32.1 243 71 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.1 0.22 15 300 9360 -39.4 -48.2 39 8.8 -40.0 253 84 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.16 16 250 10581 -48.9 -55.3 47 6.5 -49.1 257 92 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.08 17 200 12013 -58.6 -62.7 59 4.1 -58.6 260 90 340.0 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.04 18 150 13817 -59.2 -77.9 7 18.8 -59.4 244 67 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.2 0.01 19 100 16333 -63.2 -84.2 4 21.0 -63.4 240 44 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.15 m Freezing level: 627.50 mb = 3886.02 m = 12749.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.66 mb = 2805.04 m = 9202.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.66 % Est. max temperature: 20.72 C = 69.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 718.21 mb = 2787.40 m = 9144.90 ft T: 4.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 2.15 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 536.82 mb = 5109.49 m = 16763.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.86 C = 103.74 F Cap Strength: 11.81 C Lifted Index: 10.90 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.36 C Showalter Index: 11.19 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.74 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.81 C Cross Totals Index: 9.93 C K Index: 7.96 Risk: None Sweat Index: 206.85 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.09 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12632.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 702.09 mb = 2972.78 m = 9753.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.9 at 45.7 knts Storm direction: 244.9 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 309.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 309.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 67.74 m/s