MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F072.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F072.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 day GFS valid 0Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 41.53,-96.30 Latitude: 41.53 Longitude: -96.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 968 361 15.4 -1.7 31 17.1 7.3 307 15 291.2 291.8 281.9 301.4 3.48 2 950 519 15.1 -2.3 30 17.5 6.9 308 27 292.6 293.2 282.4 302.5 3.38 3 900 973 11.1 -3.5 36 14.6 4.5 308 35 292.9 293.5 282.4 302.6 3.27 4 850 1446 6.5 -4.8 44 11.3 1.6 307 40 292.9 293.5 282.3 302.3 3.15 5 800 1939 1.8 -6.4 55 8.1 -1.6 305 42 293.0 293.6 282.1 301.8 2.96 6 750 2455 -2.2 -10.7 52 8.5 -5.3 308 42 294.1 294.5 281.7 300.9 2.25 7 700 3000 -5.6 -17.6 38 12.0 -9.1 314 41 296.3 296.5 281.5 300.5 1.37 8 650 3576 -9.9 -21.6 38 11.7 -12.9 315 41 297.7 297.9 281.8 301.1 1.04 9 600 4187 -14.3 -28.3 29 14.1 -17.0 299 44 299.6 299.7 282.0 301.7 0.62 10 550 4841 -19.1 -32.8 29 13.7 -21.2 285 45 301.4 301.5 282.5 302.9 0.44 11 500 5541 -24.9 -35.9 35 11.0 -26.3 277 50 302.6 302.7 283.0 303.9 0.36 12 450 6304 -26.2 -53.2 6 27.1 -28.2 271 63 310.4 310.4 285.5 310.6 0.06 13 400 7151 -28.7 -58.8 4 30.1 -30.6 264 84 317.6 317.7 288.0 317.8 0.03 14 350 8099 -33.5 -54.1 11 20.6 -34.8 262 106 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.9 0.07 15 300 9167 -38.9 -61.5 7 22.6 -39.9 260 108 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.6 0.03 16 250 10400 -44.9 -66.7 7 21.7 -45.6 259 116 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.3 0.02 17 200 11875 -49.5 -73.9 4 24.4 -50.0 264 100 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 13727 -53.7 -80.6 2 26.9 -54.1 271 74 377.5 377.5 301.9 377.6 0.00 19 100 16310 -59.7 -84.5 3 24.8 -60.0 252 55 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5457.09 m Freezing level: 778.04 mb = 2165.63 m = 7105.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 824.69 mb = 1691.87 m = 5550.70 ft Precipitable water: 0.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.26 % Est. max temperature: 17.13 C = 62.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 747.76 mb = 2478.74 m = 8132.26 ft T: -2.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.60 C/km ThetaE index: 2.07 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 683.59 mb = 3183.85 m = 10445.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.83 C = 69.50 F Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lifted Index: 2.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.45 C Showalter Index: 2.48 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.41 C Cross Totals Index: 20.14 C K Index: 14.61 Risk: None Sweat Index: 180.74 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13451.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 724.59 mb = 2727.10 m = 8947.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.3 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 326.3 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 87.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 42.50 m/s