MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F246.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F246.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 246 hour GFS valid 6Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 38.91,-90.63 Latitude: 38.91 Longitude: -90.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 984 174 14.2 12.9 92 1.3 13.4 123 8 288.7 290.4 287.2 315.4 9.53 2 950 472 13.7 12.4 92 1.3 12.9 151 21 291.1 292.8 288.2 318.3 9.58 3 900 928 12.6 11.9 96 0.7 12.1 184 21 294.5 296.2 289.5 322.5 9.76 4 850 1408 11.5 6.7 72 4.8 8.8 202 22 298.2 299.5 288.6 319.4 7.24 5 800 1914 10.8 -0.9 44 11.8 4.9 217 30 302.7 303.5 287.5 316.3 4.47 6 750 2448 6.1 -3.6 50 9.7 1.5 209 31 303.2 303.9 287.1 315.2 3.92 7 700 3008 1.0 -5.1 63 6.2 -1.7 205 32 303.6 304.3 287.1 315.1 3.72 8 650 3598 -3.8 -6.9 79 3.0 -5.1 211 34 304.6 305.3 287.2 315.5 3.51 9 600 4225 -8.5 -10.0 89 1.6 -9.1 220 38 306.3 306.9 287.3 315.6 2.97 10 550 4894 -13.2 -14.9 87 1.7 -13.7 230 41 308.4 308.8 287.2 315.4 2.18 11 500 5612 -18.8 -19.9 90 1.2 -19.1 232 41 310.2 310.5 287.2 315.3 1.57 12 450 6387 -24.8 -26.1 89 1.2 -25.1 238 39 312.0 312.2 287.2 315.4 1.01 13 400 7232 -31.5 -31.7 99 0.2 -31.5 241 34 314.0 314.2 287.5 316.4 0.68 14 350 8163 -37.9 -37.9 100 0.0 -37.9 242 35 317.6 317.7 288.5 319.1 0.42 15 300 9211 -43.2 -46.0 74 2.8 -43.3 251 46 324.5 324.5 290.3 325.3 0.21 16 250 10427 -46.4 -60.5 19 14.2 -46.9 260 72 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.3 0.04 17 200 11903 -48.6 -74.5 3 25.9 -49.1 260 53 355.8 355.8 297.8 355.8 0.01 18 150 13776 -53.5 -80.5 2 27.0 -53.9 248 52 377.8 377.8 301.9 377.9 0.00 19 100 16347 -59.7 -84.1 3 24.5 -60.0 293 29 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5573.87 m Freezing level: 689.43 mb = 3132.43 m = 10276.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 726.48 mb = 2706.16 m = 8878.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.29 % Est. max temperature: 25.07 C = 77.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.03 mb = 339.04 m = 1112.31 ft T: 13.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.60 C/km ThetaE index: 7.44 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 786.43 mb = 2055.58 m = 6743.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.31 C = 82.95 F Cap Strength: 4.68 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.84 C Showalter Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.66 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.24 C Cross Totals Index: 25.42 C K Index: 30.74 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 316.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 215.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.94 mb = 770.59 m = 2528.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.94 mb = 3453.22 m = 11329.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 341.94 mb = 8321.76 m = 27302.02 ft B at Equ Level: 312.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 261.94 mb = 10115.64 m = 33187.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 232.2 neg: -10.8 tot: 221.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 2.76 Bulk Shear: 114.67 m/s