MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F252.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F252.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 10.5 day GFS valid 12Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 38.97,-87.09 Latitude: 38.97 Longitude: -87.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 984 164 14.2 13.7 96 0.6 13.9 135 13 288.7 290.5 287.7 316.8 10.04 2 950 463 14.0 13.6 97 0.4 13.7 157 29 291.4 293.2 288.9 320.7 10.34 3 900 922 16.8 10.0 64 6.8 12.7 185 28 298.9 300.4 290.0 324.0 8.59 4 850 1407 13.6 6.1 61 7.5 9.3 191 28 300.4 301.7 289.0 321.1 6.97 5 800 1915 9.8 2.2 59 7.5 5.8 195 28 301.6 302.6 288.2 318.4 5.62 6 750 2447 5.8 -1.5 59 7.4 2.2 199 29 302.9 303.8 287.7 316.8 4.57 7 700 3008 1.6 -4.2 65 5.8 -1.1 202 29 304.2 305.0 287.6 316.5 3.99 8 650 3599 -3.3 -6.0 82 2.6 -4.5 206 29 305.2 305.9 287.7 316.8 3.77 9 600 4228 -7.3 -9.8 82 2.5 -8.3 222 30 307.7 308.2 287.8 317.2 3.02 10 550 4900 -12.1 -14.2 84 2.1 -12.8 230 32 309.8 310.2 287.8 317.2 2.32 11 500 5622 -17.1 -18.6 88 1.5 -17.6 237 37 312.2 312.5 288.1 318.0 1.76 12 450 6404 -22.7 -24.1 88 1.4 -23.0 233 48 314.7 314.9 288.3 318.8 1.21 13 400 7257 -27.9 -29.5 86 1.6 -28.2 240 49 318.7 318.9 289.2 321.6 0.83 14 350 8205 -34.1 -35.3 89 1.2 -34.3 251 55 322.8 322.9 290.2 324.7 0.54 15 300 9266 -42.6 -42.6 100 -0.0 -42.6 241 70 325.3 325.3 290.7 326.4 0.30 16 250 10473 -49.8 -54.8 56 4.9 -50.0 253 94 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.4 0.09 17 200 11928 -51.8 -70.3 9 18.6 -52.2 260 66 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 13783 -54.1 -80.2 3 26.1 -54.5 245 65 376.9 376.9 301.8 376.9 0.00 19 100 16359 -60.1 -84.2 3 24.1 -60.3 256 37 411.7 411.7 306.7 411.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.64 m Freezing level: 683.91 mb = 3198.16 m = 10492.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.37 mb = 2819.84 m = 9251.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.63 % Est. max temperature: 26.24 C = 79.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.02 mb = 234.17 m = 768.28 ft T: 14.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.15 C/km ThetaE index: 7.56 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 799.71 mb = 1917.70 m = 6291.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.04 C = 80.67 F Cap Strength: 4.86 C Lifted Index: -1.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.57 C Showalter Index: -1.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.23 C K Index: 31.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 379.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 203.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 219.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.36 mb = 1013.76 m = 3325.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 675.36 mb = 3293.91 m = 10806.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 405.36 mb = 7161.08 m = 23494.06 ft B at Equ Level: 202.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 295.36 mb = 9368.88 m = 30737.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.6 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 239.6 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 242.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 242.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 2.42 Bulk Shear: 84.07 m/s