MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F012.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F012.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 12 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.13,-98.92 Latitude: 39.13 Longitude: -98.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 1 950 495 SFC 944 551 23.3 2.5 26 20.8 11.9 321 14 301.4 302.3 287.4 316.0 4.85 3 900 961 18.2 0.5 30 17.6 9.0 319 20 300.2 301.0 286.6 313.5 4.42 4 850 1446 13.6 -0.3 38 13.9 6.6 315 19 300.4 301.2 286.6 313.7 4.40 5 800 1953 9.8 -1.5 45 11.3 4.2 304 17 301.6 302.4 286.9 314.6 4.29 6 750 2485 5.9 -3.4 51 9.3 1.5 289 14 303.0 303.7 287.1 315.1 3.97 7 700 3045 1.5 -5.8 58 7.3 -1.7 281 15 304.1 304.8 287.1 315.0 3.53 8 650 3637 -3.6 -7.4 74 3.9 -5.2 274 16 304.9 305.6 287.2 315.4 3.36 9 600 4264 -8.1 -10.7 81 2.6 -9.1 243 17 306.7 307.2 287.3 315.6 2.81 10 550 4934 -12.4 -19.4 55 7.1 -14.4 247 22 309.4 309.7 286.8 314.3 1.49 11 500 5657 -16.6 -21.9 64 5.3 -18.0 277 31 312.8 313.0 287.8 317.2 1.33 12 450 6439 -22.3 -22.8 96 0.5 -22.4 275 31 315.2 315.5 288.6 319.8 1.36 13 400 7294 -28.2 -28.7 95 0.6 -28.3 255 34 318.4 318.5 289.2 321.5 0.89 14 350 8241 -33.1 -34.6 86 1.5 -33.3 220 53 324.1 324.2 290.6 326.2 0.58 15 300 9311 -40.3 -40.3 100 -0.0 -40.4 203 82 328.5 328.6 291.7 329.9 0.38 16 250 10535 -46.0 -61.2 16 15.3 -46.4 236 54 337.7 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.04 17 200 12018 -47.6 -74.0 3 26.5 -48.2 258 62 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.5 0.01 18 150 13878 -57.6 -78.7 5 21.1 -57.9 251 45 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.01 19 100 16388 -64.2 -84.3 5 20.1 -64.4 271 40 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5602.14 m Freezing level: 685.13 mb = 3221.08 m = 10567.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 726.48 mb = 2743.58 m = 9001.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.88 % Est. max temperature: 23.66 C = 74.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 692.74 mb = 3128.46 m = 10263.86 ft T: 0.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 2.49 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 648.83 mb = 3650.88 m = 11977.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.84 C = 80.31 F Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lifted Index: 3.16 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.25 C Showalter Index: 3.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.27 C Cross Totals Index: 16.34 C K Index: 22.64 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 68.99 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10422.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 690.17 mb = 3158.11 m = 10361.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.9 at 20.4 knts Storm direction: 308.9 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.0 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 138.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: -12.0 tot: -10.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: -2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 23.72 m/s