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: 42.23,-83.33 Latitude: 42.23 Longitude: -83.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 981 216 25.0 13.1 47 11.9 17.3 209 14 299.8 301.6 291.2 328.2 9.69 2 950 496 21.9 11.9 53 10.0 15.6 216 24 299.4 301.1 290.7 326.5 9.24 3 900 962 17.5 11.1 66 6.4 13.5 220 27 299.5 301.2 290.7 326.7 9.23 4 850 1447 13.2 10.2 82 3.0 11.3 224 29 300.0 301.7 290.9 327.1 9.22 5 800 1955 9.7 7.6 87 2.0 8.5 229 33 301.4 302.9 290.5 325.8 8.23 6 750 2490 8.7 -0.7 51 9.4 3.9 241 34 306.0 306.9 289.0 320.9 4.84 7 700 3059 5.7 -0.7 63 6.4 2.4 250 35 308.8 309.7 290.2 324.8 5.18 8 650 3661 1.7 -5.7 58 7.4 -1.7 248 39 310.8 311.6 289.6 323.0 3.84 9 600 4301 -2.7 -11.2 52 8.5 -6.1 247 41 313.0 313.5 289.3 321.7 2.71 10 550 4985 -7.0 -14.5 55 7.5 -9.7 249 44 315.7 316.2 289.7 323.2 2.25 11 500 5721 -12.0 -16.2 71 4.2 -13.4 249 47 318.4 318.8 290.5 325.6 2.16 12 450 6520 -17.2 -20.3 77 3.1 -18.1 250 45 321.6 322.0 291.0 327.4 1.69 13 400 7393 -22.9 -26.1 75 3.1 -23.7 251 46 325.2 325.4 291.5 329.2 1.14 14 350 8356 -30.7 -31.7 90 1.1 -30.8 249 49 327.4 327.6 291.7 330.2 0.77 15 300 9430 -39.7 -39.7 100 0.0 -39.7 248 52 329.4 329.5 292.0 330.9 0.40 16 250 10648 -49.9 -49.9 100 0.0 -50.0 262 71 331.8 331.9 292.4 332.5 0.16 17 200 12073 -57.6 -63.2 49 5.5 -57.8 268 69 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.7 0.04 18 150 13889 -59.0 -78.5 6 19.5 -59.2 247 55 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.01 19 100 16386 -65.4 -83.6 6 18.2 -65.6 265 47 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.19 m Freezing level: 631.03 mb = 3903.50 m = 12806.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.19 mb = 3400.11 m = 11155.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.53 % Est. max temperature: 25.75 C = 78.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 823.43 mb = 1713.23 m = 5620.76 ft T: 11.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 6.19 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 743.36 mb = 2563.50 m = 8410.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.58 C = 88.84 F Cap Strength: 2.61 C Lifted Index: 0.76 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.50 C Showalter Index: 0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.20 C Cross Totals Index: 22.17 C K Index: 28.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5208.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 819.02 mb = 1758.23 m = 5768.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.7 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 271.7 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 177.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 51.40 m/s