MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F015.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F015.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.44,-91.70 Latitude: 37.44 Longitude: -91.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 963 363 21.0 18.5 86 2.5 19.3 223 11 297.3 299.9 293.8 338.0 14.05 2 950 481 20.9 17.4 80 3.5 18.5 224 22 298.3 300.8 293.5 336.8 13.23 3 900 947 17.4 15.5 88 1.9 16.1 222 30 299.5 301.7 293.2 335.7 12.38 4 850 1434 14.3 13.3 93 1.1 13.7 217 35 301.2 303.3 292.9 334.6 11.34 5 800 1945 11.5 10.5 94 1.0 10.9 217 37 303.4 305.2 292.6 333.2 10.00 6 750 2482 7.9 6.7 92 1.2 7.2 218 37 305.2 306.7 291.7 330.0 8.25 7 700 3049 4.4 3.5 94 0.9 3.9 214 36 307.4 308.7 291.4 328.9 7.04 8 650 3649 0.8 0.5 97 0.4 0.7 208 39 309.9 311.1 291.4 328.8 6.10 9 600 4290 -2.3 -2.8 97 0.5 -2.6 206 45 313.4 314.4 291.7 329.9 5.21 10 550 4977 -6.1 -6.7 95 0.7 -6.4 209 51 316.9 317.7 291.8 330.4 4.20 11 500 5718 -10.2 -11.0 95 0.7 -10.5 216 55 320.5 321.2 292.1 331.5 3.32 12 450 6523 -15.1 -15.6 96 0.5 -15.3 224 56 324.2 324.7 292.4 332.7 2.52 13 400 7403 -20.7 -20.9 98 0.2 -20.8 237 57 328.1 328.4 292.9 334.3 1.80 14 350 8378 -27.2 -27.6 97 0.4 -27.3 243 58 332.0 332.3 293.3 336.1 1.13 15 300 9469 -35.9 -36.0 99 0.1 -36.0 246 56 334.7 334.9 293.6 336.9 0.59 16 250 10707 -46.4 -46.5 99 0.1 -46.4 235 51 337.1 337.1 293.8 338.0 0.24 17 200 12146 -59.0 -59.1 99 0.1 -59.0 240 64 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.6 0.07 18 150 13950 -59.0 -78.9 6 19.9 -59.2 267 56 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.01 19 100 16430 -67.3 -83.7 8 16.4 -67.4 247 45 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.57 m Freezing level: 636.58 mb = 3821.34 m = 12537.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.69 mb = 3777.36 m = 12392.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.27 % Est. max temperature: 26.39 C = 79.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.77 mb = 675.74 m = 2216.97 ft T: 19.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 9.23 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.72 mb = 1317.37 m = 4322.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.40 C = 75.92 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.98 C Showalter Index: -1.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.51 C K Index: 36.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.26 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 371.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.26 mb = 1126.36 m = 3695.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.26 mb = 1775.41 m = 5824.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 346.26 mb = 8454.06 m = 27736.08 ft B at Equ Level: 370.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.26 mb = 12938.76 m = 42449.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 4.5 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.1 neg: -9.2 tot: 69.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 7.94 Bulk Shear: 46.75 m/s