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: 38.87,-97.07 Latitude: 38.87 Longitude: -97.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 960 389 24.0 4.4 28 19.7 12.9 319 11 300.7 301.7 287.8 317.0 5.45 2 950 480 23.2 2.8 26 20.4 12.0 321 15 300.7 301.6 287.2 315.5 4.92 3 900 946 18.6 1.3 31 17.4 9.5 323 18 300.7 301.6 287.0 314.7 4.65 4 850 1432 14.0 0.5 40 13.5 7.0 324 18 300.8 301.6 287.0 314.8 4.65 5 800 1939 9.3 -0.9 49 10.2 4.2 321 17 301.1 301.9 286.9 314.6 4.48 6 750 2470 5.4 -3.3 53 8.7 1.3 302 16 302.4 303.2 286.9 314.6 3.99 7 700 3029 0.8 -5.0 65 5.8 -1.8 292 17 303.3 304.0 287.1 314.9 3.76 8 650 3619 -4.4 -6.6 85 2.2 -5.3 287 20 304.0 304.7 287.1 315.1 3.59 9 600 4245 -8.5 -8.8 97 0.3 -8.6 276 22 306.3 306.9 287.6 316.5 3.27 10 550 4915 -12.3 -13.6 91 1.2 -12.8 267 26 309.5 309.9 287.8 317.3 2.44 11 500 5636 -17.7 -19.4 87 1.7 -18.2 284 33 311.4 311.7 287.7 316.8 1.64 12 450 6416 -22.2 -22.5 98 0.3 -22.3 280 31 315.3 315.6 288.8 320.0 1.40 13 400 7274 -26.5 -26.6 99 0.1 -26.5 246 31 320.6 320.8 290.0 324.3 1.08 14 350 8233 -30.5 -30.5 100 -0.0 -30.5 191 64 327.6 327.8 291.9 330.7 0.86 15 300 9310 -38.4 -38.4 100 0.0 -38.4 187 84 331.2 331.3 292.5 333.0 0.46 16 250 10546 -43.5 -63.8 9 20.3 -44.3 228 56 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.03 17 200 12031 -48.2 -73.5 4 25.3 -48.8 247 58 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.01 18 150 13880 -59.1 -78.6 6 19.5 -59.3 247 57 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.01 19 100 16386 -64.5 -84.3 5 19.8 -64.6 268 40 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5599.07 m Freezing level: 692.51 mb = 3117.31 m = 10227.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.93 mb = 2700.78 m = 8860.73 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.49 % Est. max temperature: 24.40 C = 75.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 717.25 mb = 2831.63 m = 9290.02 ft T: 2.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 2.26 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 667.68 mb = 3405.40 m = 11172.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.11 C = 80.79 F Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lifted Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.37 C Showalter Index: 1.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 49.89 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.70 C Cross Totals Index: 18.19 C K Index: 26.35 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 91.16 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 0.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9380.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 696.90 mb = 3064.26 m = 10053.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.6 at 21.8 knts Storm direction: 320.6 at 16.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 1.9 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: -2.1 tot: 1.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: -0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 17.89 m/s