MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F372.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F372.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15.5 day GFS valid 18Z SUN 2 NOV 25 Station: 41.8,-86.51 Latitude: 41.80 Longitude: -86.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 145 SFC 993 205 2.0 0.9 92 1.1 1.5 1 8 275.8 276.5 275.1 287.0 4.11 2 950 556 -1.5 -2.1 96 0.5 -1.7 1 12 275.6 276.2 274.0 285.1 3.45 3 900 985 -4.5 -5.1 96 0.5 -4.7 355 15 276.9 277.3 274.0 284.9 2.91 4 850 1432 -7.4 -7.9 96 0.5 -7.5 347 18 278.4 278.9 274.2 285.4 2.48 5 800 1902 -10.3 -10.7 97 0.4 -10.4 338 23 280.2 280.6 274.7 286.2 2.11 6 750 2396 -13.6 -13.9 98 0.3 -13.6 333 28 281.8 282.1 275.0 286.9 1.74 7 700 2916 -17.4 -17.6 99 0.1 -17.5 336 32 283.2 283.4 275.2 287.2 1.37 8 650 3466 -22.1 -22.2 99 0.1 -22.1 340 32 284.0 284.2 275.1 287.0 0.99 9 600 4049 -26.5 -28.1 86 1.6 -26.7 328 30 285.4 285.6 275.3 287.4 0.63 10 550 4675 -28.8 -36.8 46 8.0 -29.6 333 35 289.9 289.9 277.1 290.9 0.30 11 500 5351 -32.8 -40.0 48 7.3 -33.3 337 33 293.1 293.1 278.6 293.9 0.23 12 450 6085 -37.7 -46.7 38 9.0 -38.2 333 34 295.9 295.9 279.7 296.3 0.13 13 400 6889 -41.8 -60.5 11 18.7 -42.3 334 47 300.7 300.7 281.7 300.8 0.03 14 350 7786 -45.3 -62.4 13 17.1 -45.7 335 61 307.7 307.7 284.5 307.8 0.02 15 300 8808 -47.4 -65.1 11 17.7 -47.7 336 66 318.6 318.6 288.3 318.7 0.02 16 250 10017 -45.7 -72.7 3 27.0 -46.3 333 66 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.1 0.01 17 200 11500 -46.8 -77.3 2 30.5 -47.5 328 59 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.01 18 150 13400 -48.5 -78.5 2 30.0 -49.3 305 50 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.01 19 100 16043 -53.0 -82.0 2 28.9 -53.7 303 37 425.3 425.3 308.3 425.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5205.64 m Freezing level: 968.29 mb = 405.57 m = 1330.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 972.57 mb = 368.34 m = 1208.45 ft Precipitable water: 0.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.63 % Est. max temperature: 4.96 C = 40.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.15 mb = 347.15 m = 1138.92 ft T: 0.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 2.03 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.40 mb = 696.03 m = 2283.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 2.30 C = 36.13 F Cap Strength: 4.84 C Lifted Index: 6.94 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.29 C Showalter Index: 6.94 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 50.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.41 C Cross Totals Index: 24.89 C K Index: 17.42 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 96.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.64 mb = 702.49 m = 2304.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 927.64 mb = 745.06 m = 2444.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 877.64 mb = 1181.69 m = 3876.89 ft B at Equ Level: 6.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 807.64 mb = 1828.27 m = 5998.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 336.9 at 27.4 knts Storm direction: 6.9 at 20.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 52.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 52.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 43.98 m/s