MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F018.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F018.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 18 hour GFS valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.99,-85.55 Latitude: 39.99 Longitude: -85.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -7 SFC 965 302 19.4 16.8 85 2.6 17.7 196 22 295.6 297.9 292.2 331.8 12.60 2 950 433 18.7 16.3 86 2.4 17.1 198 36 296.2 298.4 292.2 331.8 12.37 3 900 896 15.3 14.9 97 0.4 15.0 200 47 297.3 299.4 292.2 331.7 11.89 4 850 1380 12.8 12.5 98 0.3 12.6 209 58 299.5 301.5 292.0 331.1 10.78 5 800 1888 10.3 10.0 98 0.3 10.2 213 65 302.1 303.9 291.9 330.9 9.70 6 750 2424 7.6 7.3 98 0.3 7.4 209 68 304.8 306.4 291.9 330.5 8.56 7 700 2990 4.4 4.1 98 0.3 4.2 203 64 307.4 308.8 291.7 329.8 7.36 8 650 3591 0.9 0.7 99 0.1 0.8 198 57 310.0 311.1 291.5 329.2 6.23 9 600 4232 -2.0 -2.4 97 0.4 -2.2 199 54 313.8 314.9 291.9 330.7 5.35 10 550 4919 -6.0 -6.7 95 0.7 -6.3 200 60 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.6 4.23 11 500 5661 -9.9 -10.7 93 0.9 -10.2 204 64 321.0 321.7 292.3 332.2 3.38 12 450 6468 -14.7 -15.2 95 0.6 -14.9 210 61 324.8 325.3 292.7 333.6 2.60 13 400 7350 -20.5 -20.5 100 0.0 -20.5 211 59 328.3 328.7 293.0 334.8 1.86 14 350 8325 -27.5 -27.5 100 0.0 -27.5 213 60 331.6 331.9 293.3 335.8 1.14 15 300 9414 -36.1 -36.1 100 -0.0 -36.1 212 64 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.6 0.58 16 250 10653 -46.1 -46.1 100 -0.0 -46.1 222 70 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.5 0.24 17 200 12101 -53.2 -62.6 31 9.4 -53.4 242 83 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.7 0.04 18 150 13931 -59.2 -78.8 6 19.5 -59.5 250 58 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.01 19 100 16416 -64.2 -84.0 5 19.8 -64.4 241 37 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.07 m Freezing level: 634.38 mb = 3790.88 m = 12437.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.57 mb = 3757.91 m = 12328.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.32 % Est. max temperature: 25.12 C = 77.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.39 mb = 630.41 m = 2068.23 ft T: 17.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 2.62 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.45 mb = 995.83 m = 3267.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.52 C = 70.74 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: 0.56 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.49 C Showalter Index: 0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.63 C Cross Totals Index: 22.35 C K Index: 34.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 52.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.91 mb = 915.71 m = 3004.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.91 mb = 1449.96 m = 4757.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 532.91 mb = 5165.02 m = 16945.41 ft B at Equ Level: 51.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 422.91 mb = 6932.84 m = 22745.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.8 at 58.5 knts Storm direction: 233.8 at 43.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 2.2 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 319.5 neg: -126.6 tot: 193.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.86 Bulk Shear: 60.61 m/s