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: 42.29,-85.69 Latitude: 42.29 Longitude: -85.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -32 SFC 967 252 16.3 15.7 96 0.7 15.9 180 6 292.3 294.3 290.3 325.3 11.65 2 950 405 15.4 14.9 97 0.5 15.1 187 12 292.8 294.9 290.3 325.0 11.31 3 900 862 13.1 13.0 99 0.1 13.1 193 20 295.0 296.9 290.4 325.4 10.54 4 850 1342 11.0 10.9 99 0.1 11.0 196 30 297.7 299.4 290.6 325.9 9.71 5 800 1847 9.1 8.7 97 0.4 8.9 199 41 300.9 302.5 290.9 327.0 8.85 6 750 2381 6.6 6.2 97 0.4 6.3 203 50 303.8 305.2 291.0 327.6 7.95 7 700 2945 3.7 3.4 98 0.3 3.5 202 52 306.6 307.9 291.1 327.9 7.02 8 650 3544 0.4 0.3 99 0.1 0.4 199 54 309.5 310.6 291.2 328.1 6.03 9 600 4184 -2.5 -2.8 98 0.3 -2.6 200 58 313.3 314.3 291.6 329.7 5.21 10 550 4871 -6.0 -6.5 96 0.5 -6.2 205 60 316.9 317.8 291.9 330.7 4.28 11 500 5612 -10.0 -10.5 96 0.5 -10.2 208 61 320.8 321.5 292.3 332.1 3.43 12 450 6417 -15.0 -15.3 98 0.3 -15.1 207 65 324.4 324.9 292.6 333.2 2.60 13 400 7298 -20.8 -20.8 100 0.0 -20.8 209 70 327.9 328.3 292.9 334.3 1.82 14 350 8270 -28.3 -28.3 100 -0.0 -28.3 213 73 330.6 330.8 292.9 334.4 1.06 15 300 9356 -36.9 -38.1 89 1.2 -37.1 212 70 333.3 333.4 293.1 335.1 0.48 16 250 10588 -47.5 -47.5 99 0.1 -47.4 217 77 335.5 335.6 293.4 336.3 0.21 17 200 12031 -55.3 -57.0 81 1.7 -55.4 233 101 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.5 0.09 18 150 13861 -58.1 -79.0 5 20.9 -58.3 239 49 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.0 0.01 19 100 16368 -62.2 -84.4 4 22.2 -62.4 250 35 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.08 m Freezing level: 642.45 mb = 3641.07 m = 11945.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.79 mb = 3621.18 m = 11880.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.74 % Est. max temperature: 23.75 C = 74.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.70 mb = 335.95 m = 1102.17 ft T: 15.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 0.29 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 778.16 m = 2552.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.69 C = 65.64 F Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lifted Index: 3.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.12 C Showalter Index: 3.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.04 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.06 C Cross Totals Index: 20.98 C K Index: 31.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7261.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.53 mb = 745.19 m = 2444.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.1 at 47.9 knts Storm direction: 232.1 at 35.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.4 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 266.1 neg: -4.1 tot: 262.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 164.72 m/s