MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F150.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F150.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 150 hour GFS valid 18Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 41.48,-93.81 Latitude: 41.48 Longitude: -93.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 178 SFC 987 289 11.9 -3.1 35 15.0 5.3 55 8 286.1 286.7 279.1 295.0 3.08 2 950 603 7.5 -4.5 42 12.0 2.5 55 10 284.8 285.2 278.2 293.0 2.87 3 900 1045 3.2 -5.5 53 8.7 -0.2 54 10 284.8 285.3 278.1 292.9 2.81 4 850 1505 0.8 -11.5 39 12.3 -3.4 52 10 287.0 287.3 277.9 292.5 1.86 5 800 1992 0.8 -19.9 20 20.7 -5.1 34 8 292.1 292.2 279.1 295.1 0.99 6 750 2508 -1.0 -22.4 18 21.5 -6.7 12 8 295.5 295.7 280.6 298.2 0.84 7 700 3056 -3.3 -27.0 14 23.8 -8.9 356 9 298.9 299.0 281.7 300.8 0.60 8 650 3640 -4.2 -46.2 2 42.0 -10.8 332 9 304.3 304.3 283.2 304.6 0.09 9 600 4269 -5.8 -48.0 2 42.3 -12.2 338 9 309.4 309.4 285.2 309.7 0.08 10 550 4945 -10.1 -42.5 5 32.4 -15.2 339 12 312.1 312.2 286.3 312.8 0.17 11 500 5671 -15.6 -45.1 6 29.5 -19.6 320 11 314.0 314.0 286.9 314.5 0.14 12 450 6455 -22.0 -48.7 7 26.7 -24.8 293 9 315.5 315.6 287.4 315.9 0.10 13 400 7310 -28.4 -42.0 26 13.7 -29.8 277 12 318.1 318.2 288.4 319.0 0.24 14 350 8253 -35.4 -42.6 48 7.2 -36.1 270 16 320.9 321.0 289.3 321.9 0.25 15 300 9305 -44.6 -47.6 72 3.0 -44.7 289 25 322.5 322.5 289.7 323.2 0.17 16 250 10498 -54.7 -55.4 91 0.8 -54.6 276 25 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.1 0.08 17 200 11921 -53.6 -71.9 9 18.3 -53.9 254 34 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.01 18 150 13759 -56.9 -79.5 4 22.6 -57.2 264 35 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 19 100 16294 -61.1 -84.6 3 23.5 -61.4 260 27 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5493.06 m Freezing level: 776.44 mb = 2235.20 m = 7333.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 903.98 mb = 1008.75 m = 3309.51 ft Precipitable water: 0.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 18.16 % Est. max temperature: 14.02 C = 57.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 784.96 mb = 2143.67 m = 7032.95 ft T: 0.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.73 C/km ThetaE index: 2.57 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 531.84 mb = 5200.73 m = 17062.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.47 C = 101.24 F Cap Strength: 17.75 C Lifted Index: 18.16 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.20 C Showalter Index: 18.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 20.48 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.40 C Cross Totals Index: 4.08 C K Index: -18.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 30.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16238.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 18.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 785.69 mb = 2136.32 m = 7008.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 358.0 at 9.6 knts Storm direction: 28.0 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 170.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -4.8 tot: -4.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.4 stream: -1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 10.88 m/s