MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F222.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F222.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 222 hour GFS valid 0Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 36.96,-93.68 Latitude: 36.96 Longitude: -93.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 961 388 18.9 17.5 92 1.4 17.9 193 15 295.4 297.8 292.6 333.3 13.20 2 950 484 19.2 17.2 88 2.0 17.9 193 24 296.7 299.1 292.9 334.5 13.10 3 900 948 17.0 15.5 91 1.5 16.0 208 37 299.0 301.3 293.2 335.3 12.43 4 850 1437 16.3 11.3 72 5.0 13.1 235 45 303.2 305.0 292.4 332.7 9.93 5 800 1950 12.2 7.7 74 4.5 9.5 242 44 304.1 305.6 291.4 328.9 8.26 6 750 2487 8.3 3.4 71 5.0 5.6 247 42 305.6 306.9 290.4 325.4 6.50 7 700 3054 4.8 -1.1 66 5.9 1.8 249 45 307.8 308.8 289.8 323.4 5.05 8 650 3655 1.5 -5.4 60 6.9 -1.7 247 49 310.6 311.4 289.7 323.0 3.93 9 600 4295 -2.5 -11.0 52 8.4 -5.9 243 47 313.2 313.7 289.4 322.1 2.76 10 550 4979 -7.3 -13.8 60 6.5 -9.6 243 48 315.5 315.9 289.8 323.3 2.40 11 500 5715 -12.3 -16.1 73 3.9 -13.6 251 58 318.1 318.5 290.3 325.3 2.17 12 450 6511 -18.0 -20.4 82 2.3 -18.7 254 66 320.6 320.9 290.6 326.3 1.68 13 400 7381 -24.2 -29.1 64 4.9 -25.2 255 66 323.5 323.7 290.7 326.6 0.86 14 350 8339 -31.8 -34.8 75 3.0 -32.3 262 64 325.8 325.9 291.1 327.9 0.57 15 300 9409 -40.0 -43.4 70 3.4 -40.2 273 89 329.0 329.1 291.7 330.1 0.27 16 250 10627 -50.1 -52.8 73 2.7 -50.2 275 94 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.11 17 200 12055 -55.1 -68.0 19 12.8 -55.4 277 78 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.02 18 150 13879 -57.9 -78.9 5 21.0 -58.2 278 69 370.3 370.3 300.7 370.4 0.01 19 100 16408 -63.8 -83.8 5 20.0 -63.9 296 55 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.23 m Freezing level: 631.57 mb = 3890.71 m = 12764.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.31 mb = 3356.98 m = 11013.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.37 % Est. max temperature: 27.30 C = 81.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.15 mb = 564.16 m = 1850.88 ft T: 18.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.41 C/km ThetaE index: 13.22 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.09 mb = 1729.38 m = 5673.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.10 C = 80.79 F Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lifted Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.13 C Showalter Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.53 C Cross Totals Index: 23.55 C K Index: 33.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 861.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.92 mb = 1131.18 m = 3711.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.92 mb = 2421.76 m = 7945.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.92 mb = 10997.65 m = 36081.09 ft B at Equ Level: 852.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.92 mb = 13239.74 m = 43436.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.7 at 46.7 knts Storm direction: 272.7 at 35.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 437.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 437.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 145.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.25 Bulk Rich Number: 6.13 Bulk Shear: 140.58 m/s