MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F210.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F210.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 210 hour GFS valid 18Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 37.62,-96.11 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -96.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -3 SFC 961 338 25.2 18.2 65 7.0 20.3 190 24 301.7 304.2 294.9 342.3 13.79 2 950 441 23.7 17.3 68 6.3 19.3 192 34 301.2 303.6 294.3 340.1 13.21 3 900 911 18.9 15.8 82 3.1 16.8 197 44 301.0 303.3 293.9 338.0 12.61 4 850 1399 14.7 13.5 93 1.2 13.9 203 48 301.5 303.6 293.2 335.4 11.49 5 800 1911 14.4 -2.1 32 16.5 6.1 225 55 306.5 307.2 288.5 319.1 4.10 6 750 2453 11.6 -9.3 22 20.8 2.4 225 53 309.1 309.6 287.8 317.2 2.52 7 700 3024 7.3 -11.2 25 18.5 -0.4 225 51 310.6 311.0 288.1 318.1 2.32 8 650 3629 2.8 -12.4 32 15.1 -3.3 225 50 312.1 312.5 288.6 319.5 2.28 9 600 4271 -1.9 -13.6 40 11.7 -6.3 225 51 314.0 314.4 289.1 321.2 2.23 10 550 4956 -6.9 -14.1 57 7.1 -9.5 229 55 315.9 316.3 289.9 323.6 2.34 11 500 5692 -12.7 -19.6 56 6.9 -14.7 233 58 317.6 317.9 289.7 323.0 1.61 12 450 6486 -18.4 -29.4 38 11.0 -20.7 237 66 320.1 320.2 289.6 322.7 0.75 13 400 7353 -25.3 -33.1 48 7.8 -26.6 233 70 322.1 322.2 290.0 324.2 0.59 14 350 8307 -33.1 -37.2 66 4.1 -33.6 240 82 324.1 324.2 290.5 325.8 0.45 15 300 9371 -41.4 -42.8 86 1.4 -41.5 241 91 327.0 327.0 291.2 328.1 0.29 16 250 10584 -50.3 -52.8 74 2.5 -50.4 240 106 331.3 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.11 17 200 12012 -56.3 -65.6 30 9.3 -56.4 251 93 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.03 18 150 13841 -56.5 -79.2 4 22.7 -56.8 264 55 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.01 19 100 16397 -62.1 -83.9 4 21.8 -62.3 267 41 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.96 m Freezing level: 620.15 mb = 4011.93 m = 13162.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.09 mb = 2941.02 m = 9648.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.33 % Est. max temperature: 28.73 C = 83.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.08 mb = 1219.10 m = 3999.61 ft T: 16.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.51 C/km ThetaE index: 25.16 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.49 mb = 1353.91 m = 4441.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.94 C = 76.88 F Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lifted Index: -5.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.13 C Showalter Index: -3.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.35 C Cross Totals Index: 26.15 C K Index: 22.31 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 492.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1572.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.32 mb = 1315.72 m = 4316.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 693.32 mb = 3102.65 m = 10179.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.32 mb = 11599.40 m = 38055.31 ft B at Equ Level: 1555.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.32 mb = 14584.33 m = 47848.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.0 at 51.7 knts Storm direction: 253.0 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 413.5 neg: -23.2 tot: 390.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 130.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.06 Bulk Rich Number: 16.34 Bulk Shear: 96.23 m/s