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: 37.89,-95.79 Latitude: 37.89 Longitude: -95.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -0 SFC 963 321 22.8 18.5 77 4.3 19.8 185 24 299.2 301.7 294.3 340.1 14.04 2 950 443 21.7 17.8 78 3.9 19.0 187 35 299.2 301.7 294.0 338.8 13.59 3 900 910 17.5 16.3 93 1.2 16.7 192 45 299.6 302.0 293.8 337.8 13.08 4 850 1397 14.4 14.2 99 0.2 14.3 202 49 301.2 303.4 293.5 336.8 12.09 5 800 1909 15.0 -2.2 31 17.1 6.3 224 55 307.1 307.9 288.6 319.7 4.08 6 750 2452 11.6 -6.4 28 18.0 3.2 223 55 309.1 309.7 288.5 319.1 3.15 7 700 3023 7.1 -10.7 27 17.9 -0.3 222 52 310.4 310.9 288.1 318.2 2.41 8 650 3627 2.7 -13.3 30 16.0 -3.5 222 50 312.0 312.4 288.4 318.9 2.11 9 600 4269 -2.2 -13.8 40 11.7 -6.5 223 50 313.6 314.0 289.0 320.8 2.18 10 550 4954 -7.0 -14.6 55 7.6 -9.7 226 55 315.8 316.2 289.7 323.2 2.25 11 500 5689 -12.8 -18.4 63 5.6 -14.5 231 57 317.4 317.8 289.8 323.4 1.79 12 450 6484 -18.5 -29.1 39 10.5 -20.7 236 63 320.0 320.1 289.6 322.7 0.77 13 400 7350 -25.4 -33.2 48 7.8 -26.6 230 67 322.0 322.1 290.0 324.1 0.58 14 350 8304 -33.1 -36.7 70 3.6 -33.6 238 80 324.1 324.2 290.5 325.8 0.47 15 300 9368 -41.5 -42.2 93 0.7 -41.6 241 89 326.9 326.9 291.2 328.1 0.31 16 250 10580 -50.3 -52.4 78 2.1 -50.4 240 105 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.8 0.12 17 200 12009 -56.2 -65.5 30 9.3 -56.4 251 91 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.8 0.03 18 150 13836 -57.0 -79.0 5 22.0 -57.3 261 52 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.01 19 100 16390 -61.9 -83.9 4 22.0 -62.1 268 41 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.43 m Freezing level: 622.23 mb = 3983.52 m = 13069.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.72 mb = 2967.73 m = 9736.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.08 % Est. max temperature: 29.08 C = 84.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.10 mb = 870.39 m = 2855.56 ft T: 17.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.48 C/km ThetaE index: 21.93 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.00 mb = 1149.75 m = 3772.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.07 C = 75.32 F Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lifted Index: -5.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.04 C Showalter Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.18 C Cross Totals Index: 27.01 C K Index: 23.54 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 515.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1548.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.54 mb = 1057.28 m = 3468.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.54 mb = 1301.65 m = 4270.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 839.54 mb = 1501.45 m = 4925.97 ft B at Equ Level: 5.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 819.54 mb = 1705.27 m = 5594.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 51.7 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 456.3 neg: -33.3 tot: 423.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 141.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.42 Bulk Rich Number: 14.72 Bulk Shear: 105.18 m/s