MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F213.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F213.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 213 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 40.84,-94.32 Latitude: 40.84 Longitude: -94.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -16 SFC 958 354 16.7 15.5 92 1.2 15.9 139 16 293.5 295.6 290.7 326.6 11.62 2 950 421 16.4 15.2 93 1.1 15.6 141 23 293.8 295.8 290.7 326.7 11.52 3 900 880 13.7 13.6 100 0.0 13.7 154 37 295.6 297.6 290.9 327.2 10.97 4 850 1361 11.9 11.9 100 0.0 11.9 178 42 298.6 300.5 291.4 328.8 10.35 5 800 1869 10.7 10.6 100 0.1 10.6 193 44 302.5 304.4 292.4 332.4 10.08 6 750 2405 8.1 1.4 63 6.7 4.5 199 41 305.4 306.4 289.5 322.6 5.65 7 700 2972 5.6 -7.5 38 13.0 -0.2 191 40 308.6 309.2 288.2 318.4 3.11 8 650 3572 0.4 -9.2 49 9.5 -3.6 191 41 309.4 310.0 288.3 318.7 2.94 9 600 4208 -4.9 -11.8 58 6.9 -7.5 195 44 310.4 310.9 288.3 318.7 2.57 10 550 4885 -10.7 -12.1 89 1.4 -11.2 202 48 311.4 311.9 288.8 320.1 2.74 11 500 5612 -14.8 -15.5 94 0.7 -15.0 206 53 315.0 315.5 289.5 322.5 2.29 12 450 6400 -21.2 -26.2 64 5.0 -22.3 214 55 316.6 316.8 288.8 320.0 1.00 13 400 7257 -28.3 -32.6 67 4.3 -28.9 222 63 318.2 318.3 288.9 320.4 0.62 14 350 8198 -36.3 -37.7 87 1.4 -36.5 220 68 319.8 319.9 289.2 321.3 0.42 15 300 9249 -44.1 -47.1 72 3.0 -44.2 221 77 323.2 323.3 289.9 323.9 0.18 16 250 10455 -50.1 -58.0 39 7.9 -50.4 226 74 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.06 17 200 11899 -53.2 -71.3 9 18.1 -53.5 253 65 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 13739 -54.9 -79.9 3 25.1 -55.2 240 64 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.00 19 100 16323 -58.4 -84.2 2 25.8 -58.7 263 39 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5628.72 m Freezing level: 646.33 mb = 3619.07 m = 11873.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.26 mb = 2945.89 m = 9664.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.56 % Est. max temperature: 25.04 C = 77.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.31 mb = 508.11 m = 1667.02 ft T: 15.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.70 C/km ThetaE index: 13.97 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 861.49 m = 2826.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.72 C = 65.70 F Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lifted Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.19 C Showalter Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 26.68 C K Index: 25.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 643.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 121.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.42 mb = 866.52 m = 2842.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 636.42 mb = 3740.13 m = 12270.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 276.42 mb = 9790.09 m = 32119.33 ft B at Equ Level: 640.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 196.42 mb = 12014.98 m = 39418.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.9 at 43.7 knts Storm direction: 223.9 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 418.3 neg: -22.6 tot: 395.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.67 Bulk Rich Number: 4.84 Bulk Shear: 132.95 m/s