MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F216.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F216.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 day GFS valid 0Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 41.54,-95.16 Latitude: 41.54 Longitude: -95.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -59 1 950 379 SFC 949 388 16.5 15.3 92 1.2 15.7 147 12 294.0 296.1 290.9 327.1 11.57 3 900 839 14.7 13.3 91 1.5 13.8 175 29 296.7 298.6 291.0 327.7 10.70 4 850 1322 12.8 8.3 74 4.4 10.2 203 37 299.5 301.0 289.8 323.4 8.12 5 800 1828 9.0 4.5 73 4.6 6.5 214 39 300.8 302.0 288.9 320.4 6.60 6 750 2360 6.1 -1.5 58 7.6 2.4 213 37 303.2 304.0 287.8 317.1 4.56 7 700 2922 3.1 -8.9 41 11.9 -1.9 208 34 305.9 306.4 286.9 314.6 2.79 8 650 3518 -1.4 -13.8 38 12.4 -5.9 202 34 307.4 307.8 286.7 313.9 2.02 9 600 4149 -7.0 -14.6 55 7.5 -9.6 201 37 308.0 308.4 286.9 314.6 2.06 10 550 4820 -12.8 -14.2 89 1.4 -13.2 203 48 308.9 309.4 287.5 316.4 2.32 11 500 5539 -18.5 -21.3 78 2.8 -19.2 203 56 310.5 310.7 287.1 315.1 1.39 12 450 6316 -24.0 -36.8 30 12.8 -25.8 184 47 313.1 313.1 286.9 314.3 0.36 13 400 7164 -29.6 -50.8 11 21.1 -31.3 178 38 316.5 316.5 287.7 316.8 0.09 14 350 8106 -35.0 -56.3 10 21.3 -36.1 182 47 321.6 321.6 289.3 321.8 0.05 15 300 9166 -41.3 -58.8 13 17.4 -42.1 180 48 327.1 327.1 290.9 327.3 0.05 16 250 10387 -47.2 -65.3 11 18.0 -47.7 192 39 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.0 0.02 17 200 11847 -51.7 -73.1 6 21.4 -52.1 225 35 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13701 -53.0 -80.6 2 27.6 -53.4 232 58 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.8 0.00 19 100 16305 -56.7 -84.3 2 27.6 -57.1 249 42 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.35 m Freezing level: 665.66 mb = 3331.11 m = 10928.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.37 mb = 2665.84 m = 8746.10 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.51 % Est. max temperature: 23.21 C = 73.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.72 mb = 544.00 m = 1784.75 ft T: 15.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.24 C/km ThetaE index: 13.80 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.86 mb = 1512.16 m = 4961.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.38 C = 72.28 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: -5.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.06 C Showalter Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 58.09 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.26 C Cross Totals Index: 26.83 C K Index: 27.67 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 410.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 790.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.91 mb = 1126.35 m = 3695.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 694.91 mb = 2980.88 m = 9779.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 314.91 mb = 8832.57 m = 28977.89 ft B at Equ Level: 787.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 204.91 mb = 11687.93 m = 38345.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.9 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 230.9 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 261.2 neg: -24.2 tot: 237.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.29 Bulk Rich Number: 9.72 Bulk Shear: 81.27 m/s