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: 42.05,-94.42 Latitude: 42.05 Longitude: -94.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -45 SFC 956 335 15.8 14.9 94 1.0 15.2 129 17 292.7 294.7 290.1 324.5 11.18 2 950 392 15.7 14.7 94 1.0 15.1 132 24 293.1 295.1 290.2 324.9 11.14 3 900 850 13.3 13.3 100 0.0 13.3 149 37 295.2 297.1 290.6 325.9 10.70 4 850 1330 11.3 11.1 99 0.2 11.2 173 41 298.0 299.7 290.7 326.4 9.78 5 800 1835 8.5 8.0 96 0.5 8.2 186 40 300.2 301.7 290.3 325.0 8.42 6 750 2367 5.7 4.4 92 1.2 5.0 191 41 302.7 304.0 289.9 323.8 7.03 7 700 2930 3.3 -2.2 67 5.4 0.6 195 42 306.1 307.0 288.9 320.4 4.66 8 650 3527 -0.3 -8.1 56 7.8 -3.6 201 43 308.7 309.3 288.3 318.7 3.20 9 600 4161 -5.3 -13.1 55 7.7 -8.2 205 50 309.9 310.4 287.9 317.4 2.33 10 550 4837 -10.8 -16.7 62 5.9 -12.7 199 53 311.3 311.6 287.9 317.4 1.88 11 500 5561 -16.4 -22.4 60 6.0 -17.9 188 51 313.1 313.3 287.9 317.3 1.27 12 450 6345 -21.8 -29.1 52 7.3 -23.2 178 45 315.8 315.9 288.2 318.4 0.76 13 400 7201 -27.8 -38.0 37 10.2 -29.1 178 39 318.9 319.0 288.8 320.2 0.36 14 350 8148 -34.1 -46.1 29 12.0 -35.0 181 48 322.8 322.8 289.8 323.5 0.17 15 300 9211 -41.6 -47.8 51 6.2 -41.9 170 46 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.4 0.17 16 250 10420 -51.4 -52.7 86 1.3 -51.4 170 56 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.1 0.12 17 200 11853 -54.1 -72.0 9 17.9 -54.4 210 39 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13701 -53.7 -80.5 2 26.8 -54.1 237 58 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.00 19 100 16296 -57.7 -84.3 2 26.6 -58.0 249 43 416.3 416.3 307.3 416.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5606.31 m Freezing level: 653.78 mb = 3481.57 m = 11422.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.82 mb = 3012.60 m = 9883.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.29 % Est. max temperature: 22.95 C = 73.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.05 mb = 453.95 m = 1489.31 ft T: 15.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.46 C/km ThetaE index: 9.04 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.88 mb = 879.02 m = 2883.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.46 C = 65.23 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -3.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.56 C Showalter Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.05 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.64 C Cross Totals Index: 27.42 C K Index: 33.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 370.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.50 mb = 845.10 m = 2772.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 775.50 mb = 2091.66 m = 6862.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 735.50 mb = 2526.30 m = 8288.30 ft B at Equ Level: 18.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.50 mb = 11373.57 m = 37314.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.7 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 218.7 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 427.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 427.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.93 Bulk Rich Number: 2.59 Bulk Shear: 142.94 m/s