MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F219.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F219.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 219 hour GFS valid 3Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 38.25,-92 Latitude: 38.25 Longitude: -92.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 SFC 973 249 19.5 17.6 88 2.0 18.2 173 16 295.0 297.3 292.4 332.5 13.09 2 950 455 20.0 16.3 79 3.7 17.5 181 34 297.5 299.7 292.6 333.4 12.40 3 900 921 18.1 13.9 76 4.2 15.4 200 45 300.1 302.2 292.5 332.8 11.15 4 850 1409 15.3 11.2 76 4.1 12.7 214 51 302.2 304.0 292.1 331.5 9.87 5 800 1920 11.5 8.8 83 2.7 9.9 220 53 303.4 305.1 291.7 330.1 8.92 6 750 2457 8.0 5.7 86 2.2 6.7 226 54 305.2 306.7 291.3 328.4 7.70 7 700 3024 4.3 1.6 82 2.7 2.8 231 54 307.2 308.4 290.6 326.0 6.13 8 650 3623 0.6 -3.2 76 3.8 -1.3 229 54 309.6 310.5 290.0 324.1 4.65 9 600 4261 -3.7 -7.0 78 3.3 -5.1 225 58 311.8 312.6 289.9 323.8 3.78 10 550 4943 -8.2 -10.0 87 1.8 -8.9 228 65 314.4 315.0 290.2 324.9 3.25 11 500 5677 -12.8 -13.4 95 0.6 -13.0 234 76 317.5 318.0 290.7 326.4 2.73 12 450 6472 -18.2 -18.2 100 0.0 -18.2 235 81 320.3 320.7 290.9 327.1 2.02 13 400 7341 -24.7 -24.7 100 0.0 -24.7 234 85 322.9 323.1 291.0 327.4 1.29 14 350 8297 -32.1 -32.1 100 -0.0 -32.1 234 83 325.4 325.6 291.2 328.1 0.74 15 300 9367 -39.8 -40.1 97 0.3 -39.9 238 81 329.2 329.3 291.9 330.7 0.39 16 250 10588 -48.8 -51.9 70 3.1 -48.9 235 82 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.13 17 200 12015 -58.2 -61.1 69 2.9 -58.3 227 72 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.8 0.05 18 150 13831 -57.1 -79.1 5 22.0 -57.4 230 62 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.01 19 100 16388 -58.6 -84.2 2 25.6 -59.0 263 28 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.44 m Freezing level: 643.14 mb = 3710.65 m = 12173.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.47 mb = 3432.86 m = 11262.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.91 % Est. max temperature: 27.36 C = 81.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.52 mb = 495.79 m = 1626.60 ft T: 19.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 9.56 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.27 mb = 1688.86 m = 5540.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.37 C = 81.27 F Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.07 C Showalter Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.12 C Cross Totals Index: 23.97 C K Index: 36.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 441.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 688.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.35 mb = 1187.31 m = 3895.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.35 mb = 2376.34 m = 7796.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 257.35 mb = 10394.17 m = 34101.20 ft B at Equ Level: 683.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.35 mb = 13140.31 m = 43110.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.4 at 57.0 knts Storm direction: 254.4 at 42.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 589.4 neg: -0.8 tot: 588.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 196.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.40 Bulk Rich Number: 3.59 Bulk Shear: 191.52 m/s