MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F222.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F222.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 222 hour GFS valid 6Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 38.7,-89.88 Latitude: 38.70 Longitude: -89.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 985 161 18.6 16.1 85 2.6 17.0 181 20 293.1 295.2 290.7 326.5 11.75 2 950 467 17.2 15.0 87 2.2 15.7 182 39 294.6 296.6 290.9 327.1 11.33 3 900 928 15.7 13.7 88 1.9 14.4 192 55 297.7 299.7 291.6 329.7 11.04 4 850 1414 15.3 11.5 78 3.7 12.9 212 60 302.1 304.0 292.3 332.0 10.08 5 800 1927 12.3 8.8 79 3.5 10.2 219 57 304.2 305.9 291.9 330.9 8.90 6 750 2465 8.3 6.2 86 2.2 7.1 221 55 305.6 307.1 291.6 329.6 7.94 7 700 3032 4.6 3.0 89 1.6 3.7 220 53 307.6 308.9 291.2 328.3 6.79 8 650 3632 0.2 -0.4 96 0.5 -0.2 219 53 309.1 310.2 290.8 326.8 5.73 9 600 4269 -3.6 -4.0 97 0.4 -3.8 218 57 311.9 312.8 290.8 326.8 4.73 10 550 4952 -7.6 -8.1 96 0.6 -7.8 221 61 315.1 315.8 290.9 327.2 3.77 11 500 5688 -12.2 -12.9 95 0.6 -12.5 231 64 318.2 318.7 291.0 327.5 2.84 12 450 6485 -17.5 -17.6 99 0.1 -17.6 232 69 321.2 321.6 291.2 328.4 2.13 13 400 7355 -24.0 -24.0 100 0.0 -24.0 231 74 323.8 324.1 291.3 328.6 1.37 14 350 8314 -31.6 -31.6 100 -0.0 -31.6 228 75 326.1 326.3 291.4 328.9 0.78 15 300 9385 -39.9 -39.9 100 -0.0 -39.9 228 71 329.2 329.2 291.9 330.7 0.40 16 250 10605 -49.8 -50.6 91 0.8 -49.8 228 70 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.7 0.15 17 200 12022 -61.8 -62.0 98 0.1 -61.8 221 74 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.1 0.05 18 150 13822 -58.2 -78.7 6 20.5 -58.4 234 68 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.9 0.01 19 100 16380 -60.3 -84.0 3 23.7 -60.6 262 25 411.2 411.2 306.6 411.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.44 m Freezing level: 647.95 mb = 3657.74 m = 12000.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.02 mb = 3606.50 m = 11832.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.72 % Est. max temperature: 28.26 C = 82.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.01 mb = 485.07 m = 1591.40 ft T: 17.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 5.16 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 799.51 mb = 1931.62 m = 6337.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.73 C = 85.51 F Cap Strength: 3.57 C Lifted Index: -0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.95 C Showalter Index: -1.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.46 C Cross Totals Index: 23.72 C K Index: 37.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 431.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 40.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 185.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.36 mb = 896.69 m = 2941.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 658.36 mb = 3528.12 m = 11575.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 468.36 mb = 6182.11 m = 20282.27 ft B at Equ Level: 40.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 318.36 mb = 8972.64 m = 29437.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.1 at 55.9 knts Storm direction: 247.1 at 41.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 619.7 neg: -14.0 tot: 605.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 201.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 150.64 m/s