MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F201.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F201.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 201 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 38.31,-93.12 Latitude: 38.31 Longitude: -93.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 973 289 22.2 16.8 72 5.4 18.5 185 12 297.6 299.9 292.7 333.8 12.46 2 950 496 20.5 15.5 73 4.9 17.2 188 24 298.0 300.1 292.3 332.1 11.76 3 900 961 16.3 14.3 88 2.0 15.0 193 30 298.3 300.3 292.2 331.6 11.46 4 850 1445 13.0 12.9 99 0.1 12.9 209 37 299.7 301.8 292.3 332.1 11.04 5 800 1954 12.0 3.2 55 8.8 7.2 226 36 303.9 305.0 289.4 322.2 6.03 6 750 2494 11.2 -7.9 25 19.2 2.6 236 39 308.8 309.3 288.0 317.7 2.80 7 700 3065 6.4 -8.8 33 15.2 -0.2 236 40 309.6 310.1 288.3 318.5 2.81 8 650 3666 1.2 -10.2 42 11.4 -3.5 236 41 310.3 310.8 288.4 319.0 2.70 9 600 4304 -3.5 -13.9 44 10.4 -7.4 238 43 312.0 312.4 288.4 319.1 2.17 10 550 4986 -8.2 -14.1 62 5.9 -10.4 242 48 314.3 314.8 289.3 321.9 2.33 11 500 5719 -13.4 -17.2 73 3.8 -14.6 245 50 316.7 317.1 289.8 323.3 1.99 12 450 6511 -19.8 -22.6 78 2.9 -20.5 247 50 318.4 318.7 289.7 323.1 1.38 13 400 7373 -26.2 -29.7 73 3.4 -26.9 247 54 320.9 321.0 289.9 323.7 0.82 14 350 8323 -34.0 -38.4 64 4.4 -34.5 252 56 322.8 322.9 290.0 324.3 0.39 15 300 9384 -42.3 -43.5 88 1.2 -42.4 247 62 325.7 325.8 290.8 326.8 0.27 16 250 10589 -52.0 -59.0 43 7.0 -52.2 247 56 328.8 328.8 291.4 329.0 0.05 17 200 12011 -56.9 -68.1 23 11.2 -57.1 258 57 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 18 150 13830 -59.0 -78.5 6 19.5 -59.2 251 47 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.01 19 100 16375 -61.1 -84.0 3 22.8 -61.4 280 36 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.06 m Freezing level: 637.35 mb = 3827.75 m = 12558.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.82 mb = 3019.68 m = 9906.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.17 % Est. max temperature: 26.46 C = 79.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.14 mb = 968.81 m = 3178.48 ft T: 16.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.47 C/km ThetaE index: 14.42 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.45 mb = 1302.23 m = 4272.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.82 C = 74.88 F Cap Strength: 3.30 C Lifted Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.37 C Showalter Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.37 C Cross Totals Index: 26.26 C K Index: 24.02 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 449.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 912.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 118.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.52 mb = 1165.41 m = 3823.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 663.52 mb = 3499.16 m = 11480.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.52 mb = 11023.17 m = 36164.81 ft B at Equ Level: 901.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.52 mb = 13284.00 m = 43582.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.4 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 262.4 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 327.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 327.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.77 Bulk Rich Number: 8.48 Bulk Shear: 107.59 m/s