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: 41.13,-93.27 Latitude: 41.13 Longitude: -93.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 972 287 16.5 14.6 89 1.9 15.3 147 16 292.0 294.0 289.6 322.7 10.81 2 950 478 15.2 13.8 92 1.4 14.4 149 29 292.6 294.5 289.5 322.6 10.52 3 900 934 12.1 12.1 100 -0.0 12.1 157 39 294.0 295.8 289.5 322.4 9.91 4 850 1413 10.2 10.1 99 0.2 10.2 185 41 296.9 298.5 289.8 323.4 9.14 5 800 1916 8.0 7.9 99 0.2 7.9 198 39 299.7 301.2 290.0 324.3 8.37 6 750 2449 5.7 5.6 99 0.1 5.6 203 36 302.7 304.1 290.4 325.5 7.60 7 700 3011 3.3 -3.2 62 6.5 0.2 206 37 306.1 306.9 288.6 319.5 4.32 8 650 3608 -0.6 -7.6 59 7.0 -3.6 213 39 308.3 308.9 288.3 318.7 3.31 9 600 4242 -5.2 -10.4 67 5.1 -7.2 218 45 310.1 310.6 288.5 319.3 2.90 10 550 4920 -10.0 -13.3 77 3.2 -11.2 224 47 312.2 312.7 288.8 320.3 2.50 11 500 5647 -15.6 -18.7 77 3.1 -16.5 227 47 314.0 314.3 288.6 319.8 1.74 12 450 6432 -21.6 -22.8 90 1.2 -21.9 224 53 316.1 316.3 288.9 320.7 1.36 13 400 7289 -28.2 -32.2 68 4.1 -28.8 218 52 318.4 318.5 288.9 320.6 0.64 14 350 8230 -36.4 -43.9 45 7.6 -37.0 221 51 319.7 319.8 288.9 320.5 0.22 15 300 9280 -44.4 -52.1 42 7.7 -44.7 217 45 322.8 322.8 289.7 323.2 0.10 16 250 10479 -51.8 -60.4 35 8.6 -52.0 213 51 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.2 0.04 17 200 11912 -54.9 -70.6 13 15.7 -55.1 237 46 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.01 18 150 13744 -55.2 -80.1 3 24.9 -55.5 254 58 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 19 100 16325 -59.3 -84.2 3 24.9 -59.7 266 28 413.1 413.1 306.9 413.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5605.84 m Freezing level: 657.53 mb = 3518.23 m = 11542.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.43 mb = 3040.72 m = 9975.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.29 % Est. max temperature: 22.86 C = 73.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.75 mb = 524.83 m = 1721.87 ft T: 14.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.17 C/km ThetaE index: 6.74 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.20 mb = 857.83 m = 2814.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.19 C = 64.75 F Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lifted Index: -0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.82 C Showalter Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.85 C Cross Totals Index: 25.66 C K Index: 29.43 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 409.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 102.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.18 mb = 830.22 m = 2723.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.18 mb = 970.02 m = 3182.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 886.18 mb = 1063.91 m = 3490.46 ft B at Equ Level: 12.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 796.18 mb = 1955.66 m = 6416.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.3 at 41.2 knts Storm direction: 237.3 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 437.8 neg: -5.3 tot: 432.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 144.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 0.64 Bulk Shear: 161.08 m/s