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: 41.38,-92.88 Latitude: 41.38 Longitude: -92.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 975 258 16.9 14.6 86 2.3 15.4 143 17 292.1 294.0 289.6 322.6 10.75 2 950 483 15.2 13.7 91 1.5 14.3 144 31 292.6 294.5 289.4 322.2 10.40 3 900 940 11.9 11.8 100 0.1 11.9 152 40 293.8 295.5 289.2 321.6 9.72 4 850 1418 10.2 9.3 94 0.9 9.7 173 44 296.9 298.4 289.4 322.1 8.68 5 800 1921 7.8 7.6 99 0.2 7.6 181 42 299.4 300.9 289.8 323.5 8.19 6 750 2453 5.9 5.8 100 0.1 5.8 190 42 302.9 304.4 290.6 326.0 7.73 7 700 3015 3.0 -1.2 74 4.2 0.9 200 42 305.8 306.7 289.0 321.1 5.00 8 650 3611 -1.1 -6.1 69 5.0 -3.3 209 40 307.7 308.4 288.5 319.4 3.73 9 600 4244 -5.8 -8.8 79 3.1 -7.0 217 45 309.4 310.0 288.6 319.8 3.26 10 550 4921 -10.3 -11.6 90 1.3 -10.8 222 48 311.9 312.4 289.0 321.0 2.86 11 500 5648 -15.5 -16.4 93 0.9 -15.8 230 47 314.1 314.5 289.0 321.1 2.12 12 450 6434 -21.3 -21.6 97 0.3 -21.4 227 52 316.5 316.8 289.2 321.6 1.51 13 400 7292 -27.5 -27.8 97 0.3 -27.5 218 49 319.3 319.5 289.6 322.7 0.97 14 350 8236 -35.8 -38.0 80 2.2 -36.0 213 50 320.5 320.6 289.3 322.0 0.41 15 300 9288 -44.2 -47.2 72 3.0 -44.3 211 45 323.1 323.1 289.9 323.8 0.18 16 250 10486 -52.9 -56.6 64 3.8 -52.9 204 48 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.07 17 200 11911 -55.7 -70.1 15 14.4 -55.9 232 47 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 18 150 13741 -55.3 -80.1 3 24.8 -55.6 255 56 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 19 100 16320 -59.6 -84.1 3 24.5 -59.9 264 29 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5601.53 m Freezing level: 663.49 mb = 3450.41 m = 11320.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.35 mb = 3138.43 m = 10296.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.47 % Est. max temperature: 22.84 C = 73.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.74 mb = 548.17 m = 1798.44 ft T: 14.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 6.67 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.40 mb = 861.34 m = 2825.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.33 C = 64.99 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: -0.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.71 C Showalter Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.74 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 30.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.73 mb = 830.45 m = 2724.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.73 mb = 970.15 m = 3182.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 886.73 mb = 1063.93 m = 3490.55 ft B at Equ Level: 10.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 816.73 mb = 1749.13 m = 5738.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.7 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 231.7 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 486.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 486.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 172.36 m/s