MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F210.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F210.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 210 hour GFS valid 6Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 41.07,-90.12 Latitude: 41.07 Longitude: -90.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 981 216 16.7 14.7 88 1.9 15.4 185 17 291.4 293.3 289.3 322.0 10.81 2 950 489 14.7 14.0 95 0.7 14.3 187 32 292.1 294.0 289.5 322.3 10.62 3 900 945 12.2 12.1 100 0.1 12.1 200 40 294.1 295.9 289.5 322.5 9.93 4 850 1423 9.9 9.8 99 0.2 9.9 227 38 296.6 298.2 289.5 322.6 8.97 5 800 1926 7.3 6.6 96 0.6 6.9 231 34 298.9 300.3 289.2 321.5 7.69 6 750 2455 4.4 2.7 89 1.7 3.5 221 34 301.3 302.5 288.7 319.8 6.19 7 700 3014 1.6 -3.1 71 4.6 -0.6 213 38 304.2 305.0 287.9 317.5 4.36 8 650 3607 -2.1 -12.2 46 10.1 -5.9 210 41 306.6 307.0 286.7 313.9 2.31 9 600 4238 -6.3 -21.7 28 15.3 -10.7 217 43 308.8 309.0 286.2 312.6 1.13 10 550 4911 -11.6 -24.9 32 13.4 -14.9 223 53 310.4 310.5 286.5 313.5 0.92 11 500 5633 -17.3 -27.6 40 10.3 -19.5 221 57 311.9 312.1 286.9 314.6 0.79 12 450 6414 -23.0 -32.8 40 9.8 -24.6 219 63 314.3 314.4 287.5 316.2 0.54 13 400 7264 -29.8 -39.6 38 9.8 -30.9 220 66 316.2 316.3 287.9 317.3 0.30 14 350 8201 -37.0 -43.5 51 6.5 -37.5 208 64 318.9 318.9 288.6 319.7 0.23 15 300 9252 -43.3 -47.1 66 3.8 -43.5 198 74 324.3 324.4 290.3 325.0 0.18 16 250 10456 -52.3 -53.1 91 0.8 -52.3 192 82 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.8 0.11 17 200 11888 -53.0 -72.4 8 19.4 -53.3 225 73 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13753 -51.4 -80.7 2 29.3 -52.0 256 64 381.5 381.5 302.5 381.5 0.00 19 100 16329 -59.1 -84.2 3 25.0 -59.5 272 28 413.4 413.4 306.9 413.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5581.46 m Freezing level: 678.70 mb = 3266.68 m = 10717.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.62 mb = 2926.25 m = 9600.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.29 % Est. max temperature: 22.66 C = 72.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.75 mb = 455.28 m = 1493.68 ft T: 14.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.21 C/km ThetaE index: 10.03 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.65 mb = 808.67 m = 2653.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.74 C = 65.72 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -2.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.13 C Showalter Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.27 C Cross Totals Index: 27.10 C K Index: 32.42 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 310.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.65 mb = 744.32 m = 2441.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.65 mb = 2168.30 m = 7113.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 726.65 mb = 2710.98 m = 8894.17 ft B at Equ Level: 14.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 236.65 mb = 10808.27 m = 35459.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.0 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 247.0 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 2.1 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.6 neg: -10.9 tot: 248.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 4.72 Bulk Shear: 65.83 m/s