MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 0Z SAT 25 OCT 25 Station: 38.03,-95.83 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -95.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 971 330 17.0 16.8 98 0.3 16.9 119 8 292.7 294.9 291.2 328.0 12.46 2 950 516 16.6 16.5 99 0.1 16.5 131 15 294.0 296.3 291.7 329.9 12.53 3 900 979 16.6 12.6 77 4.1 14.1 175 12 298.6 300.5 291.3 328.5 10.22 4 850 1464 13.2 9.8 80 3.4 11.1 187 11 300.0 301.6 290.7 326.3 8.96 5 800 1971 9.9 7.1 82 2.8 8.3 194 13 301.7 303.2 290.3 325.2 7.92 6 750 2505 6.5 2.8 77 3.7 4.5 203 14 303.6 304.8 289.5 322.4 6.24 7 700 3068 2.9 -3.5 63 6.4 -0.1 209 15 305.7 306.5 288.3 318.7 4.22 8 650 3663 -1.9 -5.7 75 3.9 -3.6 212 17 306.9 307.6 288.3 318.8 3.84 9 600 4295 -5.6 -8.7 79 3.1 -6.9 220 27 309.6 310.2 288.8 320.0 3.30 10 550 4972 -9.7 -12.5 80 2.8 -10.8 223 38 312.6 313.1 289.1 321.1 2.65 11 500 5701 -14.6 -16.1 89 1.5 -15.1 225 43 315.2 315.6 289.5 322.3 2.17 12 450 6490 -20.3 -21.0 93 0.8 -20.5 229 43 317.8 318.1 289.7 323.1 1.59 13 400 7352 -26.6 -27.9 89 1.2 -26.9 232 49 320.4 320.6 289.9 323.8 0.97 14 350 8301 -33.7 -35.7 82 2.0 -33.9 234 50 323.3 323.4 290.3 325.2 0.52 15 300 9364 -40.8 -43.4 76 2.6 -41.1 237 41 327.8 327.9 291.4 328.9 0.27 16 250 10580 -49.9 -53.7 64 3.8 -50.0 222 35 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.10 17 200 12026 -53.6 -71.1 10 17.5 -53.9 239 44 347.9 347.9 296.2 347.9 0.01 18 150 13856 -58.1 -79.6 5 21.5 -58.4 249 38 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16365 -63.3 -84.0 4 20.7 -63.5 262 37 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.19 m Freezing level: 669.33 mb = 3433.16 m = 11263.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.07 mb = 3055.77 m = 10025.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.03 % Est. max temperature: 25.30 C = 77.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.07 mb = 364.24 m = 1195.00 ft T: 16.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 11.11 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.90 mb = 1504.32 m = 4935.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.43 C = 75.98 F Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.95 C Showalter Index: -1.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.84 C Cross Totals Index: 24.41 C K Index: 31.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.18 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 587.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.51 mb = 1069.00 m = 3507.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.51 mb = 2335.84 m = 7663.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 295.51 mb = 9464.99 m = 31052.75 ft B at Equ Level: 583.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.51 mb = 12170.13 m = 39927.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 23.4 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 17.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 84.0 neg: -0.2 tot: 83.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 7.82 Bulk Shear: 75.11 m/s