MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510200000F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510200000F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 3Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.19,-92.71 Latitude: 40.19 Longitude: -92.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 135 SFC 983 275 9.4 -4.6 37 14.0 3.6 222 5 283.9 284.4 277.6 291.8 2.77 2 950 564 13.2 -7.0 24 20.2 4.7 241 12 290.5 291.0 280.3 297.6 2.37 3 900 1015 9.4 -8.8 27 18.2 2.2 255 15 291.2 291.6 280.3 297.8 2.19 4 850 1485 5.7 -11.4 28 17.2 -0.6 270 18 292.1 292.5 280.4 297.8 1.87 5 800 1979 4.3 -24.4 10 28.7 -3.6 288 19 295.7 295.8 280.4 297.9 0.66 6 750 2502 2.9 -28.5 8 31.4 -5.0 299 22 299.7 299.8 281.9 301.4 0.48 7 700 3059 1.9 -13.1 32 15.1 -3.7 301 30 304.6 305.0 285.7 310.9 1.98 8 650 3654 -0.1 -10.1 47 10.0 -4.1 301 34 308.9 309.4 287.9 317.6 2.73 9 600 4292 -2.8 -15.1 38 12.3 -7.2 304 36 312.9 313.2 288.5 319.3 1.97 10 550 4977 -6.7 -18.1 40 11.5 -10.4 311 42 316.2 316.5 289.3 321.8 1.67 11 500 5714 -11.5 -22.5 40 11.0 -14.6 308 46 319.1 319.3 289.8 323.4 1.26 12 450 6513 -17.2 -28.2 38 11.0 -19.6 306 49 321.6 321.8 290.2 324.6 0.84 13 400 7385 -23.7 -32.9 42 9.2 -25.2 302 53 324.2 324.4 290.7 326.4 0.60 14 350 8345 -31.0 -38.4 48 7.4 -31.9 305 60 326.9 327.0 291.3 328.4 0.40 15 300 9418 -39.9 -46.1 52 6.1 -40.4 306 68 329.1 329.1 291.7 329.9 0.20 16 250 10637 -48.3 -57.6 33 9.4 -48.6 309 71 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.6 0.06 17 200 12090 -53.5 -66.3 20 12.8 -53.8 316 68 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.2 0.03 18 150 13909 -58.3 -78.8 5 20.6 -58.5 302 57 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.01 19 100 16412 -64.4 -84.4 5 19.9 -64.6 290 33 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5579.05 m Freezing level: 651.67 mb = 3634.44 m = 11923.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 860.07 mb = 1388.30 m = 4554.72 ft Precipitable water: 0.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.37 % Est. max temperature: 18.75 C = 65.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 793.90 mb = 2040.90 m = 6695.78 ft T: 4.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 0.00 C Layer 983.3-190232055819272192.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 457.62 mb = 6385.64 m = 20950.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.54 C = 115.78 F Cap Strength: 18.75 C Lifted Index: 19.81 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.28 C Showalter Index: 19.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 17.21 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.19 C Cross Totals Index: 0.03 C K Index: -9.32 Risk: None Sweat Index: 81.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16520.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 19.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 704.27 mb = 3009.71 m = 9874.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.5 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 329.5 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 152.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 90.97 m/s