MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510200000F117.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510200000F117.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 117 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 38.04,-99.72 Latitude: 38.04 Longitude: -99.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 1 950 511 SFC 928 717 18.4 15.1 81 3.3 16.2 39 11 297.9 300.0 292.2 331.8 11.70 3 900 974 16.0 13.6 86 2.4 14.5 55 13 298.0 300.0 291.7 329.9 10.97 4 850 1458 13.1 10.8 86 2.3 11.7 105 9 299.9 301.7 291.2 328.2 9.63 5 800 1966 9.7 8.1 90 1.6 8.8 143 9 301.5 303.0 290.7 326.6 8.49 6 750 2500 7.9 -1.0 54 8.8 3.4 171 12 305.1 306.0 288.6 319.7 4.76 7 700 3065 4.1 -7.3 43 11.4 -0.9 175 16 307.0 307.6 287.7 316.9 3.16 8 650 3663 -0.6 -11.6 43 11.0 -4.9 174 17 308.3 308.7 287.4 316.0 2.41 9 600 4296 -5.3 -15.6 44 10.3 -8.8 178 20 310.0 310.3 287.5 316.1 1.89 10 550 4973 -9.9 -19.7 45 9.8 -12.8 185 26 312.3 312.6 287.8 317.2 1.46 11 500 5701 -15.2 -23.4 50 8.2 -17.3 190 28 314.5 314.7 288.2 318.4 1.16 12 450 6487 -21.5 -26.3 65 4.8 -22.5 197 30 316.2 316.4 288.6 319.6 0.99 13 400 7343 -28.3 -32.3 69 3.9 -28.9 207 34 318.2 318.3 288.9 320.4 0.64 14 350 8285 -35.9 -38.5 76 2.7 -36.1 211 41 320.4 320.5 289.3 321.8 0.39 15 300 9339 -42.4 -47.9 55 5.4 -42.8 209 40 325.5 325.6 290.6 326.2 0.17 16 250 10554 -48.3 -60.6 23 12.4 -48.6 205 33 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.04 17 200 12015 -51.4 -71.9 7 20.4 -51.8 213 24 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.01 18 150 13859 -57.7 -79.8 4 22.2 -57.9 236 24 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16375 -63.3 -84.1 4 20.8 -63.5 248 26 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5627.81 m Freezing level: 656.46 mb = 3585.56 m = 11763.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.58 mb = 2942.54 m = 9653.89 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.86 % Est. max temperature: 23.47 C = 74.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.45 mb = 1130.95 m = 3710.43 ft T: 15.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.33 C/km ThetaE index: 15.85 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.20 mb = 1706.05 m = 5597.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.13 C = 70.03 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -3.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.02 C Showalter Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.38 C Cross Totals Index: 26.06 C K Index: 27.84 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 839.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.46 mb = 1502.91 m = 4930.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 690.46 mb = 3176.02 m = 10419.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 280.46 mb = 9787.72 m = 32111.55 ft B at Equ Level: 835.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.46 mb = 12328.01 m = 40445.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 178.1 at 19.1 knts Storm direction: 208.1 at 14.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 99.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 8.36 Bulk Shear: 100.39 m/s