MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510200000F189.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510200000F189.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 189 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 36.92,-94.45 Latitude: 36.92 Longitude: -94.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 966 330 24.8 18.1 66 6.7 20.1 222 10 300.9 303.4 294.6 340.9 13.62 2 950 479 23.8 15.6 60 8.2 18.3 225 17 301.3 303.5 293.4 336.2 11.83 3 900 949 19.4 13.9 70 5.5 15.8 228 21 301.5 303.6 292.9 334.5 11.16 4 850 1438 15.0 12.2 84 2.7 13.2 229 24 301.8 303.8 292.6 333.1 10.58 5 800 1949 11.5 9.0 85 2.5 10.0 226 28 303.4 305.1 291.9 330.5 9.07 6 750 2487 9.2 -2.8 43 12.0 3.3 232 33 306.5 307.3 288.5 319.4 4.14 7 700 3054 5.1 -6.4 43 11.6 -0.1 237 40 308.2 308.8 288.3 318.8 3.38 8 650 3654 0.4 -8.3 52 8.7 -3.3 236 43 309.4 310.0 288.5 319.4 3.15 9 600 4290 -4.7 -10.7 63 6.1 -7.1 234 40 310.7 311.3 288.6 319.7 2.81 10 550 4968 -9.7 -13.5 74 3.8 -11.1 239 37 312.6 313.0 288.9 320.5 2.45 11 500 5697 -14.8 -20.2 63 5.4 -16.3 240 41 315.0 315.3 288.8 320.1 1.53 12 450 6485 -20.2 -32.3 33 12.1 -22.4 253 32 317.8 317.9 288.6 319.8 0.56 13 400 7347 -25.8 -39.7 26 13.9 -27.6 270 57 321.5 321.5 289.5 322.6 0.30 14 350 8298 -34.1 -40.7 51 6.7 -34.7 257 62 322.8 322.9 290.0 324.0 0.31 15 300 9356 -43.4 -46.3 73 2.8 -43.6 252 64 324.2 324.2 290.2 324.9 0.20 16 250 10564 -48.0 -60.3 23 12.3 -48.4 247 56 334.7 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.05 17 200 12023 -51.7 -72.1 7 20.4 -52.1 260 69 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13864 -58.1 -78.9 5 20.9 -58.3 256 49 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.0 0.01 19 100 16388 -63.9 -83.8 5 19.8 -64.1 261 39 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.45 m Freezing level: 646.20 mb = 3702.39 m = 12146.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.43 mb = 3037.47 m = 9965.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.34 % Est. max temperature: 26.81 C = 80.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.95 mb = 1180.77 m = 3873.88 ft T: 17.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.54 C/km ThetaE index: 22.09 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.31 mb = 1737.84 m = 5701.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.68 C = 80.03 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -6.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.03 C Showalter Index: -5.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.76 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.75 C Cross Totals Index: 27.01 C K Index: 30.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 441.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1478.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.17 mb = 1576.37 m = 5171.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 731.17 mb = 2695.95 m = 8844.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.17 mb = 10798.96 m = 35429.24 ft B at Equ Level: 1458.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.17 mb = 13813.71 m = 45320.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.5 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 265.5 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 141.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 35.97 Bulk Shear: 41.10 m/s