MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 12Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 30.97,-101.14 Latitude: 30.97 Longitude: -101.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 1 950 535 SFC 924 776 18.3 15.5 84 2.8 16.5 177 17 298.2 300.3 292.6 333.3 12.09 3 900 999 16.8 15.0 89 1.8 15.6 177 28 298.9 301.0 292.7 333.8 11.99 4 850 1487 17.1 10.6 66 6.5 13.0 189 36 304.1 305.8 292.4 332.5 9.50 5 800 2006 17.7 5.8 46 11.9 10.6 214 22 310.0 311.3 292.3 332.3 7.24 6 750 2555 14.8 4.5 50 10.3 8.7 257 13 312.6 314.0 292.9 334.5 7.04 7 700 3134 9.7 3.9 67 5.8 6.3 276 9 313.2 314.6 293.3 335.8 7.25 8 650 3744 4.3 2.6 89 1.7 3.4 273 6 313.8 315.2 293.3 336.1 7.12 9 600 4391 -0.3 -0.9 96 0.6 -0.6 287 6 315.7 316.9 293.0 334.7 5.98 10 550 5082 -4.9 -7.2 84 2.2 -6.0 280 6 318.2 319.0 292.1 331.4 4.06 11 500 5827 -8.0 -23.7 27 15.7 -12.6 256 14 323.3 323.5 290.9 327.3 1.13 12 450 6638 -12.8 -25.9 32 13.2 -16.3 249 20 327.2 327.4 291.9 330.9 1.03 13 400 7526 -19.1 -24.8 60 5.8 -20.5 253 28 330.2 330.5 293.0 334.8 1.28 14 350 8506 -25.8 -26.8 91 1.1 -26.0 238 31 334.0 334.3 293.9 338.4 1.22 15 300 9604 -34.2 -34.2 100 0.0 -34.1 241 44 337.2 337.4 294.3 339.9 0.71 16 250 10852 -44.9 -46.6 83 1.7 -45.0 242 59 339.3 339.4 294.4 340.2 0.23 17 200 12309 -55.3 -60.0 56 4.7 -55.4 256 81 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.4 0.06 18 150 14099 -65.2 -76.0 21 10.8 -65.3 268 77 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.8 0.01 19 100 16522 -71.9 -82.6 19 10.7 -72.0 250 36 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.73 m Freezing level: 603.61 mb = 4344.58 m = 14253.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.84 mb = 4286.32 m = 14062.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.80 % Est. max temperature: 31.21 C = 88.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.43 mb = 1128.98 m = 3703.95 ft T: 16.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 1.58 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 694.73 mb = 3196.27 m = 10486.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.09 C = 91.56 F Cap Strength: 6.84 C Lifted Index: 1.79 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.26 C Showalter Index: 2.08 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 18.60 C K Index: 29.94 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4651.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 813.87 mb = 1858.64 m = 6097.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 14.7 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 11.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -76.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 178.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.54 Bulk Shear: 60.06 m/s