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: 35.24,-98.77 Latitude: 35.24 Longitude: -98.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 956 472 21.5 11.9 54 9.6 15.4 201 16 298.5 300.1 290.3 325.3 9.17 2 950 525 22.0 11.2 50 10.8 15.2 201 22 299.5 301.1 290.4 325.3 8.79 3 900 993 19.5 9.5 52 10.0 13.4 205 39 301.6 303.2 290.7 326.4 8.33 4 850 1483 17.4 7.9 53 9.6 11.7 211 46 304.4 305.8 291.2 328.0 7.86 5 800 1999 14.4 4.6 52 9.8 8.8 212 40 306.5 307.8 290.8 326.8 6.66 6 750 2541 11.3 2.2 54 9.0 6.3 213 32 308.8 309.9 290.9 327.3 6.01 7 700 3114 7.8 2.3 68 5.5 4.7 216 25 311.1 312.3 292.0 331.2 6.47 8 650 3721 3.8 -0.0 76 3.8 1.8 232 22 313.2 314.3 292.2 331.7 5.89 9 600 4366 -1.1 -3.4 84 2.3 -2.3 236 21 314.8 315.8 291.9 330.6 4.96 10 550 5055 -5.9 -7.8 87 1.9 -6.7 232 21 317.1 317.8 291.6 329.6 3.88 11 500 5795 -10.6 -12.3 87 1.7 -11.3 222 23 320.1 320.7 291.7 329.9 2.97 12 450 6598 -15.3 -16.3 91 1.1 -15.6 221 30 324.0 324.5 292.3 332.1 2.37 13 400 7478 -21.2 -21.4 98 0.2 -21.2 220 35 327.4 327.8 292.6 333.5 1.73 14 350 8449 -28.7 -28.7 100 0.0 -28.7 226 41 330.0 330.2 292.7 333.7 1.02 15 300 9533 -37.3 -37.3 100 -0.0 -37.3 225 53 332.7 332.8 293.0 334.7 0.52 16 250 10765 -47.4 -47.4 100 -0.0 -47.4 225 69 335.6 335.7 293.4 336.5 0.21 17 200 12204 -57.4 -63.8 44 6.4 -57.5 237 81 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.1 0.04 18 150 13998 -61.9 -77.4 11 15.5 -62.0 251 63 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.01 19 100 16471 -67.2 -83.2 9 16.0 -67.3 257 28 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.49 m Freezing level: 611.37 mb = 4219.63 m = 13843.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.02 mb = 3998.49 m = 13118.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.56 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 829.16 mb = 1694.44 m = 5559.11 ft T: 16.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 1.22 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 668.55 mb = 3490.58 m = 11451.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.26 C = 95.47 F Cap Strength: 5.56 C Lifted Index: 2.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.77 C Showalter Index: 1.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.02 C Cross Totals Index: 18.46 C K Index: 30.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.03 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5938.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 778.16 mb = 2231.28 m = 7320.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.5 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 248.5 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.5 neg: -51.1 tot: 104.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2.59 Bulk Shear: 7.35 m/s