MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 3Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 29.41,-98.47 Latitude: 29.41 Longitude: -98.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 122 SFC 988 228 26.8 12.9 42 13.9 17.8 15 7 301.0 302.7 291.4 328.9 9.48 2 950 574 26.1 11.6 41 14.4 16.8 21 16 303.6 305.3 291.9 330.8 9.08 3 900 1046 21.8 10.3 48 11.5 14.6 21 12 304.0 305.6 291.7 330.2 8.77 4 850 1539 17.6 8.7 56 8.9 12.1 3 7 304.6 306.1 291.6 329.5 8.31 5 800 2054 13.5 6.8 64 6.8 9.5 286 7 305.6 307.0 291.5 329.0 7.76 6 750 2594 9.5 4.8 73 4.6 6.8 260 14 306.8 308.2 291.4 328.8 7.22 7 700 3162 5.8 -4.5 48 10.3 0.9 278 16 308.9 309.6 289.1 321.1 3.91 8 650 3766 4.0 -27.1 8 31.1 -5.0 306 19 313.5 313.6 287.3 315.7 0.64 9 600 4412 0.3 -32.8 6 33.1 -7.9 319 21 316.5 316.5 288.1 317.9 0.40 10 550 5103 -3.8 -37.8 5 34.0 -11.0 317 23 319.6 319.6 288.9 320.6 0.27 11 500 5847 -9.3 -42.5 5 33.2 -15.0 308 28 321.8 321.8 289.5 322.4 0.18 12 450 6656 -12.2 -52.4 2 40.2 -17.7 293 44 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.1 0.07 13 400 7548 -16.7 -50.5 4 33.8 -21.2 292 59 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.09 14 350 8534 -24.5 -51.3 6 26.8 -27.3 292 62 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.10 15 300 9643 -30.8 -57.8 5 27.0 -32.9 290 65 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.1 0.05 16 250 10911 -39.7 -62.9 7 23.2 -40.7 293 70 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.03 17 200 12402 -50.2 -70.4 7 20.2 -50.6 302 56 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.01 18 150 14223 -62.8 -77.2 13 14.4 -63.0 311 44 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.9 0.01 19 100 16636 -74.5 -80.7 37 6.3 -74.5 309 26 383.9 383.9 302.9 383.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.39 m Freezing level: 596.35 mb = 4462.14 m = 14639.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.41 mb = 3251.19 m = 10666.52 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.41 % Est. max temperature: 30.62 C = 87.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 806.14 mb = 1988.57 m = 6524.10 ft T: 14.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 15.04 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 722.46 mb = 2902.03 m = 9520.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.75 C = 92.75 F Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lifted Index: 1.86 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.37 C Showalter Index: 2.21 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.85 C Cross Totals Index: 17.92 C K Index: 25.24 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 147.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6574.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 771.46 mb = 2357.62 m = 7734.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 313.2 at 17.4 knts Storm direction: 343.2 at 13.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 4.2 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.9 neg: -16.5 tot: 47.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 37.91 m/s