MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F381.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F381.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 381 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 28.44,-98.15 Latitude: 28.44 Longitude: -98.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 995 93 35.4 16.2 32 19.3 22.1 136 10 309.0 311.2 295.4 344.5 11.68 2 950 511 29.6 15.2 42 14.4 19.8 137 11 307.2 309.4 294.8 341.9 11.50 3 900 990 24.9 14.3 52 10.6 17.8 137 10 307.2 309.3 294.7 341.8 11.47 4 850 1487 20.1 13.3 65 6.8 15.6 137 9 307.2 309.4 294.7 341.7 11.40 5 800 2007 15.2 12.3 83 2.9 13.3 136 8 307.4 309.5 294.7 341.5 11.31 6 750 2551 12.3 6.6 68 5.7 8.9 89 3 309.9 311.5 293.1 335.1 8.20 7 700 3130 10.4 0.0 48 10.4 4.8 359 8 314.1 315.1 292.1 331.3 5.48 8 650 3741 5.4 -2.8 56 8.1 1.3 346 9 315.1 316.0 291.8 330.3 4.80 9 600 4390 1.4 -10.9 39 12.3 -3.8 295 10 317.8 318.3 290.8 326.8 2.77 10 550 5086 -2.2 -18.2 28 15.9 -7.9 255 13 321.4 321.8 290.9 327.1 1.66 11 500 5837 -6.0 -23.6 24 17.5 -11.4 228 21 325.7 325.9 291.6 329.7 1.14 12 450 6653 -11.1 -30.6 18 19.5 -15.8 245 29 329.3 329.4 292.2 331.7 0.66 13 400 7546 -17.2 -42.8 9 25.6 -21.2 243 38 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.4 0.22 14 350 8535 -23.2 -48.9 8 25.7 -26.2 244 48 337.5 337.5 293.8 338.0 0.13 15 300 9644 -31.8 -52.0 12 20.3 -33.5 250 56 340.6 340.6 294.6 341.0 0.10 16 250 10905 -41.9 -51.2 36 9.3 -42.5 239 64 343.8 343.8 295.4 344.4 0.14 17 200 12380 -52.7 -65.6 20 12.9 -53.0 250 67 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.5 0.03 18 150 14175 -67.1 -72.3 48 5.2 -67.2 257 65 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.5 0.01 19 100 16556 -74.6 -82.2 30 7.6 -74.6 236 21 383.6 383.6 302.8 383.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5786.40 m Freezing level: 580.66 mb = 4659.31 m = 15286.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.59 mb = 3897.50 m = 12786.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.41 % Est. max temperature: 33.70 C = 92.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 754.15 mb = 2504.53 m = 8216.87 ft T: 12.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 17.63 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.81 mb = 3036.65 m = 9962.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.81 C = 103.66 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.05 C Showalter Index: 0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.58 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.19 C Cross Totals Index: 19.39 C K Index: 29.11 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 199.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 92.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 767.08 mb = 2361.22 m = 7746.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 642.08 mb = 3840.62 m = 12600.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 362.08 mb = 8283.95 m = 27178.00 ft B at Equ Level: 90.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 252.08 mb = 10847.35 m = 35587.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.2 at 10.6 knts Storm direction: 254.2 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 2.8 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -68.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: -56.8 tot: -53.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -17.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: -2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.28 Bulk Shear: 28.30 m/s