MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F345.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F345.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 345 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 10 OCT 25 Station: 37.62,-99.73 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -99.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -1 1 950 442 SFC 919 741 33.7 9.2 22 24.5 17.9 196 24 314.4 315.9 294.1 339.3 7.97 3 900 924 31.0 7.5 23 23.5 16.3 198 36 313.5 314.9 293.3 336.1 7.25 4 850 1431 25.9 6.2 28 19.7 13.8 203 43 313.2 314.6 293.1 335.1 7.00 5 800 1959 20.7 5.1 36 15.7 11.3 207 45 313.3 314.6 293.0 334.7 6.88 6 750 2512 15.5 4.0 46 11.5 8.8 212 46 313.4 314.7 293.0 334.7 6.81 7 700 3091 10.0 2.9 61 7.2 5.9 216 47 313.6 314.9 293.0 334.7 6.73 8 650 3702 4.5 1.0 78 3.5 2.5 221 48 314.0 315.2 292.7 333.9 6.33 9 600 4350 1.7 -9.0 45 10.8 -3.0 235 52 318.1 318.8 291.3 328.7 3.22 10 550 5048 -1.3 -25.1 14 23.9 -8.5 239 55 322.6 322.8 290.5 325.8 0.90 11 500 5801 -5.7 -34.1 9 28.4 -12.4 237 59 326.1 326.1 291.0 327.6 0.43 12 450 6616 -11.8 -37.7 10 26.0 -16.9 236 63 328.5 328.5 291.6 329.7 0.33 13 400 7506 -18.3 -40.3 13 22.0 -21.8 236 69 331.3 331.3 292.3 332.4 0.29 14 350 8487 -26.2 -33.7 49 7.5 -27.5 237 71 333.4 333.5 293.3 335.7 0.63 15 300 9582 -34.7 -37.3 77 2.7 -35.0 243 80 336.5 336.6 294.0 338.5 0.52 16 250 10830 -44.4 -50.4 51 6.1 -44.7 248 90 340.1 340.1 294.5 340.7 0.15 17 200 12297 -52.6 -64.0 24 11.4 -52.9 253 96 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.04 18 150 14100 -64.7 -75.7 21 11.0 -64.8 255 86 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.01 19 100 16503 -72.9 -82.7 21 9.9 -72.9 247 54 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.39 m Freezing level: 571.09 mb = 4753.61 m = 15595.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.19 mb = 3991.33 m = 13094.76 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.35 % Est. max temperature: 32.72 C = 90.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 644.06 mb = 3776.21 m = 12389.00 ft T: 4.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 13.52 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 593.95 mb = 4431.75 m = 14539.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.87 C = 100.17 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: 2.86 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.15 C Showalter Index: 3.15 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 31.59 C Cross Totals Index: 11.91 C K Index: 30.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.33 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3719.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 637.21 mb = 3862.95 m = 12673.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.1 at 50.4 knts Storm direction: 255.1 at 37.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 282.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 282.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 78.10 m/s