MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509270600F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509270600F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 6Z MON 13 OCT 25 Station: 31.21,-96.03 Latitude: 31.21 Longitude: -96.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 108 15.1 11.5 79 3.6 13.0 30 6 288.1 289.6 286.0 312.0 8.54 1 1000 126 14.8 11.5 80 3.4 12.9 31 6 288.0 289.5 286.0 311.9 8.53 2 950 559 12.5 12.0 97 0.5 12.2 81 6 289.8 291.5 287.5 316.1 9.31 3 900 1016 15.4 15.2 99 0.2 15.3 181 12 297.4 299.6 292.4 332.6 12.15 4 850 1503 15.7 14.5 93 1.2 15.0 206 22 302.6 304.9 294.1 339.1 12.34 5 800 2017 12.9 12.4 97 0.5 12.6 219 25 304.9 307.0 294.1 339.0 11.41 6 750 2559 11.1 10.7 98 0.3 10.9 230 29 308.6 310.6 294.7 341.6 10.87 7 700 3134 9.1 6.6 84 2.5 7.6 230 34 312.6 314.2 294.3 339.7 8.77 8 650 3746 6.4 4.6 88 1.8 5.4 236 35 316.2 317.8 294.8 342.1 8.23 9 600 4400 2.2 1.9 97 0.4 2.0 237 36 318.7 320.1 294.8 342.1 7.33 10 550 5099 -1.7 -1.8 100 0.0 -1.7 241 39 322.0 323.2 294.8 341.9 6.13 11 500 5852 -5.9 -6.4 96 0.5 -6.1 241 43 325.9 326.8 294.7 341.6 4.75 12 450 6672 -9.9 -13.3 76 3.4 -11.2 239 46 330.8 331.4 294.6 341.3 3.05 13 400 7572 -14.9 -22.3 54 7.3 -17.1 238 48 335.6 335.9 294.7 341.4 1.60 14 350 8571 -20.9 -31.8 37 10.8 -23.2 244 44 340.6 340.7 295.1 343.5 0.77 15 300 9691 -29.5 -39.5 37 10.0 -30.9 245 42 343.9 344.0 295.6 345.5 0.41 16 250 10963 -40.0 -41.1 89 1.2 -40.1 251 43 346.6 346.7 296.3 348.3 0.42 17 200 12447 -52.3 -52.5 98 0.1 -52.3 266 38 349.9 350.0 296.7 350.5 0.15 18 150 14255 -64.7 -73.8 27 9.1 -64.7 257 25 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.01 19 100 16625 -78.0 -82.2 50 4.2 -78.0 259 23 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.36 m Freezing level: 571.79 mb = 4793.90 m = 15727.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 573.17 mb = 4767.01 m = 15639.61 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.28 % Est. max temperature: 29.41 C = 84.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.06 mb = 557.98 m = 1830.63 ft T: 12.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 1.90 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 957.81 mb = 489.52 m = 1606.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.58 C = 61.84 F Cap Strength: 10.20 C Lifted Index: 11.23 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.19 C Showalter Index: 1.27 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.97 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.57 C Cross Totals Index: 20.40 C K Index: 33.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10375.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.88 mb = 685.19 m = 2247.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.8 at 28.8 knts Storm direction: 261.8 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 271.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 271.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 159.17 m/s