MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F033.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F033.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 33 hour GFS valid 3Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.79,-99.49 Latitude: 34.79 Longitude: -99.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 SFC 950 472 25.2 15.0 53 10.3 18.4 175 17 302.8 304.9 293.4 336.4 11.33 2 950 472 25.9 15.0 51 10.9 18.5 175 19 303.5 305.6 293.6 337.1 11.32 3 900 948 25.3 13.5 48 11.8 17.4 186 37 307.5 309.6 294.4 340.3 10.84 4 850 1448 21.9 11.7 52 10.2 15.3 206 32 309.1 311.0 294.4 340.2 10.22 5 800 1971 17.8 8.2 53 9.6 11.8 218 33 310.1 311.7 293.4 336.3 8.54 6 750 2519 13.4 1.9 46 11.5 7.0 233 33 311.1 312.2 291.5 329.4 5.86 7 700 3094 8.3 -3.5 43 11.9 2.5 242 33 311.7 312.5 290.3 325.0 4.21 8 650 3700 3.1 -7.4 46 10.5 -1.6 242 31 312.5 313.1 289.8 323.3 3.38 9 600 4344 0.0 -23.2 16 23.2 -7.1 243 39 316.1 316.3 288.6 319.5 0.98 10 550 5035 -4.4 -29.3 12 24.9 -10.8 244 44 318.8 319.0 289.0 321.0 0.61 11 500 5778 -9.1 -35.0 10 25.9 -14.6 244 43 321.9 322.0 289.8 323.4 0.39 12 450 6585 -13.6 -41.4 8 27.8 -18.3 241 45 326.2 326.2 290.9 327.1 0.23 13 400 7470 -19.8 -41.6 12 21.9 -23.1 241 46 329.3 329.3 291.8 330.2 0.25 14 350 8444 -28.2 -43.5 22 15.4 -29.9 246 53 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.7 0.23 15 300 9529 -37.3 -47.3 35 10.0 -38.1 250 63 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.5 0.18 16 250 10761 -46.6 -52.0 54 5.4 -46.9 259 76 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.2 0.13 17 200 12217 -52.2 -69.5 11 17.3 -52.5 251 76 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.02 18 150 14044 -61.5 -79.2 8 17.7 -61.7 244 65 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.2 0.01 19 100 16487 -69.6 -83.6 11 14.0 -69.7 252 30 393.2 393.2 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.79 m Freezing level: 599.97 mb = 4344.55 m = 14253.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.76 mb = 3455.10 m = 11335.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.87 % Est. max temperature: 32.41 C = 90.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 817.34 mb = 1785.78 m = 5858.80 ft T: 19.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 20.81 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 715.33 mb = 2913.20 m = 9557.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.86 C = 92.95 F Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lifted Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.04 C Cross Totals Index: 20.81 C K Index: 30.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 591.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 168.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.54 mb = 2377.83 m = 7801.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 677.54 mb = 3360.64 m = 11025.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.54 mb = 11095.08 m = 36400.75 ft B at Equ Level: 583.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.54 mb = 13342.20 m = 43773.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.4 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 262.4 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 292.7 neg: -3.0 tot: 289.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 5.52 Bulk Shear: 107.18 m/s