MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F048.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F048.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 48 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.87,-95.08 Latitude: 33.87 Longitude: -95.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 992 138 27.8 20.6 65 7.1 22.6 220 12 301.6 304.5 296.1 347.6 15.61 2 950 519 23.8 17.8 69 5.9 19.6 219 22 301.3 303.8 294.7 341.5 13.65 3 900 989 19.4 16.7 85 2.7 17.5 218 23 301.4 303.9 294.5 340.9 13.38 4 850 1479 15.9 14.9 94 0.9 15.3 218 23 302.8 305.1 294.4 340.3 12.66 5 800 1993 13.3 10.9 85 2.4 11.8 220 23 305.4 307.3 293.4 336.3 10.32 6 750 2534 10.0 7.8 86 2.2 8.6 217 23 307.4 309.1 292.9 334.3 8.87 7 700 3105 6.7 4.2 84 2.5 5.2 211 22 309.9 311.3 292.4 332.6 7.39 8 650 3710 3.1 -0.2 79 3.3 1.4 211 25 312.5 313.6 291.9 330.6 5.81 9 600 4355 -1.1 -3.2 86 2.1 -2.1 217 32 314.8 315.8 291.9 330.8 5.04 10 550 5043 -5.7 -6.3 96 0.5 -6.0 221 39 317.3 318.1 292.1 331.3 4.36 11 500 5784 -10.3 -12.3 85 2.0 -11.1 220 44 320.5 321.1 291.8 330.3 2.97 12 450 6589 -14.9 -20.0 65 5.1 -16.4 223 47 324.5 324.9 291.9 330.5 1.73 13 400 7470 -20.2 -23.1 78 2.8 -21.0 231 55 328.7 329.0 292.8 333.9 1.49 14 350 8446 -27.2 -27.8 95 0.5 -27.3 234 63 332.1 332.3 293.3 336.1 1.11 15 300 9536 -35.9 -36.0 99 0.1 -35.9 241 70 334.8 334.9 293.6 337.0 0.59 16 250 10779 -44.2 -45.9 83 1.7 -44.3 241 75 340.3 340.4 294.6 341.3 0.25 17 200 12241 -53.6 -62.2 34 8.6 -53.8 247 75 347.9 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.04 18 150 14056 -62.6 -78.3 10 15.6 -62.8 253 73 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.01 19 100 16497 -71.0 -83.2 15 12.2 -71.1 259 41 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.29 m Freezing level: 613.53 mb = 4180.27 m = 13714.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.55 mb = 3954.83 m = 12974.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.93 % Est. max temperature: 29.33 C = 84.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.61 mb = 1040.36 m = 3413.21 ft T: 18.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 16.96 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.74 mb = 1371.19 m = 4498.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.64 C = 83.55 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -4.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.76 C Showalter Index: -3.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.18 C Cross Totals Index: 25.24 C K Index: 38.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1034.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.10 mb = 1239.19 m = 4065.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.10 mb = 1588.31 m = 5210.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.10 mb = 11071.04 m = 36321.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1031.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.10 mb = 14510.59 m = 47606.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.8 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 247.8 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 1.8 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.6 neg: -8.1 tot: 24.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.8 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 72.33 Bulk Shear: 14.31 m/s