MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F057.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F057.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 57 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.01,-94.53 Latitude: 31.01 Longitude: -94.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 23.2 20.6 85 2.6 21.3 177 5 296.2 299.0 294.4 340.6 15.40 1 1000 90 23.8 20.4 81 3.5 21.4 179 5 297.0 299.8 294.6 341.1 15.25 2 950 540 23.5 16.3 64 7.2 18.7 205 24 301.0 303.3 293.7 337.4 12.38 3 900 1011 21.6 13.4 60 8.2 16.3 227 21 303.8 305.8 293.3 336.0 10.82 4 850 1505 18.3 12.8 71 5.4 14.7 259 19 305.3 307.3 293.9 338.3 11.01 5 800 2022 14.5 12.0 85 2.5 12.9 274 19 306.6 308.7 294.3 339.9 11.07 6 750 2565 10.8 8.2 84 2.6 9.2 281 26 308.3 310.0 293.3 336.0 9.12 7 700 3138 8.2 0.6 59 7.5 4.1 280 26 311.5 312.6 291.5 329.4 5.73 8 650 3747 5.0 -7.5 40 12.5 -0.7 273 25 314.6 315.2 290.4 325.4 3.35 9 600 4396 1.5 -11.0 39 12.5 -3.8 284 27 317.8 318.4 290.8 326.9 2.75 10 550 5091 -2.5 -19.6 26 17.1 -8.3 312 30 321.1 321.4 290.6 326.1 1.47 11 500 5839 -8.2 -26.2 22 17.9 -13.1 327 33 323.0 323.2 290.6 326.2 0.90 12 450 6647 -14.3 -26.0 36 11.7 -17.3 320 34 325.2 325.4 291.4 328.8 1.02 13 400 7529 -20.3 -27.2 54 6.8 -21.9 302 39 328.6 328.8 292.3 332.3 1.03 14 350 8503 -27.5 -35.5 47 7.9 -28.7 291 45 331.6 331.7 292.7 333.6 0.53 15 300 9596 -34.6 -50.8 18 16.3 -35.8 277 41 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.2 0.12 16 250 10845 -42.7 -54.8 25 12.1 -43.3 273 55 342.6 342.6 295.0 343.0 0.09 17 200 12326 -51.3 -70.7 8 19.4 -51.7 271 63 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14139 -64.6 -76.3 19 11.7 -64.7 261 48 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.01 19 100 16549 -72.2 -82.8 19 10.6 -72.2 274 25 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.77 m Freezing level: 581.70 mb = 4650.31 m = 15256.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.63 mb = 3651.14 m = 11978.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.56 % Est. max temperature: 32.22 C = 89.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.42 mb = 407.51 m = 1336.95 ft T: 23.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 14.56 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 792.38 mb = 2102.44 m = 6897.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.85 C = 92.93 F Cap Strength: 3.99 C Lifted Index: -0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.10 C Showalter Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.49 C Cross Totals Index: 21.04 C K Index: 31.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.53 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 196.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 251.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.90 mb = 1344.79 m = 4411.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 520.90 mb = 5517.48 m = 18101.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 310.90 mb = 9342.89 m = 30652.15 ft B at Equ Level: 194.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 230.90 mb = 11372.35 m = 37310.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.9 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 311.9 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 228.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 2.06 Bulk Shear: 95.47 m/s