MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F216.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F216.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 day GFS valid 18Z SAT 25 OCT 25 Station: 34.85,-93.11 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -93.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 128 SFC 993 189 20.0 18.9 94 1.0 19.3 162 5 293.7 296.2 292.7 333.6 14.01 2 950 569 17.1 17.0 100 0.1 17.1 179 16 294.5 296.9 292.2 331.7 12.97 3 900 1031 15.5 15.5 100 0.1 15.5 202 27 297.5 299.7 292.6 333.3 12.36 4 850 1515 13.6 13.5 99 0.1 13.6 219 32 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.3 11.54 5 800 2025 11.0 8.6 85 2.4 9.5 227 37 302.9 304.5 291.5 329.0 8.78 6 750 2562 8.4 2.7 67 5.8 5.3 227 39 305.7 306.9 290.2 324.6 6.20 7 700 3129 4.4 -1.1 67 5.5 1.6 223 40 307.3 308.3 289.6 322.9 5.04 8 650 3728 0.0 -3.8 76 3.8 -1.8 217 42 309.0 309.8 289.6 322.9 4.45 9 600 4365 -3.8 -7.3 77 3.4 -5.3 214 46 311.7 312.4 289.8 323.4 3.70 10 550 5046 -8.1 -12.1 72 4.1 -9.6 219 46 314.5 315.0 289.8 323.4 2.74 11 500 5781 -12.5 -18.3 62 5.8 -14.3 224 43 317.8 318.1 289.9 323.8 1.81 12 450 6577 -17.7 -20.9 76 3.2 -18.6 223 45 320.9 321.2 290.7 326.4 1.60 13 400 7448 -23.6 -25.5 84 2.0 -24.0 228 48 324.3 324.6 291.3 328.5 1.20 14 350 8410 -30.9 -36.8 56 5.9 -31.7 233 55 327.0 327.1 291.3 328.8 0.47 15 300 9484 -38.9 -46.5 45 7.6 -39.5 238 56 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.3 0.20 16 250 10716 -45.4 -56.0 30 10.5 -45.9 236 48 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.8 0.08 17 200 12182 -51.8 -70.0 10 18.2 -52.1 262 49 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.02 18 150 14012 -60.0 -79.0 7 18.9 -60.2 258 25 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.7 0.01 19 100 16488 -66.6 -83.5 8 16.8 -66.8 275 26 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.22 m Freezing level: 649.79 mb = 3730.29 m = 12238.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.43 mb = 3405.56 m = 11172.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.87 % Est. max temperature: 26.99 C = 80.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.49 mb = 315.53 m = 1035.18 ft T: 19.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 11.43 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 947.66 mb = 590.54 m = 1937.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.94 C = 69.70 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.85 C Showalter Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.11 C Cross Totals Index: 26.03 C K Index: 34.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 505.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.67 mb = 671.88 m = 2204.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 933.67 mb = 717.47 m = 2353.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 923.67 mb = 809.38 m = 2655.41 ft B at Equ Level: 17.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 763.67 mb = 2412.06 m = 7913.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.6 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 248.6 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 240.6 neg: -7.4 tot: 233.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 4.47 Bulk Shear: 113.07 m/s