MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F264.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F264.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 11 day GFS valid 18Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 36.55,-97.27 Latitude: 36.55 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 967 314 26.6 18.0 59 8.7 20.6 197 22 302.6 305.1 295.0 342.6 13.51 2 950 471 24.5 16.7 62 7.8 19.2 199 34 302.1 304.4 294.2 339.4 12.66 3 900 942 19.8 15.3 75 4.5 16.8 202 43 301.9 304.1 293.8 338.0 12.23 4 850 1432 16.1 12.1 77 4.1 13.6 214 47 303.1 305.0 292.9 334.2 10.49 5 800 1947 16.2 -2.9 27 19.1 6.5 234 43 308.4 309.1 288.9 320.4 3.84 6 750 2492 12.7 -1.6 37 14.3 5.3 224 47 310.4 311.3 290.2 324.6 4.54 7 700 3067 8.3 -1.7 49 10.0 3.1 218 51 311.7 312.6 290.8 326.8 4.81 8 650 3673 3.0 -2.5 67 5.5 0.3 216 53 312.4 313.3 291.1 327.8 4.90 9 600 4315 -2.6 -4.5 87 1.8 -3.5 223 55 313.1 313.9 291.0 327.5 4.57 10 550 4999 -7.3 -14.4 57 7.1 -9.8 229 56 315.4 315.9 289.6 322.9 2.28 11 500 5736 -12.1 -17.9 62 5.9 -13.9 228 56 318.3 318.7 290.2 324.6 1.87 12 450 6532 -18.0 -20.6 80 2.7 -18.7 227 58 320.7 321.0 290.6 326.3 1.64 13 400 7401 -25.0 -32.0 52 7.0 -26.2 225 58 322.6 322.7 290.2 324.9 0.66 14 350 8356 -32.1 -32.1 100 -0.0 -32.1 222 64 325.4 325.6 291.2 328.1 0.74 15 300 9427 -40.3 -40.3 100 -0.0 -40.3 225 63 328.6 328.7 291.7 330.0 0.38 16 250 10643 -49.8 -53.3 66 3.5 -49.9 227 76 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 12080 -54.2 -66.0 22 11.8 -54.5 241 85 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.03 18 150 13913 -60.4 -77.8 8 17.4 -60.6 245 55 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.01 19 100 16423 -63.0 -84.0 4 20.9 -63.3 246 46 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.59 m Freezing level: 623.45 mb = 4014.30 m = 13170.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.61 mb = 3715.29 m = 12189.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.15 % Est. max temperature: 30.47 C = 86.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.47 mb = 1406.82 m = 4615.51 ft T: 16.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.62 C/km ThetaE index: 22.17 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 747.07 mb = 2524.82 m = 8283.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.41 C = 93.93 F Cap Strength: 3.76 C Lifted Index: -4.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.12 C Showalter Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.15 C K Index: 30.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1400.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 156.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.39 mb = 1528.42 m = 5014.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 665.39 mb = 3481.87 m = 11423.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.39 mb = 11310.69 m = 37108.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1392.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.39 mb = 14547.52 m = 47727.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 50.1 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 37.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 2.1 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 281.6 neg: -11.3 tot: 270.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.44 Bulk Rich Number: 21.70 Bulk Shear: 64.54 m/s