MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F030.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F030.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 30 hour GFS valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.48,-97.63 Latitude: 35.48 Longitude: -97.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 960 381 19.9 14.5 71 5.3 16.4 197 13 296.4 298.4 291.1 327.9 10.90 2 950 475 20.0 14.3 69 5.8 16.3 199 21 297.5 299.5 291.4 329.0 10.83 3 900 942 21.7 11.1 51 10.6 15.0 226 32 303.8 305.5 292.1 331.5 9.26 4 850 1438 21.7 -1.9 21 23.5 9.3 235 26 308.8 309.6 289.1 321.1 3.92 5 800 1959 17.5 -1.0 28 18.6 7.7 238 27 309.8 310.7 289.9 323.7 4.43 6 750 2505 12.9 4.0 55 8.9 7.7 238 31 310.5 311.8 292.1 331.5 6.79 7 700 3080 8.0 1.2 62 6.8 4.3 241 33 311.3 312.5 291.7 329.9 5.97 8 650 3686 2.9 -3.5 63 6.4 -0.2 245 34 312.3 313.1 290.7 326.6 4.54 9 600 4330 -1.5 -10.4 51 8.9 -5.1 230 34 314.4 315.0 289.9 323.8 2.90 10 550 5016 -6.5 -15.4 49 8.9 -9.6 223 41 316.4 316.8 289.8 323.3 2.09 11 500 5753 -11.8 -22.0 43 10.2 -14.7 225 45 318.6 318.8 289.7 323.1 1.31 12 450 6552 -16.7 -33.4 22 16.7 -19.9 226 50 322.3 322.4 290.0 324.1 0.51 13 400 7427 -22.1 -39.6 19 17.5 -24.7 231 57 326.3 326.3 291.0 327.4 0.31 14 350 8395 -28.9 -46.5 17 17.5 -30.7 232 66 329.7 329.8 291.8 330.4 0.17 15 300 9479 -37.1 -47.0 35 9.9 -37.8 237 76 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.8 0.18 16 250 10712 -47.7 -47.7 99 0.1 -47.7 239 81 335.2 335.2 293.3 336.0 0.20 17 200 12162 -52.5 -68.8 12 16.2 -52.9 242 92 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.02 18 150 13989 -60.8 -79.6 7 18.8 -60.9 250 81 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16458 -68.6 -83.8 9 15.2 -68.7 259 38 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.25 m Freezing level: 616.63 mb = 4115.65 m = 13502.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.38 mb = 3656.59 m = 11996.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.18 % Est. max temperature: 32.92 C = 91.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.44 mb = 1063.97 m = 3490.69 ft T: 21.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 10.38 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 684.18 mb = 3267.26 m = 10719.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.92 C = 94.85 F Cap Strength: 7.21 C Lifted Index: -0.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.11 C Showalter Index: 3.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.48 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 33.51 C Cross Totals Index: 9.97 C K Index: 24.82 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 96.37 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5548.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 778.36 mb = 2191.07 m = 7188.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.7 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 260.7 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.0 neg: -12.2 tot: 145.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.56 Bulk Shear: 27.80 m/s