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: 36.54,-97.84 Latitude: 36.54 Longitude: -97.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 961 370 17.3 14.7 85 2.6 15.7 191 6 293.8 295.8 290.4 325.4 11.03 2 950 466 19.3 14.1 72 5.2 16.0 202 13 296.8 298.7 291.1 327.9 10.73 3 900 933 21.1 11.0 52 10.1 14.7 228 15 303.3 305.0 291.9 330.7 9.21 4 850 1428 20.8 -1.4 22 22.2 9.2 240 14 307.9 308.7 288.9 320.6 4.06 5 800 1947 16.4 -5.4 22 21.9 5.9 247 15 308.7 309.3 288.3 318.7 3.18 6 750 2491 11.5 -5.1 31 16.7 3.6 242 20 309.1 309.8 288.8 320.1 3.49 7 700 3062 6.9 -4.2 45 11.1 1.5 234 37 310.1 310.9 289.6 322.7 4.00 8 650 3666 2.4 -6.8 50 9.3 -1.7 241 50 311.7 312.4 289.6 322.9 3.53 9 600 4307 -3.1 -6.9 75 3.9 -4.8 244 54 312.5 313.3 290.2 324.6 3.79 10 550 4992 -6.2 -30.1 13 23.9 -11.9 236 45 316.8 316.9 288.3 318.8 0.57 11 500 5729 -11.5 -32.4 16 21.0 -15.9 232 48 319.1 319.2 289.0 320.9 0.50 12 450 6527 -17.5 -33.4 24 15.9 -20.5 233 52 321.2 321.3 289.7 323.0 0.51 13 400 7398 -23.4 -37.3 27 13.9 -25.5 231 60 324.6 324.7 290.6 326.0 0.39 14 350 8362 -30.1 -44.4 24 14.3 -31.6 229 70 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.0 0.21 15 300 9441 -37.7 -44.3 50 6.6 -38.2 235 83 332.2 332.3 292.6 333.2 0.25 16 250 10671 -48.2 -48.3 99 0.1 -48.1 236 89 334.5 334.5 293.1 335.2 0.19 17 200 12119 -52.1 -69.8 10 17.8 -52.4 239 95 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 18 150 13951 -59.5 -78.8 6 19.3 -59.7 250 77 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.7 0.01 19 100 16434 -68.2 -83.8 9 15.6 -68.3 263 41 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.49 m Freezing level: 627.94 mb = 3948.71 m = 12954.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.48 mb = 3340.53 m = 10959.60 ft Precipitable water: 0.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.44 % Est. max temperature: 31.84 C = 89.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.19 mb = 704.10 m = 2310.01 ft T: 20.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 12.00 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 697.56 mb = 3090.52 m = 10139.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.53 C = 92.35 F Cap Strength: 6.70 C Lifted Index: 0.76 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.38 C Showalter Index: 4.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.32 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 32.26 C Cross Totals Index: 10.06 C K Index: 19.73 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 75.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.16 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5869.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 786.92 mb = 2086.05 m = 6843.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 2.9 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.7 neg: -13.1 tot: 146.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.58 Bulk Shear: 77.08 m/s