MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F039.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F039.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 39 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.22,-94.96 Latitude: 33.22 Longitude: -94.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 993 117 25.0 21.2 79 3.9 22.3 240 13 298.8 301.7 295.7 345.7 16.12 2 950 509 22.1 18.8 82 3.3 19.8 239 26 299.6 302.2 294.8 342.0 14.52 3 900 977 18.6 17.3 92 1.3 17.7 236 28 300.7 303.2 294.7 341.7 13.96 4 850 1467 16.1 15.3 95 0.8 15.6 232 29 303.0 305.4 294.7 341.6 13.00 5 800 1981 13.3 12.9 97 0.4 13.0 228 30 305.3 307.5 294.4 340.4 11.74 6 750 2522 10.1 9.9 98 0.3 9.9 225 32 307.5 309.5 294.0 338.5 10.24 7 700 3094 6.6 6.3 98 0.3 6.4 221 34 309.8 311.4 293.3 336.1 8.59 8 650 3699 2.9 2.5 97 0.5 2.7 220 38 312.3 313.6 292.9 334.2 7.05 9 600 4343 -1.0 -1.4 97 0.4 -1.2 224 42 315.0 316.1 292.6 333.1 5.75 10 550 5033 -5.5 -6.3 94 0.8 -5.9 225 48 317.5 318.4 292.1 331.5 4.33 11 500 5774 -10.6 -13.0 82 2.4 -11.5 226 53 320.2 320.7 291.6 329.5 2.81 12 450 6576 -15.7 -17.6 85 1.9 -16.3 232 59 323.5 323.9 291.9 330.8 2.13 13 400 7455 -20.7 -25.4 66 4.7 -21.9 231 65 328.0 328.3 292.3 332.3 1.21 14 350 8429 -27.0 -32.8 58 5.8 -28.0 237 69 332.3 332.4 293.0 334.9 0.69 15 300 9526 -33.2 -41.8 42 8.6 -34.2 239 60 338.6 338.6 294.3 339.9 0.33 16 250 10784 -41.8 -50.9 36 9.1 -42.4 250 50 343.9 343.9 295.4 344.5 0.14 17 200 12261 -52.0 -68.9 11 16.9 -52.3 254 55 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.6 0.02 18 150 14073 -63.7 -76.7 15 13.0 -63.8 259 55 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.01 19 100 16503 -71.3 -83.3 15 12.0 -71.3 263 35 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.44 m Freezing level: 612.79 mb = 4178.60 m = 13709.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.65 mb = 4136.12 m = 13569.77 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.58 % Est. max temperature: 29.60 C = 85.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.93 mb = 610.05 m = 2001.46 ft T: 21.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 16.22 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.98 mb = 1130.56 m = 3709.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.70 C = 81.87 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -4.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: -4.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.68 C Cross Totals Index: 25.90 C K Index: 41.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 938.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.59 mb = 923.06 m = 3028.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.59 mb = 1662.56 m = 5454.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 280.59 mb = 9987.37 m = 32766.57 ft B at Equ Level: 937.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.59 mb = 14048.46 m = 46090.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.4 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 256.4 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.9 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.0 neg: -0.0 tot: 43.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 24.12 Bulk Shear: 38.92 m/s