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: 33.87,-94.36 Latitude: 33.87 Longitude: -94.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 991 130 24.7 21.0 80 3.8 22.1 235 11 298.7 301.6 295.6 345.1 15.95 2 950 497 22.3 18.5 79 3.8 19.6 234 25 299.8 302.4 294.6 341.3 14.22 3 900 965 18.4 17.0 92 1.3 17.4 229 28 300.4 302.9 294.4 340.5 13.67 4 850 1454 15.6 15.3 98 0.4 15.4 226 30 302.5 304.9 294.5 340.8 12.94 5 800 1968 13.1 12.8 98 0.3 12.9 225 31 305.1 307.3 294.3 340.0 11.68 6 750 2509 10.2 9.9 98 0.3 10.0 224 33 307.7 309.6 294.0 338.8 10.28 7 700 3081 6.9 6.6 98 0.3 6.8 221 35 310.2 311.8 293.6 337.1 8.78 8 650 3686 3.2 3.0 99 0.2 3.1 219 38 312.6 314.0 293.2 335.3 7.32 9 600 4331 -0.7 -0.9 98 0.2 -0.9 218 43 315.3 316.4 292.9 334.2 5.97 10 550 5021 -4.7 -5.1 97 0.4 -4.9 221 48 318.6 319.5 292.7 333.9 4.76 11 500 5765 -9.1 -9.6 96 0.5 -9.3 225 52 321.9 322.7 292.8 334.1 3.70 12 450 6571 -14.8 -15.0 98 0.2 -14.9 226 57 324.6 325.1 292.7 333.6 2.65 13 400 7451 -21.0 -21.0 99 0.1 -21.0 230 61 327.8 328.1 292.8 334.0 1.79 14 350 8424 -27.8 -28.0 98 0.2 -27.9 232 68 331.3 331.5 293.1 335.2 1.09 15 300 9515 -34.4 -36.1 85 1.7 -34.6 234 70 336.9 337.0 294.1 339.1 0.59 16 250 10770 -42.5 -45.7 71 3.2 -42.8 238 53 342.9 342.9 295.3 343.9 0.26 17 200 12243 -52.7 -68.7 13 16.0 -53.0 258 61 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 18 150 14056 -63.9 -75.6 19 11.7 -64.0 263 55 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.1 0.01 19 100 16493 -70.2 -83.5 12 13.3 -70.3 264 31 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.82 m Freezing level: 609.18 mb = 4212.54 m = 13820.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.94 mb = 4185.31 m = 13731.16 ft Precipitable water: 2.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.40 % Est. max temperature: 29.03 C = 84.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.76 mb = 609.34 m = 1999.13 ft T: 21.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 6.88 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.98 mb = 1118.91 m = 3670.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.12 C = 80.82 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -3.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.75 C Cross Totals Index: 24.37 C K Index: 39.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 803.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.64 mb = 959.18 m = 3146.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.64 mb = 1497.86 m = 4914.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 265.64 mb = 10352.23 m = 33963.60 ft B at Equ Level: 798.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.64 mb = 13823.09 m = 45350.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 60.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 60.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 19.00 Bulk Shear: 42.29 m/s