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: 34.54,-92.89 Latitude: 34.54 Longitude: -92.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 986 171 26.9 17.9 58 9.0 20.6 196 7 301.3 303.7 294.3 340.1 13.20 2 950 496 25.2 16.0 57 9.2 18.9 199 20 302.7 304.9 294.0 338.5 12.10 3 900 968 20.9 14.8 68 6.1 16.8 200 26 303.0 305.2 293.9 338.1 11.81 4 850 1459 16.4 13.6 84 2.8 14.6 202 30 303.3 305.4 293.7 337.7 11.58 5 800 1973 12.1 11.9 99 0.2 12.0 205 32 304.1 306.1 293.6 336.9 11.02 6 750 2513 9.9 7.6 86 2.3 8.5 222 35 307.3 308.9 292.7 333.9 8.76 7 700 3085 7.1 1.1 66 6.0 3.9 227 39 310.4 311.5 291.4 328.8 5.94 8 650 3690 3.5 -1.7 69 5.2 0.8 223 41 312.9 313.9 291.5 329.2 5.19 9 600 4336 -0.6 -4.3 76 3.7 -2.4 218 42 315.4 316.3 291.7 330.1 4.62 10 550 5025 -5.5 -8.4 80 3.0 -6.8 216 44 317.6 318.3 291.6 329.6 3.68 11 500 5767 -10.4 -12.4 85 2.0 -11.2 221 47 320.4 321.0 291.7 330.1 2.95 12 450 6571 -15.2 -17.1 86 1.9 -15.9 226 52 324.1 324.5 292.2 331.7 2.23 13 400 7451 -20.7 -21.2 96 0.5 -20.8 231 57 328.1 328.5 292.9 334.3 1.76 14 350 8426 -27.2 -27.2 100 -0.0 -27.2 237 62 332.0 332.3 293.4 336.3 1.17 15 300 9517 -35.6 -35.6 100 -0.0 -35.6 241 67 335.2 335.3 293.7 337.5 0.61 16 250 10762 -44.1 -44.1 100 -0.0 -44.1 243 75 340.5 340.6 294.7 341.7 0.31 17 200 12225 -52.7 -62.7 29 10.0 -52.9 254 69 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.6 0.04 18 150 14040 -62.5 -77.3 12 14.7 -62.7 261 68 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 19 100 16490 -70.6 -83.5 13 12.9 -70.6 258 32 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.23 m Freezing level: 607.51 mb = 4238.86 m = 13906.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.20 mb = 3850.77 m = 12633.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.41 % Est. max temperature: 29.13 C = 84.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.82 mb = 1310.76 m = 4300.33 ft T: 17.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 11.28 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 818.95 mb = 1774.47 m = 5821.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.39 C = 84.90 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -3.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.11 C Showalter Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.75 C Cross Totals Index: 23.96 C K Index: 34.36 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 466.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.07 mb = 1629.67 m = 5346.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.07 mb = 1887.60 m = 6192.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 278.07 mb = 10035.33 m = 32923.91 ft B at Equ Level: 462.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 188.07 mb = 12613.34 m = 41381.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.5 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 246.5 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.1 neg: -0.1 tot: 198.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 7.41 Bulk Shear: 62.96 m/s