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: 34.87,-93.06 Latitude: 34.87 Longitude: -93.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 984 185 26.1 18.7 64 7.3 20.9 206 9 300.6 303.2 294.7 341.5 13.96 2 950 492 23.8 16.9 65 6.9 19.1 206 22 301.4 303.7 294.1 339.3 12.89 3 900 963 20.0 15.3 75 4.6 16.9 203 29 302.1 304.4 293.9 338.4 12.28 4 850 1454 16.1 13.7 86 2.4 14.6 203 32 303.0 305.2 293.7 337.7 11.68 5 800 1967 12.6 11.6 94 0.9 12.0 209 34 304.5 306.5 293.5 336.8 10.81 6 750 2507 9.8 7.9 88 1.9 8.6 221 36 307.2 308.8 292.9 334.2 8.93 7 700 3078 6.5 3.3 80 3.2 4.7 225 39 309.7 311.0 292.0 331.1 6.96 8 650 3683 2.9 0.4 83 2.5 1.5 222 41 312.2 313.4 292.0 331.2 6.06 9 600 4327 -1.1 -3.0 87 1.9 -2.0 218 44 314.8 315.8 292.0 331.1 5.13 10 550 5016 -5.7 -6.7 93 1.0 -6.2 216 46 317.3 318.1 291.9 330.8 4.20 11 500 5757 -10.3 -11.1 94 0.8 -10.6 220 48 320.5 321.1 292.0 331.3 3.28 12 450 6561 -15.2 -15.8 96 0.6 -15.4 225 53 324.1 324.6 292.4 332.5 2.48 13 400 7442 -20.6 -20.6 100 0.0 -20.5 230 58 328.3 328.6 293.0 334.8 1.86 14 350 8417 -27.1 -27.1 100 -0.0 -27.1 237 64 332.2 332.4 293.4 336.5 1.18 15 300 9508 -35.6 -35.6 100 -0.0 -35.6 241 66 335.2 335.3 293.7 337.5 0.61 16 250 10752 -44.3 -44.3 100 -0.0 -44.3 240 75 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.3 0.30 17 200 12214 -52.9 -63.1 28 10.1 -53.2 252 71 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.04 18 150 14026 -62.3 -77.8 11 15.5 -62.4 264 69 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 19 100 16484 -70.0 -83.7 12 13.7 -70.1 257 33 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.13 m Freezing level: 613.72 mb = 4150.46 m = 13616.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.41 mb = 3954.76 m = 12974.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.72 % Est. max temperature: 28.97 C = 84.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.28 mb = 1114.09 m = 3655.12 ft T: 18.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 10.45 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.98 mb = 1655.43 m = 5431.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.09 C = 84.37 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.97 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.43 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 36.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 587.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.99 mb = 1403.30 m = 4603.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.99 mb = 1967.23 m = 6454.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 269.99 mb = 10227.66 m = 33554.92 ft B at Equ Level: 585.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.99 mb = 13238.21 m = 43431.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.6 at 38.1 knts Storm direction: 246.6 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.7 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 180.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 10.58 Bulk Shear: 55.58 m/s