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: 35.07,-92.85 Latitude: 35.07 Longitude: -92.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 985 174 26.0 18.6 64 7.4 20.8 203 9 300.4 303.0 294.5 340.8 13.78 2 950 491 23.7 16.9 66 6.8 19.0 203 23 301.2 303.6 294.0 338.9 12.81 3 900 962 19.8 15.3 75 4.5 16.8 201 29 301.9 304.2 293.9 338.0 12.23 4 850 1452 16.0 13.7 86 2.3 14.4 202 33 302.9 305.0 293.7 337.4 11.64 5 800 1965 12.5 11.6 94 0.9 11.9 208 34 304.5 306.5 293.5 336.7 10.79 6 750 2505 9.7 7.7 87 2.1 8.5 219 37 307.1 308.8 292.7 333.8 8.81 7 700 3076 6.5 3.3 80 3.3 4.7 223 39 309.7 311.0 292.0 331.0 6.93 8 650 3681 3.1 0.1 81 2.9 1.5 221 41 312.4 313.6 292.0 331.0 5.95 9 600 4326 -1.0 -3.1 85 2.1 -2.0 218 44 315.0 315.9 292.0 331.1 5.07 10 550 5015 -5.7 -7.1 90 1.4 -6.3 216 46 317.4 318.1 291.9 330.6 4.09 11 500 5756 -10.4 -11.3 93 0.9 -10.8 219 48 320.3 321.0 292.0 331.0 3.23 12 450 6559 -15.3 -15.9 95 0.6 -15.5 226 52 324.0 324.5 292.3 332.4 2.47 13 400 7440 -20.6 -20.6 99 0.1 -20.6 231 57 328.2 328.6 293.0 334.7 1.85 14 350 8415 -27.1 -27.1 100 0.0 -27.1 238 63 332.2 332.4 293.4 336.4 1.18 15 300 9507 -35.7 -35.7 100 -0.0 -35.7 242 66 335.1 335.2 293.7 337.4 0.61 16 250 10750 -44.7 -44.7 100 -0.0 -44.7 240 74 339.6 339.7 294.5 340.8 0.29 17 200 12209 -53.4 -61.6 36 8.2 -53.6 250 72 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.4 0.05 18 150 14021 -61.7 -78.5 9 16.7 -61.9 262 70 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.01 19 100 16482 -69.8 -83.7 11 13.9 -69.9 257 34 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.69 m Freezing level: 612.21 mb = 4168.21 m = 13675.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.89 mb = 3946.91 m = 12949.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.74 % Est. max temperature: 28.91 C = 84.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.73 mb = 1118.17 m = 3668.50 ft T: 18.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 9.81 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.66 mb = 1646.84 m = 5402.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.05 C = 84.28 F Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lifted Index: -3.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.83 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.40 C Cross Totals Index: 24.07 C K Index: 36.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 540.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.98 mb = 1391.89 m = 4566.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.98 mb = 1954.97 m = 6413.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 270.98 mb = 10200.32 m = 33465.21 ft B at Equ Level: 537.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.98 mb = 13196.27 m = 43294.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.6 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 245.6 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.7 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 183.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 10.01 Bulk Shear: 53.94 m/s