MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F210.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F210.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 210 hour GFS valid 0Z SUN 26 OCT 25 Station: 36.27,-97.60 Latitude: 36.27 Longitude: -97.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 972 330 24.7 15.1 55 9.7 18.3 191 9 300.3 302.3 292.5 333.0 11.14 2 950 532 25.9 14.2 48 11.7 18.2 199 22 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.6 10.79 3 900 1006 22.0 13.1 57 8.9 16.2 203 29 304.2 306.1 293.3 335.7 10.58 4 850 1499 17.6 11.8 69 5.9 13.8 209 30 304.6 306.5 293.1 335.2 10.25 5 800 2014 13.8 7.7 66 6.1 10.1 221 29 305.9 307.4 291.9 330.8 8.26 6 750 2556 11.9 -8.3 24 20.1 2.8 232 28 309.5 310.0 288.1 318.1 2.73 7 700 3129 7.7 -11.5 24 19.1 -0.3 240 28 311.0 311.4 288.2 318.3 2.27 8 650 3734 3.6 -14.1 26 17.7 -3.3 251 31 313.0 313.4 288.6 319.5 1.97 9 600 4378 -0.8 -13.0 39 12.3 -5.5 262 34 315.2 315.7 289.6 322.9 2.33 10 550 5066 -6.5 -14.0 55 7.5 -9.2 263 40 316.4 316.9 290.0 324.2 2.36 11 500 5802 -12.6 -17.1 69 4.6 -14.0 259 48 317.7 318.1 290.1 324.4 1.99 12 450 6596 -19.2 -20.5 89 1.4 -19.6 262 53 319.1 319.5 290.2 324.8 1.66 13 400 7462 -25.0 -25.0 100 0.0 -25.0 271 49 322.5 322.7 290.8 326.8 1.25 14 350 8418 -32.3 -33.9 86 1.6 -32.6 264 54 325.2 325.3 291.0 327.4 0.62 15 300 9492 -38.0 -60.8 7 22.9 -39.0 273 69 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.0 0.04 16 250 10727 -45.7 -64.1 11 18.4 -46.2 277 65 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.03 17 200 12188 -52.4 -70.2 10 17.8 -52.8 276 54 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14006 -61.7 -78.7 9 17.0 -61.9 271 26 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.01 19 100 16472 -67.4 -83.1 9 15.7 -67.5 259 24 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.00 m Freezing level: 608.78 mb = 4265.02 m = 13992.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.48 mb = 3075.61 m = 10090.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.21 % Est. max temperature: 29.71 C = 85.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 843.55 mb = 1563.72 m = 5130.27 ft T: 17.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.57 C/km ThetaE index: 17.58 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 727.93 mb = 2804.04 m = 9199.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.48 C = 94.06 F Cap Strength: 2.88 C Lifted Index: -3.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.49 C Showalter Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.48 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.17 C Cross Totals Index: 24.31 C K Index: 22.79 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 479.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 748.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 159.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 798.08 mb = 2034.36 m = 6674.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 623.08 mb = 4074.31 m = 13366.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 283.08 mb = 9885.40 m = 32432.01 ft B at Equ Level: 748.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.08 mb = 12746.88 m = 41819.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.8 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 273.8 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 216.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 216.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 10.05 Bulk Shear: 74.50 m/s