MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F252.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F252.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 10.5 day GFS valid 18Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 32.36,-94.29 Latitude: 32.36 Longitude: -94.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 996 99 25.6 20.7 74 4.9 22.2 191 11 299.1 301.9 295.4 344.7 15.65 2 950 513 21.5 19.5 88 2.0 20.1 197 28 299.0 301.8 295.1 343.3 15.20 3 900 981 18.0 17.7 98 0.3 17.8 204 37 300.1 302.7 294.8 342.0 14.34 4 850 1470 16.0 15.6 98 0.4 15.8 214 44 302.9 305.4 294.8 342.2 13.26 5 800 1985 14.9 3.2 46 11.6 8.3 222 45 307.0 308.1 290.4 325.5 6.04 6 750 2529 13.7 -6.0 25 19.7 4.2 230 37 311.4 312.0 289.3 321.8 3.25 7 700 3106 10.1 -5.5 33 15.7 2.5 238 30 313.7 314.4 290.3 325.3 3.61 8 650 3716 4.7 -6.3 45 11.0 -0.4 242 30 314.3 315.0 290.6 326.1 3.68 9 600 4363 0.6 -17.2 25 17.9 -5.8 242 33 316.9 317.2 289.5 322.4 1.65 10 550 5056 -3.1 -24.9 17 21.9 -9.5 246 40 320.5 320.6 289.9 323.7 0.92 11 500 5804 -7.6 -25.6 22 18.0 -12.6 252 43 323.8 324.0 290.9 327.2 0.95 12 450 6614 -13.4 -30.1 23 16.7 -17.3 261 46 326.4 326.5 291.4 328.9 0.70 13 400 7499 -19.3 -38.7 16 19.4 -22.5 264 48 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.2 0.34 14 350 8476 -27.4 -42.7 22 15.4 -29.2 265 53 331.9 331.9 292.5 332.9 0.25 15 300 9564 -37.1 -44.2 48 7.1 -37.7 271 59 333.1 333.1 292.8 334.0 0.25 16 250 10795 -47.4 -51.4 63 4.0 -47.6 282 66 335.6 335.6 293.3 336.2 0.13 17 200 12236 -57.5 -61.1 63 3.6 -57.5 276 53 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.05 18 150 14012 -62.4 -77.3 12 14.9 -62.6 302 75 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.01 19 100 16467 -67.4 -83.4 9 16.0 -67.5 264 32 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.06 m Freezing level: 591.42 mb = 4481.99 m = 14704.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.51 mb = 3621.67 m = 11881.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.01 % Est. max temperature: 29.73 C = 85.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.97 mb = 716.06 m = 2349.25 ft T: 20.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 20.40 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 894.79 m = 2935.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.40 C = 79.52 F Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lifted Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.44 C Showalter Index: -1.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 23.55 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1067.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.31 mb = 825.40 m = 2707.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.31 mb = 968.09 m = 3176.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 841.31 mb = 1557.20 m = 5108.87 ft B at Equ Level: 5.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 811.31 mb = 1865.36 m = 6119.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.9 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 261.9 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 320.8 neg: -13.7 tot: 307.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.14 Bulk Rich Number: 15.65 Bulk Shear: 68.21 m/s