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: 35.33,-94.06 Latitude: 35.33 Longitude: -94.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 978 219 23.2 18.7 76 4.5 20.1 189 14 298.2 300.8 294.0 338.9 14.00 2 950 471 21.2 17.3 79 3.8 18.6 194 31 298.7 301.1 293.6 337.2 13.23 3 900 937 16.9 16.2 96 0.7 16.4 198 40 298.9 301.2 293.4 336.6 12.94 4 850 1423 14.3 14.3 100 0.0 14.3 209 49 301.1 303.3 293.5 336.8 12.13 5 800 1935 12.8 10.8 88 2.0 11.6 230 54 304.8 306.7 293.2 335.5 10.25 6 750 2477 11.0 3.0 58 8.0 6.5 232 50 308.5 309.7 291.2 328.0 6.35 7 700 3049 7.5 1.1 64 6.4 4.1 226 52 310.8 311.9 291.5 329.2 5.92 8 650 3656 3.2 -1.6 71 4.8 0.7 222 55 312.6 313.6 291.5 329.0 5.23 9 600 4299 -2.0 -7.6 66 5.5 -4.5 225 56 313.8 314.5 290.3 325.3 3.61 10 550 4984 -6.7 -16.4 46 9.7 -10.1 227 60 316.1 316.5 289.5 322.5 1.93 11 500 5723 -10.6 -20.1 45 9.6 -13.5 234 68 320.2 320.5 290.4 325.4 1.55 12 450 6523 -17.0 -24.6 52 7.6 -18.9 238 69 321.9 322.1 290.5 325.9 1.16 13 400 7397 -22.6 -30.7 48 8.1 -24.2 241 76 325.6 325.8 291.2 328.3 0.74 14 350 8364 -29.6 -37.8 45 8.2 -30.7 244 83 328.9 329.0 291.8 330.5 0.42 15 300 9444 -38.2 -45.8 45 7.5 -38.8 252 91 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.3 0.21 16 250 10669 -48.8 -49.8 89 1.0 -48.8 263 102 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.2 0.16 17 200 12111 -55.1 -65.1 28 10.1 -55.3 257 82 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.03 18 150 13928 -60.3 -77.6 9 17.3 -60.5 280 56 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.2 0.01 19 100 16436 -63.4 -83.8 5 20.4 -63.6 282 13 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.87 m Freezing level: 619.40 mb = 4049.09 m = 13284.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.07 mb = 3741.71 m = 12275.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.71 % Est. max temperature: 27.63 C = 81.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.76 mb = 787.55 m = 2583.81 ft T: 18.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.76 C/km ThetaE index: 8.78 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.33 mb = 1067.39 m = 3501.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.44 C = 75.99 F Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lifted Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.78 C Showalter Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.84 C Cross Totals Index: 24.83 C K Index: 32.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 429.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 774.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.01 mb = 984.44 m = 3229.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.01 mb = 1323.87 m = 4343.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 840.01 mb = 1523.32 m = 4997.71 ft B at Equ Level: 3.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 810.01 mb = 1830.40 m = 6005.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.3 at 53.1 knts Storm direction: 254.3 at 39.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 1.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 492.8 neg: -20.3 tot: 472.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 157.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.38 Bulk Rich Number: 5.64 Bulk Shear: 137.34 m/s