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: 35.73,-95.08 Latitude: 35.73 Longitude: -95.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -1 SFC 974 229 24.2 18.0 68 6.2 19.9 194 19 299.6 302.1 294.1 339.0 13.47 2 950 444 22.4 17.0 72 5.4 18.7 199 36 299.9 302.2 293.7 337.7 12.92 3 900 912 18.3 15.5 84 2.7 16.4 205 44 300.3 302.6 293.5 336.7 12.42 4 850 1400 14.5 13.5 94 1.0 13.8 213 50 301.3 303.4 293.1 335.2 11.49 5 800 1911 11.4 11.2 99 0.2 11.3 221 51 303.3 305.2 292.9 334.5 10.49 6 750 2448 9.1 3.0 66 6.1 5.8 231 49 306.5 307.6 290.5 325.8 6.35 7 700 3018 6.7 -8.0 34 14.7 0.2 230 57 309.9 310.5 288.5 319.4 2.99 8 650 3621 2.5 -9.8 40 12.4 -2.7 226 65 311.8 312.4 289.0 320.8 2.78 9 600 4263 -2.1 -14.4 38 12.3 -6.7 228 70 313.7 314.1 288.9 320.5 2.09 10 550 4949 -6.1 -16.1 45 9.9 -9.6 229 75 316.8 317.2 289.8 323.4 1.98 11 500 5687 -11.4 -21.7 42 10.3 -14.3 235 80 319.2 319.5 289.9 323.8 1.35 12 450 6488 -15.9 -35.7 16 19.9 -19.6 241 85 323.3 323.4 290.2 324.8 0.40 13 400 7363 -23.1 -34.2 35 11.2 -24.9 243 90 325.0 325.1 290.8 326.9 0.53 14 350 8325 -30.5 -40.5 37 10.0 -31.7 247 95 327.6 327.6 291.4 328.8 0.32 15 300 9402 -38.6 -47.9 37 9.2 -39.3 255 103 330.9 331.0 292.2 331.6 0.17 16 250 10628 -48.1 -52.9 57 4.8 -48.3 259 110 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.11 17 200 12078 -52.4 -68.2 13 15.7 -52.8 257 90 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.02 18 150 13911 -58.8 -78.4 6 19.6 -59.0 274 57 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.01 19 100 16436 -62.7 -83.8 4 21.1 -62.9 304 12 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.97 m Freezing level: 622.64 mb = 3972.19 m = 13031.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.59 mb = 3057.37 m = 10030.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.86 % Est. max temperature: 26.90 C = 80.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.26 mb = 1014.46 m = 3328.25 ft T: 17.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 19.58 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.81 mb = 1321.75 m = 4336.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.73 C = 78.31 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.11 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.83 C Cross Totals Index: 24.82 C K Index: 24.61 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 446.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 848.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.51 mb = 1196.33 m = 3924.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.51 mb = 1444.45 m = 4738.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.51 mb = 11015.77 m = 36140.53 ft B at Equ Level: 832.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.51 mb = 13284.09 m = 43582.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.3 at 61.0 knts Storm direction: 256.3 at 45.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 459.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 459.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 153.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.17 Bulk Rich Number: 5.37 Bulk Shear: 158.02 m/s