MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F255.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F255.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 255 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 31.68,-94.29 Latitude: 31.68 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 45 SFC 994 101 30.0 20.5 57 9.6 23.2 193 12 303.7 306.6 296.5 349.6 15.42 2 950 500 25.4 19.1 68 6.4 20.9 199 29 303.0 305.7 295.9 346.8 14.79 3 900 973 21.3 17.5 79 3.8 18.7 208 34 303.5 306.1 295.6 345.3 14.10 4 850 1467 17.6 15.5 88 2.1 16.2 221 35 304.6 307.0 295.2 343.8 13.15 5 800 1983 13.7 12.9 95 0.8 13.2 230 37 305.7 307.9 294.6 341.1 11.79 6 750 2526 11.6 7.3 75 4.3 9.0 236 36 309.1 310.7 293.2 335.4 8.59 7 700 3102 9.8 -2.2 43 12.0 3.7 245 33 313.4 314.3 291.2 328.1 4.66 8 650 3712 4.8 -4.7 50 9.5 0.1 249 33 314.4 315.2 291.0 327.6 4.14 9 600 4359 0.7 -16.2 27 16.8 -5.5 250 34 316.9 317.2 289.6 322.9 1.80 10 550 5053 -2.7 -25.2 16 22.5 -9.4 251 40 320.9 321.0 290.0 324.0 0.89 11 500 5802 -7.4 -24.1 25 16.7 -12.3 258 43 324.0 324.3 291.1 327.9 1.09 12 450 6613 -12.9 -33.2 16 20.4 -17.2 261 46 327.1 327.2 291.4 329.0 0.52 13 400 7501 -18.6 -38.6 15 20.0 -22.0 260 50 330.9 330.9 292.3 332.2 0.34 14 350 8480 -27.2 -39.9 29 12.7 -28.9 265 55 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.4 0.34 15 300 9567 -37.0 -43.3 52 6.3 -37.6 273 61 333.2 333.2 292.9 334.2 0.28 16 250 10799 -46.9 -52.1 55 5.3 -47.1 287 73 336.4 336.4 293.6 336.9 0.12 17 200 12251 -55.7 -62.5 42 6.8 -55.9 283 59 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.04 18 150 14024 -65.8 -73.0 36 7.2 -65.8 295 70 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.8 0.01 19 100 16467 -68.2 -83.3 10 15.1 -68.3 271 34 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.04 m Freezing level: 590.23 mb = 4494.61 m = 14745.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.80 mb = 3726.96 m = 12227.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.82 % Est. max temperature: 31.01 C = 87.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.07 mb = 1315.16 m = 4314.78 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 26.65 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.04 mb = 1526.80 m = 5009.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.00 C = 87.80 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.10 C Showalter Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.88 C K Index: 28.45 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1566.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.10 mb = 1354.85 m = 4444.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.10 mb = 1709.67 m = 5609.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.10 mb = 12695.02 m = 41649.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1557.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.10 mb = 16110.43 m = 52855.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.0 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 269.0 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 270.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 270.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.52 Bulk Rich Number: 21.68 Bulk Shear: 72.26 m/s