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: 34.79,-93.35 Latitude: 34.79 Longitude: -93.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 SFC 978 218 22.9 19.4 81 3.4 20.5 192 13 297.9 300.6 294.4 340.5 14.68 2 950 467 21.2 18.4 84 2.8 19.3 197 31 298.7 301.3 294.3 340.0 14.18 3 900 933 17.5 17.0 97 0.4 17.2 202 40 299.5 302.0 294.2 339.5 13.71 4 850 1421 15.3 14.4 94 0.9 14.7 219 49 302.2 304.4 293.9 338.2 12.21 5 800 1934 12.5 11.6 94 0.9 12.0 226 52 304.5 306.5 293.5 336.8 10.81 6 750 2474 9.5 8.9 96 0.6 9.1 229 52 306.9 308.7 293.3 335.9 9.59 7 700 3045 7.2 2.4 71 4.9 4.5 228 54 310.5 311.7 291.9 330.7 6.51 8 650 3652 3.7 -4.1 56 7.9 -0.1 230 59 313.2 314.0 290.8 326.9 4.34 9 600 4296 -0.9 -11.4 45 10.4 -5.2 235 61 315.0 315.6 289.9 323.7 2.67 10 550 4985 -5.0 -15.9 42 10.9 -8.9 242 66 318.1 318.5 290.2 324.8 2.01 11 500 5727 -10.1 -23.0 34 12.9 -13.7 246 67 320.7 321.0 290.2 324.9 1.20 12 450 6530 -15.7 -30.0 28 14.2 -18.8 248 69 323.5 323.6 290.6 326.0 0.71 13 400 7407 -22.0 -29.2 52 7.2 -23.5 251 78 326.4 326.6 291.6 329.5 0.86 14 350 8375 -29.3 -37.2 47 7.8 -30.4 249 81 329.2 329.3 291.9 330.9 0.45 15 300 9454 -38.6 -42.6 67 3.9 -39.0 254 85 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.0 0.30 16 250 10678 -48.7 -48.7 100 0.0 -48.7 262 95 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.3 0.18 17 200 12120 -54.5 -65.8 24 11.3 -54.7 263 82 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.03 18 150 13938 -60.7 -79.1 7 18.4 -60.9 289 79 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.01 19 100 16430 -63.8 -83.8 5 20.0 -64.0 286 14 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.48 m Freezing level: 609.99 mb = 4167.74 m = 13673.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.05 mb = 3638.79 m = 11938.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.50 % Est. max temperature: 28.08 C = 82.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.86 mb = 651.66 m = 2137.97 ft T: 19.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 16.77 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.73 mb = 983.57 m = 3226.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.69 C = 76.44 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.39 C Showalter Index: -2.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.38 C Cross Totals Index: 24.48 C K Index: 34.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1066.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.22 mb = 902.53 m = 2961.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.22 mb = 1641.04 m = 5383.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.22 mb = 11556.58 m = 37914.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1049.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.22 mb = 14011.09 m = 45967.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.5 at 55.0 knts Storm direction: 261.5 at 41.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 508.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 508.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 169.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.23 Bulk Rich Number: 6.31 Bulk Shear: 168.97 m/s