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: 34.88,-94.69 Latitude: 34.88 Longitude: -94.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -11 SFC 969 264 27.6 17.8 55 9.8 20.8 191 14 303.5 306.0 295.1 343.1 13.34 2 950 437 25.5 16.7 58 8.8 19.5 198 30 303.1 305.4 294.5 340.6 12.66 3 900 909 21.3 15.0 67 6.3 17.1 206 41 303.5 305.7 294.1 339.0 11.98 4 850 1402 17.9 11.9 68 6.0 14.0 220 49 304.9 306.8 293.3 335.8 10.33 5 800 1918 14.0 8.9 71 5.1 10.9 232 52 306.1 307.7 292.6 333.1 8.99 6 750 2459 9.5 4.9 73 4.6 6.9 240 54 306.9 308.3 291.4 329.0 7.25 7 700 3027 5.1 0.3 71 4.8 2.6 243 56 308.1 309.2 290.4 325.3 5.58 8 650 3628 1.5 -5.9 57 7.5 -1.9 245 60 310.7 311.4 289.6 322.6 3.77 9 600 4271 -0.7 -15.2 32 14.5 -6.1 241 70 315.3 315.6 289.3 321.7 1.95 10 550 4960 -4.4 -28.0 14 23.6 -10.7 244 75 318.8 319.0 289.1 321.3 0.69 11 500 5704 -9.3 -36.9 9 27.6 -14.8 246 77 321.7 321.8 289.6 322.9 0.32 12 450 6508 -15.9 -34.6 19 18.6 -19.5 248 83 323.2 323.3 290.2 324.8 0.45 13 400 7382 -23.0 -34.4 35 11.4 -24.9 251 87 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.0 0.52 14 350 8345 -30.7 -42.6 30 11.9 -32.0 252 86 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.3 0.26 15 300 9420 -39.2 -44.5 57 5.4 -39.6 259 95 330.2 330.2 292.0 331.1 0.24 16 250 10645 -47.0 -51.7 59 4.6 -47.3 265 109 336.1 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.13 17 200 12104 -51.3 -69.6 10 18.2 -51.7 259 85 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.02 18 150 13933 -59.7 -78.9 7 19.2 -59.9 289 84 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.01 19 100 16431 -63.0 -83.8 4 20.7 -63.3 299 11 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.96 m Freezing level: 616.17 mb = 4063.05 m = 13330.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.83 mb = 3372.61 m = 11064.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.84 % Est. max temperature: 29.72 C = 85.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 839.77 mb = 1505.18 m = 4938.20 ft T: 17.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 21.85 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.41 mb = 2008.64 m = 6589.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.31 C = 86.56 F Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.47 C Showalter Index: -0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.16 C Cross Totals Index: 21.13 C K Index: 34.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1113.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 822.76 mb = 1679.30 m = 5509.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.76 mb = 2262.87 m = 7424.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.76 mb = 10973.57 m = 36002.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1107.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.76 mb = 14025.55 m = 46015.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.2 at 60.0 knts Storm direction: 268.2 at 45.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 609.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 609.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 203.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.89 Bulk Rich Number: 4.97 Bulk Shear: 224.18 m/s