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: 35.12,-94.45 Latitude: 35.12 Longitude: -94.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -12 SFC 972 236 26.9 18.3 59 8.6 20.9 188 14 302.5 305.0 295.1 343.1 13.75 2 950 436 24.6 17.1 63 7.5 19.5 195 31 302.1 304.5 294.5 340.7 13.04 3 900 907 20.3 15.6 74 4.7 17.1 203 42 302.4 304.7 294.1 339.3 12.47 4 850 1399 17.1 12.6 75 4.5 14.2 218 50 304.1 306.1 293.4 336.5 10.88 5 800 1914 13.6 9.7 77 3.9 11.2 231 53 305.6 307.4 292.8 334.1 9.48 6 750 2454 9.2 5.7 79 3.5 7.2 239 55 306.6 308.0 291.7 329.9 7.70 7 700 3022 4.7 0.9 76 3.8 2.7 243 57 307.7 308.8 290.5 325.6 5.84 8 650 3623 1.6 -6.1 57 7.7 -1.9 245 62 310.8 311.5 289.5 322.6 3.74 9 600 4265 -1.0 -14.8 34 13.8 -6.1 240 71 315.0 315.4 289.3 321.7 2.02 10 550 4954 -4.6 -27.5 15 22.9 -10.8 241 76 318.6 318.7 289.1 321.1 0.73 11 500 5697 -9.3 -36.9 9 27.6 -14.8 243 78 321.7 321.8 289.6 322.9 0.32 12 450 6501 -16.0 -34.7 18 18.8 -19.5 245 84 323.2 323.3 290.2 324.8 0.45 13 400 7375 -23.2 -35.0 33 11.9 -25.1 248 87 324.9 325.0 290.7 326.7 0.49 14 350 8338 -30.7 -43.1 29 12.4 -32.0 250 86 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.2 0.24 15 300 9412 -39.3 -45.7 51 6.4 -39.8 257 95 329.9 330.0 291.9 330.7 0.21 16 250 10636 -47.4 -51.2 65 3.8 -47.6 264 109 335.6 335.7 293.4 336.2 0.14 17 200 12093 -51.5 -69.8 9 18.3 -51.9 258 85 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.02 18 150 13924 -59.7 -78.9 6 19.3 -59.9 287 84 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.01 19 100 16428 -63.0 -83.8 4 20.7 -63.2 304 9 405.9 405.9 306.0 406.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.83 m Freezing level: 618.84 mb = 4023.05 m = 13198.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.49 mb = 3371.31 m = 11060.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.47 % Est. max temperature: 29.33 C = 84.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.92 mb = 1318.89 m = 4327.01 ft T: 17.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 21.96 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.40 mb = 1825.12 m = 5987.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.75 C = 85.55 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.99 C Showalter Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.40 C Cross Totals Index: 21.93 C K Index: 35.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1222.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.44 mb = 1474.60 m = 4837.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.44 mb = 2153.42 m = 7064.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.44 mb = 11253.59 m = 36920.77 ft B at Equ Level: 1199.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.44 mb = 14030.73 m = 46032.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.4 at 60.7 knts Storm direction: 266.4 at 45.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 650.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 650.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 216.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 10.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.57 Bulk Rich Number: 5.08 Bulk Shear: 240.63 m/s