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: 35.33,-94.37 Latitude: 35.33 Longitude: -94.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -16 SFC 973 225 26.3 18.5 62 7.8 20.9 184 15 301.8 304.3 295.0 342.8 13.91 2 950 432 24.6 17.0 63 7.5 19.4 192 32 302.1 304.5 294.4 340.4 12.97 3 900 903 20.4 15.5 74 4.9 17.1 201 42 302.5 304.8 294.1 339.2 12.40 4 850 1394 16.8 13.0 78 3.9 14.3 215 49 303.8 305.8 293.6 336.9 11.12 5 800 1909 13.4 9.6 78 3.8 11.1 228 53 305.5 307.2 292.7 333.9 9.45 6 750 2449 9.1 6.0 81 3.1 7.3 237 55 306.5 307.9 291.7 330.2 7.83 7 700 3017 4.7 1.4 79 3.3 2.9 243 57 307.7 308.8 290.6 326.3 6.06 8 650 3617 0.7 -4.2 69 5.0 -1.6 245 61 309.8 310.6 289.8 323.3 4.30 9 600 4257 -1.7 -14.1 38 12.4 -6.4 240 71 314.1 314.5 289.1 321.1 2.14 10 550 4945 -4.8 -27.1 16 22.3 -10.8 239 78 318.4 318.5 289.0 321.0 0.76 11 500 5688 -9.5 -36.4 9 26.9 -15.0 240 80 321.4 321.5 289.6 322.6 0.34 12 450 6491 -16.1 -34.5 19 18.4 -19.6 245 86 323.0 323.1 290.2 324.7 0.46 13 400 7365 -23.3 -36.5 29 13.2 -25.4 247 88 324.7 324.8 290.6 326.2 0.42 14 350 8327 -30.9 -43.7 27 12.8 -32.1 250 88 327.1 327.2 291.2 328.0 0.23 15 300 9401 -39.3 -47.5 41 8.2 -39.9 257 98 329.9 330.0 291.9 330.6 0.17 16 250 10626 -47.0 -52.7 52 5.7 -47.3 263 109 336.1 336.2 293.4 336.6 0.12 17 200 12084 -51.1 -70.4 8 19.3 -51.5 256 84 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 13920 -59.8 -78.8 7 19.1 -60.0 284 81 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.01 19 100 16427 -63.1 -83.8 4 20.7 -63.3 314 7 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.37 m Freezing level: 635.06 mb = 3808.25 m = 12494.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.73 mb = 3399.17 m = 11151.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.37 % Est. max temperature: 29.15 C = 84.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.70 mb = 1207.17 m = 3960.49 ft T: 18.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 21.75 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.52 mb = 1787.64 m = 5864.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.53 C = 85.16 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.93 C Showalter Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.39 C Cross Totals Index: 22.52 C K Index: 36.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 413.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1252.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.43 mb = 1460.21 m = 4790.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 778.43 mb = 2137.91 m = 7014.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.43 mb = 10935.52 m = 35877.25 ft B at Equ Level: 1249.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.43 mb = 13985.29 m = 45882.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 61.3 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 46.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 661.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 661.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 220.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 10.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.72 Bulk Rich Number: 5.00 Bulk Shear: 250.41 m/s