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: 35.41,-94.26 Latitude: 35.41 Longitude: -94.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -14 SFC 974 217 25.7 18.7 65 7.1 20.8 183 15 301.2 303.7 294.9 342.5 14.05 2 950 433 24.1 17.2 65 7.0 19.4 191 33 301.7 304.1 294.4 340.2 13.08 3 900 904 19.9 15.7 77 4.2 17.1 199 42 302.0 304.3 294.1 339.2 12.58 4 850 1394 16.4 13.3 82 3.0 14.4 213 49 303.3 305.4 293.6 337.1 11.40 5 800 1909 13.4 9.4 77 3.9 10.9 228 53 305.4 307.1 292.6 333.4 9.32 6 750 2449 9.1 5.7 79 3.4 7.1 237 55 306.5 307.9 291.6 329.7 7.67 7 700 3017 4.8 1.2 77 3.6 2.9 243 57 307.8 308.9 290.6 326.1 5.96 8 650 3617 0.8 -4.7 67 5.5 -1.7 243 60 309.9 310.6 289.6 322.9 4.16 9 600 4257 -1.8 -14.0 39 12.2 -6.4 238 71 314.0 314.5 289.1 321.1 2.16 10 550 4944 -5.1 -24.3 21 19.2 -10.6 237 78 318.0 318.2 289.2 321.3 0.97 11 500 5686 -9.8 -36.2 10 26.4 -15.1 239 80 321.1 321.2 289.5 322.4 0.35 12 450 6489 -16.1 -34.4 19 18.3 -19.6 244 87 323.0 323.1 290.2 324.6 0.46 13 400 7363 -23.4 -36.0 31 12.6 -25.4 246 89 324.6 324.7 290.6 326.2 0.44 14 350 8324 -31.0 -43.6 28 12.6 -32.3 249 88 327.0 327.0 291.1 327.8 0.23 15 300 9397 -39.4 -48.0 40 8.6 -39.9 257 98 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.17 16 250 10622 -47.1 -52.5 54 5.4 -47.4 263 109 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.5 0.12 17 200 12080 -51.0 -70.5 8 19.4 -51.4 255 85 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 13918 -59.7 -78.9 7 19.1 -59.9 283 80 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16426 -63.3 -83.8 5 20.4 -63.5 317 6 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.95 m Freezing level: 634.72 mb = 3812.16 m = 12506.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.89 mb = 3384.62 m = 11104.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.29 % Est. max temperature: 28.93 C = 84.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.49 mb = 1111.28 m = 3645.90 ft T: 18.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 21.35 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.51 mb = 1693.83 m = 5557.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.07 C = 84.33 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.85 C Showalter Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.12 C Cross Totals Index: 23.10 C K Index: 35.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1276.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.98 mb = 1374.23 m = 4508.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.98 mb = 2152.91 m = 7063.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.98 mb = 10971.68 m = 35995.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1270.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.98 mb = 14043.68 m = 46074.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 60.9 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 45.7 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: 651.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 651.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 217.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 10.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.78 Bulk Rich Number: 5.15 Bulk Shear: 247.83 m/s