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: 35.55,-94.46 Latitude: 35.55 Longitude: -94.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -25 SFC 971 233 26.2 18.4 62 7.8 20.8 183 17 301.9 304.5 295.0 342.7 13.84 2 950 422 25.2 16.6 59 8.5 19.4 190 34 302.7 305.1 294.4 340.1 12.64 3 900 894 21.1 14.9 68 6.2 17.0 199 43 303.3 305.5 294.0 338.7 11.93 4 850 1387 17.2 12.8 75 4.4 14.3 211 48 304.1 306.2 293.6 336.9 10.97 5 800 1902 13.3 9.9 79 3.5 11.2 225 52 305.4 307.1 292.9 334.2 9.59 6 750 2442 9.0 6.5 84 2.5 7.5 236 55 306.4 307.9 292.0 331.0 8.13 7 700 3009 4.4 2.4 87 1.9 3.3 246 57 307.3 308.5 290.9 327.3 6.53 8 650 3608 -0.6 -1.9 91 1.3 -1.3 248 59 308.3 309.2 290.0 324.1 5.13 9 600 4245 -2.8 -12.4 47 9.6 -6.5 241 72 312.9 313.3 289.0 320.8 2.45 10 550 4932 -4.9 -30.3 12 25.4 -11.2 238 82 318.3 318.4 288.8 320.3 0.56 11 500 5674 -9.8 -36.0 10 26.3 -15.1 238 85 321.1 321.2 289.5 322.4 0.35 12 450 6476 -16.4 -34.2 20 17.8 -19.8 244 91 322.7 322.7 290.1 324.4 0.47 13 400 7349 -23.6 -39.6 22 16.0 -25.8 246 90 324.3 324.4 290.4 325.5 0.31 14 350 8310 -31.0 -44.7 25 13.7 -32.3 250 92 326.9 327.0 291.0 327.7 0.20 15 300 9384 -39.2 -50.2 30 10.9 -39.9 258 103 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.6 0.13 16 250 10611 -46.2 -56.5 30 10.3 -46.6 262 107 337.3 337.4 293.7 337.6 0.07 17 200 12075 -50.4 -71.7 6 21.3 -50.8 253 82 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 13916 -59.8 -78.7 7 18.9 -60.0 281 79 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.1 0.01 19 100 16425 -62.9 -83.8 4 20.9 -63.1 329 6 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.90 m Freezing level: 656.07 mb = 3534.97 m = 11597.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.89 mb = 3436.99 m = 11276.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.93 % Est. max temperature: 29.13 C = 84.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.81 mb = 1227.94 m = 4028.62 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 22.49 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.52 mb = 1864.38 m = 6116.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.55 C = 85.19 F Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.15 C Showalter Index: -1.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.54 C K Index: 37.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 426.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1259.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 829.68 mb = 1592.22 m = 5223.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.68 mb = 2170.77 m = 7121.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.68 mb = 10752.47 m = 35276.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1257.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.68 mb = 13719.36 m = 45010.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.4 at 62.6 knts Storm direction: 264.4 at 47.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 675.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 675.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 225.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.75 Bulk Rich Number: 4.75 Bulk Shear: 265.51 m/s