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: 35.68,-93.61 Latitude: 35.68 Longitude: -93.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 SFC 963 328 22.0 18.5 81 3.5 19.6 184 14 298.3 300.9 294.1 339.1 14.05 2 950 445 21.3 17.9 81 3.4 19.0 189 24 298.8 301.3 294.0 338.8 13.75 3 900 911 17.5 16.4 93 1.1 16.8 196 39 299.6 302.0 293.8 338.0 13.15 4 850 1399 14.7 14.2 96 0.6 14.4 210 49 301.6 303.8 293.6 337.0 12.03 5 800 1911 12.3 10.1 87 2.2 11.0 225 54 304.3 306.1 292.6 333.5 9.77 6 750 2450 8.7 6.2 84 2.5 7.2 232 55 306.0 307.5 291.7 330.1 7.96 7 700 3018 5.2 0.6 72 4.7 2.8 234 57 308.3 309.4 290.5 325.8 5.70 8 650 3619 1.7 -5.9 57 7.6 -1.8 230 63 310.9 311.6 289.6 322.9 3.78 9 600 4260 -1.9 -13.3 41 11.4 -6.2 231 69 313.9 314.3 289.2 321.4 2.29 10 550 4947 -5.8 -17.6 39 11.8 -9.8 233 75 317.3 317.6 289.7 323.1 1.75 11 500 5687 -10.2 -29.8 18 19.6 -14.8 237 78 320.6 320.8 289.6 322.9 0.65 12 450 6490 -16.2 -33.1 22 16.9 -19.5 242 83 322.9 323.0 290.2 324.8 0.52 13 400 7363 -23.4 -32.9 41 9.5 -25.1 244 88 324.5 324.6 290.7 326.7 0.60 14 350 8325 -31.0 -41.3 36 10.3 -32.1 244 87 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.0 0.29 15 300 9397 -39.5 -47.2 44 7.7 -40.1 252 94 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.4 0.18 16 250 10621 -48.0 -51.7 65 3.8 -48.1 260 107 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 17 200 12071 -52.5 -68.9 12 16.4 -52.8 255 86 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.02 18 150 13907 -59.4 -78.7 6 19.3 -59.6 281 72 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.8 0.01 19 100 16426 -63.8 -83.8 5 19.9 -64.0 328 8 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.44 m Freezing level: 626.39 mb = 3922.06 m = 12867.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.66 mb = 3377.50 m = 11080.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.97 % Est. max temperature: 27.14 C = 80.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.08 mb = 767.96 m = 2519.52 ft T: 18.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 17.76 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.66 mb = 1174.45 m = 3853.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.28 C = 75.71 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.88 C Showalter Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.89 C Cross Totals Index: 24.33 C K Index: 34.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 429.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1084.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.98 mb = 1035.62 m = 3397.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.98 mb = 1579.82 m = 5183.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.98 mb = 11106.72 m = 36438.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1067.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.98 mb = 13823.60 m = 45352.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.1 at 60.8 knts Storm direction: 259.1 at 45.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 604.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 604.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 201.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.88 Bulk Rich Number: 4.56 Bulk Shear: 237.62 m/s