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: 35.80,-94.22 Latitude: 35.80 Longitude: -94.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -20 SFC 960 334 23.7 18.3 72 5.5 20.0 185 18 300.4 302.9 294.6 341.2 13.91 2 950 423 23.3 17.4 69 6.0 19.2 189 26 300.9 303.3 294.3 339.8 13.26 3 900 893 19.4 15.6 78 3.9 16.8 196 42 301.5 303.8 293.9 338.2 12.45 4 850 1383 16.1 13.2 83 2.9 14.3 209 49 303.0 305.1 293.4 336.6 11.31 5 800 1897 13.1 9.7 79 3.5 11.0 225 53 305.2 306.9 292.7 333.6 9.47 6 750 2437 9.0 6.4 84 2.6 7.5 235 55 306.3 307.8 291.9 330.7 8.05 7 700 3004 4.4 2.6 88 1.8 3.4 241 58 307.3 308.5 291.0 327.4 6.59 8 650 3603 0.1 -2.7 82 2.8 -1.3 240 61 309.1 310.0 290.0 324.1 4.83 9 600 4242 -2.6 -11.0 53 8.4 -6.0 235 70 313.1 313.6 289.3 322.0 2.76 10 550 4928 -6.0 -23.2 24 17.2 -11.0 234 79 316.9 317.2 288.9 320.6 1.08 11 500 5668 -10.3 -33.9 12 23.7 -15.3 237 84 320.5 320.6 289.4 322.1 0.43 12 450 6469 -16.7 -34.1 21 17.4 -20.0 243 89 322.2 322.3 289.9 323.9 0.47 13 400 7340 -24.0 -37.8 27 13.9 -26.0 245 91 323.9 323.9 290.3 325.2 0.37 14 350 8299 -31.5 -43.7 29 12.2 -32.7 248 92 326.3 326.3 290.9 327.1 0.23 15 300 9372 -39.2 -50.3 30 11.1 -39.9 255 104 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.7 0.13 16 250 10600 -46.5 -56.0 33 9.6 -46.9 261 104 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.3 0.08 17 200 12063 -50.7 -71.1 7 20.4 -51.1 253 82 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 13906 -59.0 -78.8 6 19.8 -59.2 280 70 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.01 19 100 16426 -63.2 -83.8 5 20.6 -63.4 322 6 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.81 m Freezing level: 648.54 mb = 3622.15 m = 11883.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.71 mb = 3434.74 m = 11268.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.70 % Est. max temperature: 28.03 C = 82.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.26 mb = 1024.92 m = 3362.56 ft T: 18.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 20.55 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.97 mb = 1708.70 m = 5605.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.69 C = 81.85 F Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.87 C Showalter Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.42 C Cross Totals Index: 23.51 C K Index: 37.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 441.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1202.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.00 mb = 1362.90 m = 4471.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.00 mb = 2141.02 m = 7024.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.00 mb = 10679.13 m = 35036.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1200.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.00 mb = 13613.53 m = 44663.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.7 at 63.0 knts Storm direction: 261.7 at 47.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 637.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 637.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 212.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.40 Bulk Rich Number: 4.73 Bulk Shear: 254.10 m/s