MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F258.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F258.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 258 hour GFS valid 0Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 34.25,-93.11 Latitude: 34.25 Longitude: -93.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 SFC 985 143 23.0 20.3 85 2.7 21.1 179 13 297.4 300.2 294.8 342.1 15.42 2 950 455 22.7 18.7 78 4.0 19.9 186 34 300.2 302.9 294.9 342.5 14.45 3 900 926 21.6 15.7 69 5.9 17.6 209 46 303.7 306.1 294.6 341.0 12.54 4 850 1421 19.2 12.0 63 7.2 14.6 226 52 306.3 308.2 293.7 337.7 10.45 5 800 1939 15.0 9.8 71 5.3 11.7 233 55 307.2 309.0 293.3 336.0 9.53 6 750 2482 10.0 7.9 87 2.0 8.7 237 56 307.4 309.1 292.9 334.6 8.97 7 700 3052 6.4 2.0 74 4.3 4.0 245 56 309.5 310.7 291.5 329.1 6.35 8 650 3656 2.8 -3.8 62 6.5 -0.4 251 56 312.1 312.9 290.6 326.2 4.46 9 600 4301 -0.4 -12.6 39 12.2 -5.3 248 59 315.6 316.1 289.9 323.6 2.43 10 550 4991 -4.6 -23.8 21 19.2 -10.3 247 63 318.6 318.8 289.4 322.1 1.02 11 500 5733 -9.8 -32.9 13 23.1 -14.8 249 66 321.1 321.2 289.6 322.9 0.48 12 450 6535 -16.4 -33.4 22 17.0 -19.7 251 71 322.7 322.8 290.1 324.5 0.51 13 400 7409 -22.8 -33.9 36 11.1 -24.7 254 78 325.4 325.5 291.0 327.4 0.55 14 350 8374 -30.1 -37.0 51 6.9 -31.0 253 83 328.2 328.3 291.7 329.9 0.46 15 300 9452 -38.4 -43.4 59 5.0 -38.8 257 91 331.3 331.3 292.3 332.3 0.27 16 250 10684 -45.9 -52.8 45 6.9 -46.2 265 100 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.3 0.11 17 200 12140 -53.6 -63.4 29 9.9 -53.8 259 78 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.1 0.04 18 150 13956 -59.2 -78.3 7 19.0 -59.5 290 66 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.1 0.01 19 100 16448 -64.4 -83.7 5 19.4 -64.6 281 19 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.99 m Freezing level: 606.46 mb = 4217.32 m = 13836.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.44 mb = 3600.87 m = 11813.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.15 % Est. max temperature: 32.04 C = 89.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.35 mb = 479.41 m = 1572.86 ft T: 22.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 20.45 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.61 mb = 1900.86 m = 6236.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.60 C = 90.68 F Cap Strength: 3.66 C Lifted Index: -3.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.85 C Showalter Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.98 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 36.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 423.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1331.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 119.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.23 mb = 1187.64 m = 3896.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.23 mb = 2280.12 m = 7480.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.23 mb = 11278.64 m = 37002.97 ft B at Equ Level: 1324.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.23 mb = 14458.29 m = 47434.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.4 at 55.1 knts Storm direction: 269.4 at 41.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 759.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 759.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 253.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 11.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.78 Bulk Rich Number: 5.29 Bulk Shear: 251.64 m/s