MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F261.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F261.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 261 hour GFS valid 3Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 32.22,-94.45 Latitude: 32.22 Longitude: -94.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 992 112 24.5 21.4 83 3.1 22.3 197 13 298.4 301.3 295.8 346.1 16.41 2 950 487 23.3 20.0 82 3.3 20.9 201 36 300.8 303.7 295.9 346.7 15.64 3 900 960 22.7 16.1 66 6.7 18.2 226 45 304.9 307.3 295.1 343.4 12.86 4 850 1457 19.9 11.7 59 8.2 14.6 242 44 307.0 308.9 293.8 337.9 10.23 5 800 1976 15.8 8.4 62 7.4 11.3 254 45 308.0 309.6 292.9 334.5 8.70 6 750 2520 11.4 5.5 67 5.9 7.9 264 47 309.0 310.4 292.3 332.2 7.57 7 700 3092 6.4 2.0 74 4.4 4.0 267 46 309.6 310.8 291.5 329.1 6.34 8 650 3695 1.3 -2.1 78 3.4 -0.4 266 46 310.4 311.4 290.6 326.1 5.03 9 600 4338 0.2 -18.5 23 18.7 -6.2 265 54 316.4 316.7 289.2 321.4 1.48 10 550 5030 -3.3 -26.7 14 23.4 -9.9 271 62 320.1 320.3 289.6 322.9 0.78 11 500 5777 -8.1 -28.1 18 20.0 -13.3 269 67 323.2 323.3 290.5 325.9 0.76 12 450 6587 -13.1 -30.7 21 17.6 -17.1 264 70 326.8 326.9 291.5 329.2 0.66 13 400 7473 -19.3 -37.3 19 18.0 -22.4 267 69 329.9 329.9 292.1 331.3 0.39 14 350 8450 -27.1 -43.5 20 16.4 -29.1 271 74 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.1 0.23 15 300 9540 -36.0 -50.3 22 14.3 -37.0 269 75 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 16 250 10780 -45.4 -56.0 29 10.6 -45.8 277 78 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.9 0.08 17 200 12236 -55.0 -63.2 35 8.2 -55.2 265 57 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.8 0.04 18 150 14025 -63.8 -75.9 18 12.1 -63.9 279 66 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.01 19 100 16469 -67.2 -83.3 8 16.1 -67.3 308 23 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.10 m Freezing level: 596.77 mb = 4382.31 m = 14377.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.04 mb = 3632.30 m = 11916.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.40 % Est. max temperature: 33.29 C = 91.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.30 mb = 503.08 m = 1650.50 ft T: 23.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 25.37 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.28 mb = 1877.20 m = 6158.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.93 C = 93.07 F Cap Strength: 3.78 C Lifted Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.93 C Showalter Index: -0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.01 C Cross Totals Index: 19.80 C K Index: 35.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1373.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 125.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.34 mb = 1132.29 m = 3714.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.34 mb = 2438.28 m = 7999.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.34 mb = 12319.62 m = 40418.22 ft B at Equ Level: 1360.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.34 mb = 15505.57 m = 50870.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.6 at 49.8 knts Storm direction: 288.6 at 37.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 622.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 622.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 207.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.07 Bulk Rich Number: 5.93 Bulk Shear: 231.38 m/s