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: 32.90,-93.59 Latitude: 32.90 Longitude: -93.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 994 78 23.0 21.4 90 1.7 21.9 191 12 296.7 299.6 295.2 343.8 16.32 2 950 477 22.7 19.5 83 3.1 20.5 199 36 300.2 303.0 295.4 344.8 15.22 3 900 949 22.5 15.6 65 6.9 17.8 225 47 304.7 307.0 294.7 341.8 12.44 4 850 1445 19.3 12.0 63 7.3 14.6 237 47 306.4 308.4 293.8 337.9 10.45 5 800 1964 15.1 9.4 69 5.7 11.6 246 48 307.3 309.0 293.2 335.5 9.32 6 750 2507 11.0 6.9 76 4.1 8.5 254 49 308.5 310.1 292.8 334.0 8.35 7 700 3079 6.2 3.9 85 2.2 4.9 257 50 309.3 310.7 292.2 331.6 7.26 8 650 3682 1.1 -0.6 88 1.8 0.2 259 50 310.3 311.3 291.0 327.7 5.62 9 600 4322 -1.5 -12.0 45 10.5 -5.7 257 56 314.4 314.9 289.6 322.7 2.54 10 550 5011 -4.4 -21.9 24 17.6 -9.8 266 64 318.9 319.1 289.7 323.0 1.20 11 500 5755 -9.1 -25.3 26 16.2 -13.5 263 70 322.0 322.2 290.4 325.4 0.98 12 450 6561 -14.3 -28.1 30 13.8 -17.6 259 74 325.3 325.4 291.2 328.3 0.84 13 400 7444 -20.0 -34.0 28 14.0 -22.7 261 76 329.0 329.1 292.0 330.9 0.54 14 350 8420 -27.2 -40.1 28 13.0 -28.9 266 80 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.4 0.33 15 300 9511 -35.6 -46.7 31 11.1 -36.5 269 81 335.2 335.3 293.3 336.0 0.19 16 250 10753 -45.0 -53.3 39 8.3 -45.4 277 83 339.1 339.2 294.2 339.6 0.11 17 200 12208 -55.6 -61.9 45 6.3 -55.7 258 62 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.05 18 150 14002 -62.9 -76.9 13 14.0 -63.0 281 71 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.8 0.01 19 100 16459 -66.9 -83.3 8 16.4 -67.0 304 32 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.22 m Freezing level: 628.08 mb = 3962.22 m = 12999.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.33 mb = 3702.07 m = 12145.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.33 % Est. max temperature: 32.86 C = 91.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.71 mb = 288.48 m = 946.44 ft T: 22.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 22.05 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.33 mb = 1801.29 m = 5909.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.36 C = 92.05 F Cap Strength: 4.02 C Lifted Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.65 C Showalter Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.42 C Cross Totals Index: 21.11 C K Index: 38.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.94 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1215.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 130.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.35 mb = 1042.97 m = 3421.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.35 mb = 2447.35 m = 8029.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 205.35 mb = 12036.25 m = 39488.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1207.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.35 mb = 15089.66 m = 49506.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.9 at 52.0 knts Storm direction: 281.9 at 39.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 659.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 659.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 219.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 10.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.68 Bulk Rich Number: 5.22 Bulk Shear: 232.66 m/s