MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F369.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F369.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 369 hour GFS valid 15Z SAT 1 NOV 25 Station: 35.38,-97.07 Latitude: 35.38 Longitude: -97.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 968 320 13.1 12.5 96 0.6 12.7 62 13 289.0 290.7 287.3 315.5 9.45 2 950 474 11.9 11.8 99 0.1 11.8 66 21 289.2 290.8 287.1 315.0 9.15 3 900 926 9.9 9.9 100 -0.0 9.9 98 25 291.7 293.2 287.4 316.0 8.55 4 850 1401 9.1 9.1 100 0.0 9.0 145 26 295.6 297.2 288.8 320.3 8.54 5 800 1903 7.6 7.6 99 0.1 7.6 172 21 299.3 300.8 289.8 323.4 8.19 6 750 2434 5.3 4.1 92 1.3 4.6 166 16 302.4 303.6 289.6 322.8 6.84 7 700 2995 2.3 -2.1 73 4.3 0.2 143 16 305.0 305.9 288.5 319.4 4.70 8 650 3590 -2.1 -5.2 80 3.0 -3.5 144 18 306.6 307.3 288.4 319.0 4.01 9 600 4221 -6.6 -8.3 88 1.6 -7.3 153 22 308.4 309.1 288.5 319.2 3.42 10 550 4894 -11.7 -13.3 88 1.6 -12.2 159 23 310.2 310.7 288.2 318.2 2.49 11 500 5617 -16.8 -20.7 71 4.0 -17.9 159 23 312.6 312.9 287.9 317.4 1.47 12 450 6400 -22.3 -26.5 69 4.1 -23.2 159 29 315.1 315.3 288.2 318.5 0.98 13 400 7253 -28.8 -32.9 68 4.1 -29.4 147 23 317.6 317.7 288.6 319.7 0.60 14 350 8196 -35.1 -36.7 86 1.5 -35.3 115 22 321.4 321.5 289.7 323.1 0.47 15 300 9253 -42.4 -46.3 66 3.9 -42.7 152 22 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.3 0.20 16 250 10468 -47.8 -65.9 11 18.1 -48.2 168 26 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.1 0.02 17 200 11932 -50.5 -74.8 4 24.3 -51.0 209 38 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 13788 -54.9 -80.7 3 25.8 -55.3 259 38 375.5 375.5 301.5 375.5 0.00 19 100 16351 -60.0 -84.4 3 24.5 -60.3 287 28 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5575.68 m Freezing level: 673.91 mb = 3305.51 m = 10844.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.35 mb = 3025.70 m = 9926.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.42 % Est. max temperature: 22.04 C = 71.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.72 mb = 397.14 m = 1302.95 ft T: 12.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.28 C/km ThetaE index: 4.38 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.70 mb = 735.77 m = 2413.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.79 C = 58.63 F Cap Strength: 3.57 C Lifted Index: 1.83 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.57 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.84 C Cross Totals Index: 25.84 C K Index: 30.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.14 mb = 786.44 m = 2580.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 910.14 mb = 832.20 m = 2730.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 900.14 mb = 924.48 m = 3033.03 ft B at Equ Level: 21.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 830.14 mb = 1596.82 m = 5238.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 147.5 at 21.4 knts Storm direction: 177.5 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 52.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 255.3 neg: -6.0 tot: 249.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 81.18 m/s