MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F372.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F372.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15.5 day GFS valid 18Z SAT 1 NOV 25 Station: 31.28,-92.72 Latitude: 31.28 Longitude: -92.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 1000 56 27.8 14.0 43 13.8 18.8 168 14 301.0 302.8 291.9 330.8 10.12 2 950 504 21.8 12.5 55 9.3 15.8 174 32 299.3 301.0 291.0 327.4 9.61 3 900 970 17.3 11.4 68 5.9 13.6 178 35 299.3 301.0 290.9 327.0 9.43 4 850 1455 12.8 10.3 84 2.6 11.3 181 35 299.6 301.3 290.8 326.8 9.27 5 800 1961 8.5 8.2 98 0.3 8.3 187 35 300.2 301.8 290.4 325.5 8.56 6 750 2496 9.7 2.6 61 7.1 5.8 212 42 307.1 308.3 290.6 326.0 6.17 7 700 3067 7.3 0.2 61 7.1 3.5 219 41 310.5 311.6 291.1 327.8 5.54 8 650 3673 3.1 -1.5 71 4.7 0.8 216 41 312.5 313.5 291.5 329.1 5.28 9 600 4316 -2.2 -4.9 82 2.7 -3.4 218 45 313.6 314.5 291.0 327.7 4.43 10 550 5002 -5.8 -12.9 57 7.1 -8.5 233 48 317.2 317.7 290.5 325.6 2.57 11 500 5744 -9.7 -15.1 65 5.4 -11.6 238 53 321.2 321.6 291.5 329.1 2.36 12 450 6549 -15.0 -18.8 72 3.9 -16.2 247 58 324.4 324.8 292.0 331.0 1.92 13 400 7429 -21.4 -24.1 79 2.7 -22.1 250 64 327.2 327.4 292.2 331.9 1.36 14 350 8398 -29.3 -29.7 96 0.4 -29.4 248 68 329.2 329.4 292.4 332.6 0.93 15 300 9479 -38.3 -38.2 100 -0.0 -38.2 248 69 331.4 331.5 292.6 333.2 0.47 16 250 10705 -48.2 -48.2 100 0.0 -48.2 249 68 334.4 334.4 293.1 335.2 0.19 17 200 12142 -57.0 -59.3 76 2.2 -57.1 254 78 342.4 342.5 295.0 342.7 0.06 18 150 13927 -63.8 -75.0 21 11.1 -64.0 259 70 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 19 100 16407 -65.6 -84.0 6 18.3 -65.8 266 40 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.44 m Freezing level: 620.39 mb = 4053.80 m = 13299.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.74 mb = 3788.32 m = 12428.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.18 % Est. max temperature: 26.43 C = 79.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 817.57 mb = 1779.67 m = 5838.75 ft T: 10.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 5.32 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.48 mb = 1739.83 m = 5708.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.80 C = 80.23 F Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lifted Index: 2.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.62 C Showalter Index: 3.09 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.54 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.55 C Cross Totals Index: 19.99 C K Index: 25.72 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.33 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.45 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.65 mb = 1707.75 m = 5602.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.65 mb = 1861.03 m = 6105.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 789.65 mb = 2069.05 m = 6788.15 ft B at Equ Level: 12.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 759.65 mb = 2390.00 m = 7841.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.6 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 242.6 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 336.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 336.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 99.22 m/s