MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F030.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F030.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 30 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.67,-93.76 Latitude: 31.67 Longitude: -93.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 998 90 32.0 17.8 43 14.1 22.1 190 8 305.3 307.7 295.3 344.1 12.98 2 950 531 25.4 16.7 58 8.7 19.5 191 16 303.0 305.3 294.4 340.6 12.69 3 900 1004 20.9 15.7 72 5.2 17.4 191 17 303.1 305.4 294.4 340.2 12.54 4 850 1496 16.5 14.6 88 2.0 15.2 194 17 303.5 305.7 294.4 340.2 12.36 5 800 2010 13.3 10.6 83 2.8 11.6 203 19 305.3 307.2 293.2 335.5 10.06 6 750 2552 11.3 7.2 76 4.1 8.9 213 24 308.9 310.5 293.0 335.0 8.56 7 700 3127 8.9 -0.8 51 9.7 3.8 216 25 312.3 313.3 291.3 328.5 5.15 8 650 3736 5.3 -8.4 36 13.7 -0.9 220 24 315.0 315.6 290.3 325.0 3.11 9 600 4384 0.8 -11.3 40 12.1 -4.3 220 23 317.0 317.5 290.5 325.8 2.68 10 550 5078 -3.5 -14.6 42 11.1 -7.7 223 26 319.9 320.4 291.0 327.4 2.23 11 500 5824 -8.1 -22.3 31 14.2 -12.4 231 33 323.2 323.4 291.0 327.6 1.28 12 450 6636 -11.9 -31.9 17 20.1 -16.4 239 37 328.3 328.4 291.9 330.5 0.58 13 400 7527 -18.0 -41.0 11 23.0 -21.7 242 42 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.6 0.26 14 350 8509 -25.9 -44.6 16 18.7 -28.2 246 48 333.8 333.9 293.0 334.6 0.21 15 300 9604 -35.0 -47.8 26 12.8 -36.1 249 53 336.0 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.17 16 250 10849 -44.1 -54.7 30 10.6 -44.6 254 56 340.5 340.6 294.6 340.9 0.09 17 200 12319 -52.0 -67.6 14 15.5 -52.4 265 62 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.02 18 150 14126 -64.4 -77.0 16 12.6 -64.5 247 49 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 19 100 16540 -74.9 -82.5 30 7.6 -75.0 267 34 383.0 383.0 302.7 383.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.54 m Freezing level: 590.98 mb = 4509.47 m = 14794.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.28 mb = 3619.69 m = 11875.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.83 % Est. max temperature: 30.22 C = 86.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 813.92 mb = 1863.52 m = 6113.83 ft T: 14.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 19.02 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.41 mb = 1837.64 m = 6028.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.42 C = 88.56 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -1.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.77 C Showalter Index: -1.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.63 C Cross Totals Index: 22.67 C K Index: 29.51 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 327.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 830.21 mb = 1695.44 m = 5562.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 635.21 mb = 3922.67 m = 12869.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.21 mb = 10708.09 m = 35131.12 ft B at Equ Level: 327.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.21 mb = 12801.88 m = 42000.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.1 at 22.6 knts Storm direction: 245.1 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 70.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 16.23 Bulk Shear: 20.21 m/s