MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F150.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F150.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 150 hour GFS valid 18Z THU 23 OCT 25 Station: 35.73,-97.6 Latitude: 35.73 Longitude: -97.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 970 353 28.5 12.7 38 15.8 18.2 211 16 304.3 306.0 292.5 332.8 9.55 2 950 537 25.6 11.8 42 13.8 16.8 212 23 303.2 304.9 291.9 330.6 9.20 3 900 1009 21.0 10.9 53 10.0 14.6 214 25 303.1 304.8 291.8 330.3 9.14 4 850 1500 16.3 10.0 66 6.3 12.4 216 25 303.3 304.9 291.8 330.4 9.11 5 800 2012 12.6 8.0 73 4.7 9.8 226 26 304.6 306.2 291.7 329.9 8.43 6 750 2555 11.4 4.8 64 6.6 7.6 236 30 309.0 310.3 292.0 331.1 7.23 7 700 3128 7.3 3.2 75 4.1 5.0 230 36 310.6 311.9 292.2 331.9 6.90 8 650 3734 3.5 0.5 81 3.0 1.9 230 48 312.9 314.1 292.3 332.1 6.12 9 600 4378 -1.6 -4.0 83 2.5 -2.7 233 51 314.3 315.2 291.5 329.3 4.73 10 550 5065 -5.9 -16.8 42 10.9 -9.6 241 52 317.1 317.4 289.8 323.3 1.87 11 500 5805 -10.5 -21.1 42 10.6 -13.7 249 55 320.2 320.5 290.3 325.1 1.42 12 450 6607 -16.2 -21.8 62 5.6 -17.8 254 60 322.9 323.2 291.2 328.0 1.49 13 400 7482 -22.4 -23.2 93 0.8 -22.6 255 62 325.9 326.2 292.0 331.1 1.48 14 350 8450 -29.3 -29.2 100 -0.0 -29.3 254 60 329.3 329.5 292.4 332.8 0.97 15 300 9532 -37.6 -39.4 84 1.7 -37.8 261 72 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.9 0.42 16 250 10760 -48.4 -53.1 58 4.7 -48.6 265 75 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.11 17 200 12187 -60.2 -61.3 87 1.1 -60.2 265 76 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.6 0.05 18 150 13959 -63.2 -76.5 15 13.4 -63.3 270 72 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 19 100 16431 -66.1 -83.6 7 17.4 -66.2 271 37 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.75 m Freezing level: 615.56 mb = 4177.72 m = 13706.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.53 mb = 3991.43 m = 13095.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.42 % Est. max temperature: 28.29 C = 82.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 770.48 mb = 2328.14 m = 7638.16 ft T: 11.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 2.50 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 699.41 mb = 3134.50 m = 10283.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.78 C = 94.60 F Cap Strength: 3.95 C Lifted Index: 0.42 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.75 C Showalter Index: 0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.85 C Cross Totals Index: 20.52 C K Index: 32.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4286.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.02 mb = 2278.75 m = 7476.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.6 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 264.6 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 126.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 60.60 m/s