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: 36,-97.52 Latitude: 36.00 Longitude: -97.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 974 317 28.1 13.1 40 14.9 18.3 209 15 303.5 305.3 292.4 332.6 9.78 2 950 538 24.9 12.1 45 12.8 16.7 210 21 302.4 304.1 291.7 330.2 9.36 3 900 1008 20.3 11.2 56 9.1 14.6 212 23 302.4 304.1 291.7 330.0 9.32 4 850 1498 15.6 10.3 71 5.3 12.3 215 23 302.5 304.2 291.7 330.1 9.30 5 800 2009 11.6 8.6 81 3.1 9.7 225 25 303.5 305.1 291.6 329.7 8.77 6 750 2550 11.1 4.9 65 6.3 7.5 233 31 308.7 310.0 291.9 330.9 7.24 7 700 3123 6.9 3.2 77 3.7 4.8 229 36 310.1 311.4 292.1 331.4 6.89 8 650 3728 3.3 -0.0 79 3.4 1.5 231 49 312.8 313.9 292.0 331.2 5.89 9 600 4372 -1.4 -5.0 76 3.6 -3.1 234 53 314.5 315.3 291.3 328.4 4.38 10 550 5060 -6.1 -15.1 49 9.0 -9.4 238 54 316.8 317.2 289.9 324.0 2.15 11 500 5798 -10.8 -20.3 46 9.5 -13.7 247 55 319.8 320.1 290.3 325.0 1.52 12 450 6600 -16.1 -21.6 63 5.5 -17.6 253 60 323.0 323.3 291.2 328.3 1.52 13 400 7477 -22.2 -22.9 94 0.7 -22.4 253 61 326.2 326.5 292.1 331.5 1.51 14 350 8444 -29.4 -29.4 100 -0.0 -29.4 251 59 329.1 329.3 292.4 332.6 0.96 15 300 9525 -37.7 -39.6 83 1.9 -37.9 259 72 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.8 0.41 16 250 10752 -48.5 -52.9 60 4.4 -48.7 263 76 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.11 17 200 12178 -60.0 -61.7 81 1.7 -60.0 263 75 337.7 337.7 293.8 337.9 0.05 18 150 13949 -63.2 -76.6 15 13.4 -63.3 270 73 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.01 19 100 16427 -65.5 -83.6 6 18.1 -65.7 270 36 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.99 m Freezing level: 614.83 mb = 4181.41 m = 13718.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.54 mb = 3934.73 m = 12909.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.33 % Est. max temperature: 27.63 C = 81.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 783.35 mb = 2185.34 m = 7169.65 ft T: 11.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 2.56 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 710.16 mb = 3003.30 m = 9853.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.38 C = 93.88 F Cap Strength: 3.81 C Lifted Index: 0.23 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.42 C Showalter Index: 0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.44 C Cross Totals Index: 21.12 C K Index: 33.02 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4228.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 786.55 mb = 2151.13 m = 7057.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.8 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 263.8 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 71.39 m/s