MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F249.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F249.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 249 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 32.90,-96.50 Latitude: 32.90 Longitude: -96.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 992 160 27.5 19.4 61 8.1 21.8 218 14 301.3 304.0 295.2 343.7 14.41 2 950 538 23.4 18.4 74 5.0 19.9 216 22 300.9 303.5 294.9 342.6 14.17 3 900 1007 19.1 17.4 90 1.7 17.9 213 25 301.2 303.8 294.9 342.4 14.01 4 850 1497 15.4 15.1 98 0.4 15.2 213 28 302.3 304.6 294.3 340.0 12.77 5 800 2011 12.6 12.1 97 0.5 12.3 221 26 304.6 306.6 293.8 338.0 11.18 6 750 2553 12.6 -1.6 37 14.2 5.2 238 23 310.2 311.1 290.1 324.4 4.54 7 700 3129 9.3 -2.0 45 11.4 3.5 236 30 312.8 313.7 291.0 327.7 4.71 8 650 3738 4.6 -8.8 37 13.3 -1.3 240 33 314.1 314.7 289.9 323.9 3.03 9 600 4383 -0.4 -14.9 32 14.5 -5.8 250 34 315.7 316.0 289.5 322.3 2.00 10 550 5073 -4.7 -25.1 19 20.4 -10.5 247 35 318.5 318.7 289.3 321.7 0.91 11 500 5816 -9.1 -27.6 21 18.5 -13.9 245 39 321.9 322.0 290.2 324.7 0.79 12 450 6622 -14.8 -24.8 42 10.0 -17.4 250 45 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.6 1.14 13 400 7502 -21.3 -35.1 28 13.8 -23.7 253 48 327.3 327.4 291.5 329.1 0.48 14 350 8472 -28.6 -46.8 16 18.2 -30.4 260 55 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.8 0.16 15 300 9555 -38.0 -45.2 46 7.3 -38.6 271 74 331.8 331.9 292.4 332.7 0.22 16 250 10784 -47.1 -56.6 33 9.5 -47.5 259 67 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.3 0.07 17 200 12226 -56.6 -64.5 37 7.8 -56.8 258 77 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 18 150 14002 -65.1 -73.9 29 8.8 -65.1 270 66 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16452 -66.5 -83.4 8 16.9 -66.7 246 35 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.97 m Freezing level: 604.03 mb = 4331.23 m = 14209.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.82 mb = 3564.93 m = 11695.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.79 C = 83.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.59 mb = 1184.42 m = 3885.85 ft T: 17.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 19.28 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.07 mb = 1277.46 m = 4191.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.92 C = 82.26 F Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lifted Index: -3.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.75 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.55 C Cross Totals Index: 24.20 C K Index: 28.26 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1272.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.04 mb = 1189.72 m = 3903.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.04 mb = 1336.89 m = 4386.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 776.04 mb = 2266.23 m = 7435.06 ft B at Equ Level: 19.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 726.04 mb = 2823.84 m = 9264.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.1 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 266.1 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 2.9 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 84.4 neg: -0.1 tot: 84.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 53.37 Bulk Shear: 23.84 m/s