MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F027.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F027.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 27 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.19,-90.36 Latitude: 35.19 Longitude: -90.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 998 70 30.0 14.4 39 15.6 19.6 193 14 303.3 305.2 292.9 334.2 10.40 2 950 508 25.5 11.7 42 13.8 16.7 195 27 303.1 304.8 291.8 330.3 9.14 3 900 980 20.9 10.6 51 10.4 14.4 195 31 303.1 304.7 291.6 329.7 8.92 4 850 1470 16.3 9.5 64 6.8 12.1 195 33 303.2 304.8 291.6 329.4 8.81 5 800 1982 11.4 8.4 81 3.1 9.6 196 34 303.3 304.9 291.5 329.2 8.65 6 750 2519 9.5 0.3 53 9.2 4.7 205 34 306.9 307.9 289.7 323.0 5.23 7 700 3090 7.8 -4.1 42 12.0 2.0 214 34 311.1 311.9 289.9 323.8 4.02 8 650 3698 4.5 -4.4 52 9.0 0.2 220 35 314.1 314.9 291.0 327.6 4.23 9 600 4345 -0.2 -6.3 63 6.2 -3.0 221 35 315.9 316.7 291.3 328.7 3.97 10 550 5035 -4.9 -11.2 61 6.3 -7.5 221 36 318.2 318.8 291.1 327.9 2.95 11 500 5777 -10.2 -15.3 66 5.1 -12.1 227 41 320.5 321.0 291.2 328.3 2.33 12 450 6581 -14.2 -33.9 17 19.7 -18.2 229 46 325.3 325.4 290.9 327.1 0.48 13 400 7466 -19.4 -39.5 15 20.1 -22.7 235 54 329.8 329.8 292.0 331.0 0.31 14 350 8443 -27.1 -40.5 27 13.4 -28.9 238 58 332.2 332.3 292.6 333.5 0.32 15 300 9534 -35.7 -37.5 84 1.7 -36.0 245 64 335.0 335.1 293.6 336.9 0.51 16 250 10776 -45.3 -45.2 100 -0.0 -45.3 257 62 338.8 338.8 294.3 339.8 0.27 17 200 12231 -53.7 -63.7 29 9.9 -53.9 258 71 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.9 0.04 18 150 14046 -62.3 -77.9 11 15.6 -62.4 251 73 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 19 100 16485 -70.8 -83.2 14 12.4 -70.8 260 37 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.51 m Freezing level: 601.69 mb = 4323.08 m = 14183.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.40 mb = 3730.58 m = 12239.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.06 % Est. max temperature: 29.89 C = 85.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 795.87 mb = 2025.30 m = 6644.59 ft T: 11.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 11.25 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 693.55 mb = 3166.26 m = 10387.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.21 C = 100.77 F Cap Strength: 3.12 C Lifted Index: 0.46 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.12 C Showalter Index: 1.28 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.51 C Cross Totals Index: 19.75 C K Index: 24.05 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4732.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 779.57 mb = 2197.57 m = 7209.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.9 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 241.9 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 141.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 28.66 m/s