MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F147.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F147.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 147 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 23 OCT 25 Station: 37.22,-97.44 Latitude: 37.22 Longitude: -97.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 965 373 25.9 17.0 58 8.9 19.8 178 16 302.1 304.5 294.3 339.8 12.76 2 950 509 24.9 15.8 57 9.1 18.7 182 26 302.4 304.6 293.8 337.8 11.95 3 900 981 20.5 14.4 68 6.2 16.4 188 34 302.7 304.8 293.5 336.8 11.51 4 850 1472 16.1 13.0 82 3.1 14.1 195 39 303.0 305.0 293.3 336.1 11.16 5 800 1985 11.9 11.1 95 0.7 11.4 207 42 303.8 305.7 293.0 335.0 10.46 6 750 2523 9.8 7.2 83 2.7 8.2 221 46 307.3 308.9 292.6 333.1 8.50 7 700 3095 6.9 4.1 82 2.8 5.3 222 48 310.2 311.5 292.4 332.8 7.35 8 650 3701 2.7 1.2 89 1.6 1.9 220 47 312.0 313.3 292.3 332.0 6.42 9 600 4343 -2.7 -3.8 92 1.1 -3.3 228 51 313.0 313.9 291.2 328.2 4.82 10 550 5027 -7.4 -17.8 43 10.4 -10.8 230 58 315.3 315.7 289.0 321.1 1.72 11 500 5762 -11.8 -31.9 17 20.1 -16.1 233 58 318.6 318.7 288.9 320.5 0.53 12 450 6561 -17.0 -37.2 16 20.2 -20.5 240 61 321.9 321.9 289.7 323.1 0.35 13 400 7432 -23.9 -31.6 49 7.7 -25.3 246 65 323.9 324.0 290.6 326.3 0.68 14 350 8393 -30.5 -30.7 98 0.2 -30.6 250 73 327.6 327.7 291.9 330.6 0.84 15 300 9471 -38.4 -38.9 95 0.5 -38.4 253 83 331.3 331.4 292.5 332.9 0.44 16 250 10696 -48.9 -49.3 96 0.3 -48.9 255 90 333.3 333.4 292.8 334.0 0.17 17 200 12125 -59.1 -62.3 66 3.2 -59.1 255 83 339.2 339.3 294.2 339.4 0.04 18 150 13915 -61.7 -78.0 10 16.2 -61.9 266 61 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.01 19 100 16406 -64.1 -83.8 5 19.8 -64.3 266 33 403.9 403.9 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.12 m Freezing level: 625.01 mb = 4021.56 m = 13193.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.63 mb = 3930.69 m = 12895.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.69 % Est. max temperature: 27.33 C = 81.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.33 mb = 1498.39 m = 4915.92 ft T: 15.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 19.33 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.06 mb = 1837.16 m = 6027.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.34 C = 81.21 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.11 C Showalter Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.90 C Cross Totals Index: 24.84 C K Index: 38.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 468.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 989.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 825.48 mb = 1719.42 m = 5641.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.48 mb = 1979.51 m = 6494.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 770.48 mb = 2298.41 m = 7540.64 ft B at Equ Level: 2.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 730.48 mb = 2741.88 m = 8995.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.7 at 47.4 knts Storm direction: 250.7 at 35.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.1 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 368.8 neg: -6.3 tot: 362.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.09 Bulk Rich Number: 7.96 Bulk Shear: 124.33 m/s