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: 37.28,-97.60 Latitude: 37.28 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 60 SFC 963 390 26.2 16.9 57 9.3 19.8 182 16 302.6 304.9 294.3 340.0 12.66 2 950 507 25.2 15.7 56 9.5 18.8 185 25 302.7 304.9 293.8 337.9 11.89 3 900 978 20.7 14.2 66 6.5 16.4 191 33 302.9 305.0 293.5 336.6 11.38 4 850 1470 16.2 12.8 80 3.4 14.0 197 38 303.1 305.2 293.3 335.8 10.99 5 800 1982 11.9 10.9 93 1.0 11.3 209 42 303.9 305.8 293.0 334.6 10.30 6 750 2521 9.5 7.4 86 2.2 8.2 221 45 306.9 308.5 292.6 333.1 8.63 7 700 3092 6.7 4.2 84 2.5 5.2 222 47 309.9 311.3 292.4 332.6 7.39 8 650 3697 2.6 1.1 90 1.4 1.8 220 46 311.9 313.1 292.2 331.8 6.41 9 600 4339 -2.7 -3.7 93 1.0 -3.2 227 51 313.0 313.9 291.2 328.3 4.87 10 550 5023 -7.4 -16.0 50 8.5 -10.4 228 57 315.3 315.7 289.3 321.9 2.00 11 500 5758 -12.0 -29.4 22 17.4 -16.0 231 58 318.4 318.6 289.0 320.8 0.67 12 450 6556 -17.1 -38.2 14 21.1 -20.6 239 62 321.7 321.8 289.6 322.9 0.32 13 400 7428 -24.0 -32.0 47 8.1 -25.4 246 66 323.8 324.0 290.6 326.2 0.65 14 350 8388 -30.7 -31.0 97 0.3 -30.7 250 74 327.4 327.5 291.8 330.3 0.82 15 300 9466 -38.5 -39.2 94 0.6 -38.6 253 84 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.7 0.43 16 250 10690 -48.8 -49.4 93 0.6 -48.8 255 92 333.5 333.6 292.9 334.2 0.17 17 200 12120 -58.8 -62.7 60 4.0 -58.8 254 83 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.04 18 150 13913 -61.6 -78.1 9 16.5 -61.7 265 59 363.9 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.01 19 100 16405 -63.7 -83.9 5 20.2 -63.8 268 32 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.81 m Freezing level: 625.66 mb = 4009.68 m = 13154.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.15 mb = 3920.47 m = 12862.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.24 % Est. max temperature: 27.27 C = 81.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 840.87 mb = 1560.89 m = 5120.97 ft T: 15.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 19.23 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.06 mb = 1876.77 m = 6157.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.06 C Showalter Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.22 C Cross Totals Index: 24.78 C K Index: 38.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 462.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 990.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.46 mb = 1768.83 m = 5803.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.46 mb = 2029.97 m = 6659.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.46 mb = 11642.82 m = 38197.76 ft B at Equ Level: 982.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.46 mb = 14102.33 m = 46266.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.6 at 47.1 knts Storm direction: 250.6 at 35.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.1 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 331.5 neg: -3.8 tot: 327.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.91 Bulk Rich Number: 8.91 Bulk Shear: 111.13 m/s