MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F222.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F222.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 222 hour GFS valid 0Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 36.1,-99.76 Latitude: 36.10 Longitude: -99.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 12 1 950 452 SFC 923 703 24.4 13.5 51 10.9 17.2 166 22 304.4 306.4 293.3 336.0 10.59 3 900 925 23.5 13.0 52 10.5 16.6 169 37 305.8 307.7 293.6 337.3 10.51 4 850 1421 20.1 11.9 59 8.3 14.8 181 45 307.2 309.2 293.9 338.5 10.33 5 800 1942 16.9 8.7 58 8.2 11.8 200 46 309.2 310.8 293.4 336.2 8.86 6 750 2489 13.5 1.2 43 12.3 6.7 219 45 311.2 312.3 291.3 328.6 5.56 7 700 3065 8.7 -6.9 32 15.7 1.5 230 46 312.2 312.8 289.5 322.6 3.25 8 650 3671 3.2 -13.4 28 16.6 -3.3 235 46 312.6 313.0 288.6 319.4 2.10 9 600 4313 -2.2 -18.9 26 16.7 -7.7 234 45 313.6 313.8 288.2 318.3 1.43 10 550 4997 -6.5 -21.3 30 14.8 -10.9 231 47 316.4 316.7 289.0 320.7 1.27 11 500 5736 -10.9 -19.0 51 8.1 -13.5 235 53 319.8 320.1 290.5 325.5 1.70 12 450 6537 -16.4 -30.2 29 13.8 -19.4 241 53 322.6 322.7 290.3 325.1 0.69 13 400 7411 -22.9 -33.6 37 10.7 -24.8 243 63 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.3 0.56 14 350 8374 -30.7 -39.5 42 8.8 -31.7 245 70 327.4 327.4 291.3 328.7 0.35 15 300 9447 -40.2 -43.5 70 3.4 -40.4 246 71 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.8 0.27 16 250 10664 -49.9 -50.3 95 0.4 -49.9 246 80 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.5 0.15 17 200 12096 -58.2 -61.4 66 3.3 -58.3 242 68 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.8 0.05 18 150 13875 -62.6 -77.1 13 14.5 -62.7 255 56 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.3 0.01 19 100 16367 -64.3 -83.7 5 19.4 -64.5 233 36 403.4 403.4 305.7 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.39 m Freezing level: 620.31 mb = 4052.08 m = 13294.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.36 mb = 3249.57 m = 10661.19 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.18 % Est. max temperature: 30.10 C = 86.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 786.52 mb = 2085.81 m = 6843.13 ft T: 16.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.35 C/km ThetaE index: 20.11 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 702.34 mb = 3036.77 m = 9963.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.92 C = 89.45 F Cap Strength: 3.99 C Lifted Index: -3.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.82 C Showalter Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.02 C Cross Totals Index: 22.74 C K Index: 27.23 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 505.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1057.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 159.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 759.02 mb = 2387.49 m = 7832.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 654.02 mb = 3620.58 m = 11878.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.02 mb = 11660.76 m = 38256.64 ft B at Equ Level: 1050.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.02 mb = 14124.94 m = 46341.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.5 at 46.4 knts Storm direction: 253.5 at 34.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 548.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 548.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 182.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.37 Bulk Rich Number: 5.65 Bulk Shear: 187.21 m/s