MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F237.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F237.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 237 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 35.50,-97.87 Latitude: 35.50 Longitude: -97.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 958 406 22.1 17.3 74 4.8 18.9 191 24 298.9 301.3 293.6 337.0 13.10 2 950 483 21.1 17.0 78 4.0 18.4 192 33 298.6 300.9 293.4 336.3 12.97 3 900 948 16.8 15.7 93 1.1 16.1 198 44 298.8 301.1 293.2 335.4 12.55 4 850 1434 13.6 13.5 100 0.1 13.6 210 46 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.2 11.54 5 800 1945 13.7 -0.5 37 14.3 6.3 233 43 305.8 306.6 288.7 319.9 4.60 6 750 2486 11.2 -4.8 32 16.0 3.5 220 45 308.8 309.4 288.7 319.9 3.56 7 700 3058 7.4 -4.3 43 11.6 1.7 211 51 310.6 311.4 289.7 323.2 3.98 8 650 3662 2.4 -7.2 49 9.6 -1.9 210 55 311.6 312.3 289.5 322.5 3.42 9 600 4302 -3.2 -10.6 57 7.4 -6.1 220 56 312.5 313.0 289.2 321.6 2.85 10 550 4985 -7.9 -16.0 53 8.0 -10.7 228 58 314.7 315.0 289.1 321.3 2.00 11 500 5718 -13.2 -20.6 54 7.3 -15.3 233 61 316.9 317.2 289.3 321.9 1.49 12 450 6510 -19.5 -22.9 74 3.4 -20.4 236 65 318.7 319.0 289.8 323.3 1.35 13 400 7375 -25.4 -27.0 86 1.7 -25.7 236 80 322.0 322.2 290.5 325.7 1.04 14 350 8330 -32.9 -33.8 91 0.9 -33.0 231 83 324.4 324.5 290.7 326.7 0.63 15 300 9393 -41.6 -46.1 62 4.5 -41.9 239 79 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.5 0.20 16 250 10605 -50.4 -53.6 69 3.2 -50.5 247 83 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.10 17 200 12039 -56.2 -65.3 31 9.1 -56.3 236 88 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.03 18 150 13846 -59.7 -78.5 7 18.8 -59.9 276 47 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 19 100 16362 -61.0 -84.2 3 23.2 -61.3 274 34 409.9 409.9 306.5 409.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.66 m Freezing level: 628.62 mb = 3936.02 m = 12913.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.34 mb = 3338.34 m = 10952.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.33 % Est. max temperature: 28.02 C = 82.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.32 mb = 1011.74 m = 3319.31 ft T: 16.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.74 C/km ThetaE index: 17.11 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.20 mb = 1185.90 m = 3890.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.81 C = 73.06 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: -4.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.12 C Showalter Index: -3.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.81 C Cross Totals Index: 26.76 C K Index: 28.71 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 481.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1221.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.40 mb = 1116.27 m = 3662.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.40 mb = 1360.44 m = 4463.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 837.40 mb = 1559.92 m = 5117.78 ft B at Equ Level: 6.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 817.40 mb = 1763.59 m = 5786.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 51.8 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 3.5 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.0 neg: -16.7 tot: 289.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.22 Bulk Rich Number: 14.96 Bulk Shear: 81.69 m/s