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: 36.74,-97.13 Latitude: 36.74 Longitude: -97.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 967 325 21.5 17.2 76 4.4 18.6 188 22 297.5 299.9 293.0 334.7 12.84 2 950 478 20.0 16.6 81 3.3 17.7 190 35 297.4 299.7 292.8 334.0 12.61 3 900 942 15.9 15.4 97 0.4 15.6 195 44 297.8 300.1 292.7 333.7 12.35 4 850 1427 13.5 13.2 98 0.3 13.3 213 48 300.3 302.4 292.6 333.4 11.29 5 800 1937 13.2 0.8 43 12.4 6.6 232 44 305.2 306.2 289.0 320.8 5.08 6 750 2477 10.5 -5.8 31 16.2 2.9 224 43 308.0 308.6 288.2 318.4 3.32 7 700 3047 6.2 -6.6 40 12.7 0.4 211 49 309.3 310.0 288.7 319.9 3.34 8 650 3649 1.5 -6.6 55 8.0 -2.1 205 56 310.6 311.3 289.3 322.0 3.60 9 600 4287 -4.0 -9.3 67 5.2 -6.2 207 58 311.4 312.0 289.2 321.5 3.16 10 550 4967 -9.7 -12.2 81 2.6 -10.6 214 59 312.6 313.1 289.2 321.4 2.71 11 500 5696 -14.3 -18.2 72 3.9 -15.5 219 60 315.6 315.9 289.2 321.6 1.82 12 450 6486 -20.2 -22.9 79 2.7 -20.8 222 60 317.9 318.1 289.5 322.4 1.34 13 400 7346 -26.8 -27.2 97 0.3 -26.9 233 69 320.1 320.3 289.9 323.7 1.03 14 350 8296 -33.6 -33.6 100 -0.0 -33.6 227 86 323.4 323.5 290.5 325.7 0.64 15 300 9357 -42.7 -42.7 100 -0.0 -42.7 219 83 325.2 325.2 290.6 326.3 0.30 16 250 10563 -50.4 -57.3 44 6.9 -50.5 224 73 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.5 0.07 17 200 12004 -56.2 -65.1 32 8.9 -56.4 227 93 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.03 18 150 13821 -58.9 -78.9 6 20.0 -59.1 240 35 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.01 19 100 16345 -61.2 -84.1 3 22.9 -61.5 262 25 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.02 m Freezing level: 636.52 mb = 3821.17 m = 12536.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.63 mb = 3132.79 m = 10278.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.29 % Est. max temperature: 27.47 C = 81.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.65 mb = 878.53 m = 2882.28 ft T: 16.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.74 C/km ThetaE index: 16.37 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.94 mb = 1075.31 m = 3527.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.53 C = 72.55 F Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lifted Index: -4.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.50 C Showalter Index: -4.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.39 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.87 C Cross Totals Index: 27.53 C K Index: 28.33 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 480.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1238.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 85.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.42 mb = 1003.97 m = 3293.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 678.42 mb = 3301.28 m = 10830.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.42 mb = 10869.70 m = 35661.32 ft B at Equ Level: 1234.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.42 mb = 13886.97 m = 45560.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.0 at 51.4 knts Storm direction: 243.0 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 3.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 299.8 neg: -17.8 tot: 282.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.29 Bulk Rich Number: 18.45 Bulk Shear: 67.15 m/s