MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F240.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F240.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 10 day GFS valid 18Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 36.31,-95.68 Latitude: 36.31 Longitude: -95.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 980 217 21.6 18.1 81 3.4 19.2 183 22 296.4 298.8 293.1 335.3 13.48 2 950 488 19.3 17.2 88 2.1 17.9 183 38 296.8 299.1 293.0 334.6 13.11 3 900 951 15.9 15.8 100 0.1 15.8 187 45 297.9 300.2 292.9 334.5 12.64 4 850 1436 13.9 13.8 99 0.1 13.8 200 52 300.7 302.9 293.1 335.2 11.74 5 800 1946 11.2 10.2 93 1.0 10.6 209 49 303.1 304.9 292.3 332.2 9.80 6 750 2485 9.2 6.2 81 3.0 7.5 206 46 306.6 308.1 291.9 330.8 7.98 7 700 3054 5.8 4.0 88 1.8 4.8 202 49 308.9 310.2 292.0 331.2 7.31 8 650 3658 1.9 1.1 94 0.8 1.5 205 54 311.2 312.4 292.0 331.0 6.38 9 600 4299 -2.9 -3.9 93 1.0 -3.4 210 58 312.8 313.7 291.1 327.8 4.78 10 550 4981 -8.6 -9.8 91 1.2 -9.1 213 58 313.9 314.5 290.1 324.5 3.31 11 500 5713 -13.7 -17.1 75 3.4 -14.7 220 59 316.4 316.8 289.7 323.0 2.00 12 450 6505 -19.2 -21.6 82 2.3 -19.8 222 66 319.1 319.4 290.0 324.2 1.52 13 400 7371 -24.9 -27.0 83 2.1 -25.4 228 77 322.6 322.8 290.6 326.2 1.05 14 350 8328 -32.4 -34.5 81 2.1 -32.7 221 83 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.2 0.59 15 300 9393 -41.7 -43.7 80 2.1 -41.8 223 79 326.6 326.7 291.0 327.6 0.26 16 250 10601 -51.3 -51.8 94 0.6 -51.3 230 79 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.3 0.13 17 200 12031 -55.7 -64.9 31 9.2 -55.9 224 68 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.03 18 150 13845 -60.3 -78.5 8 18.1 -60.5 235 35 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.01 19 100 16365 -61.3 -84.1 3 22.8 -61.6 246 26 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.60 m Freezing level: 629.98 mb = 3914.29 m = 12842.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.74 mb = 3847.95 m = 12624.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.51 % Est. max temperature: 26.76 C = 80.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.04 mb = 651.07 m = 2136.02 ft T: 18.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.31 C/km ThetaE index: 4.44 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.08 mb = 902.64 m = 2961.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.91 C = 73.23 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -4.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.21 C Showalter Index: -4.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.01 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.56 C Cross Totals Index: 27.45 C K Index: 39.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 516.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1135.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.96 mb = 847.13 m = 2779.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.96 mb = 1780.19 m = 5840.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 785.96 mb = 2094.17 m = 6870.56 ft B at Equ Level: 9.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.96 mb = 13599.20 m = 44616.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.0 at 51.9 knts Storm direction: 237.0 at 38.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.6 neg: -24.4 tot: 326.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.38 Bulk Rich Number: 14.34 Bulk Shear: 79.16 m/s