MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F243.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F243.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 243 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 34.99,-95.87 Latitude: 34.99 Longitude: -95.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 977 239 23.9 18.8 73 5.1 20.4 181 18 299.0 301.6 294.3 340.1 14.11 2 950 483 22.0 17.2 74 4.8 18.8 186 37 299.5 301.9 293.8 337.9 13.13 3 900 950 18.2 15.5 84 2.7 16.4 192 45 300.3 302.5 293.5 336.6 12.41 4 850 1439 15.9 12.0 78 3.9 13.4 209 47 302.8 304.8 292.7 333.8 10.44 5 800 1952 12.8 8.9 77 4.0 10.4 221 48 304.8 306.5 292.2 331.7 8.96 6 750 2491 8.8 5.2 78 3.7 6.7 224 49 306.2 307.5 291.3 328.6 7.39 7 700 3059 5.4 -1.6 61 7.0 1.9 222 50 308.4 309.4 289.8 323.5 4.87 8 650 3661 1.9 -6.9 52 8.8 -2.0 219 54 311.1 311.8 289.5 322.3 3.51 9 600 4301 -3.0 -11.0 54 8.0 -6.2 217 56 312.7 313.2 289.2 321.6 2.75 10 550 4984 -8.3 -15.4 56 7.1 -10.8 221 57 314.3 314.7 289.1 321.1 2.09 11 500 5716 -13.6 -21.3 52 7.7 -15.8 229 60 316.4 316.7 289.1 321.1 1.39 12 450 6507 -19.5 -27.5 49 8.0 -21.2 234 68 318.7 318.8 289.3 321.8 0.89 13 400 7371 -25.6 -35.5 39 9.9 -27.1 234 80 321.8 321.9 289.8 323.5 0.47 14 350 8324 -33.4 -43.1 37 9.7 -34.3 239 83 323.8 323.8 290.2 324.7 0.24 15 300 9386 -42.4 -46.6 63 4.2 -42.6 237 86 325.6 325.7 290.7 326.4 0.19 16 250 10593 -50.3 -55.7 53 5.4 -50.4 244 82 331.3 331.4 292.2 331.7 0.08 17 200 12038 -52.9 -68.7 13 15.8 -53.2 252 66 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.02 18 150 13871 -58.8 -78.9 6 20.1 -59.0 264 36 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.01 19 100 16376 -63.3 -83.9 5 20.6 -63.4 282 35 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.09 m Freezing level: 630.42 mb = 3911.93 m = 12834.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.87 mb = 3344.20 m = 10971.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.44 % Est. max temperature: 28.57 C = 83.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.35 mb = 879.80 m = 2886.44 ft T: 18.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.16 C/km ThetaE index: 18.98 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.66 mb = 1633.78 m = 5360.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.43 C = 83.17 F Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lifted Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.49 C Showalter Index: -4.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.23 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.57 C Cross Totals Index: 25.66 C K Index: 34.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 490.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1640.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.32 mb = 1187.93 m = 3897.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 770.32 mb = 2268.06 m = 7441.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.32 mb = 11124.11 m = 36495.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1633.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.32 mb = 14283.24 m = 46860.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 51.6 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 38.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 419.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 419.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.22 Bulk Rich Number: 14.75 Bulk Shear: 111.22 m/s