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: 35.06,-95.63 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -95.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 978 233 22.5 18.6 78 3.9 19.8 180 16 297.5 300.0 293.7 337.7 13.89 2 950 487 21.1 17.2 78 3.9 18.4 184 35 298.6 301.0 293.5 336.6 13.08 3 900 953 17.9 15.4 85 2.5 16.2 193 44 299.9 302.2 293.3 335.9 12.28 4 850 1442 15.4 12.5 83 2.9 13.6 206 48 302.3 304.3 292.9 334.2 10.77 5 800 1954 12.2 9.3 83 2.9 10.4 214 48 304.2 305.9 292.2 331.8 9.25 6 750 2492 8.9 5.0 76 4.0 6.6 219 47 306.3 307.6 291.3 328.4 7.29 7 700 3061 5.6 -1.5 60 7.1 2.0 220 48 308.7 309.6 289.9 323.9 4.89 8 650 3663 1.9 -5.5 58 7.4 -1.5 220 54 311.2 311.9 289.8 323.5 3.91 9 600 4303 -2.9 -9.2 62 6.2 -5.5 219 57 312.7 313.3 289.6 322.9 3.18 10 550 4986 -8.1 -13.5 65 5.4 -10.1 221 58 314.5 314.9 289.5 322.4 2.44 11 500 5719 -13.4 -18.6 65 5.3 -15.0 228 61 316.8 317.1 289.6 322.6 1.76 12 450 6512 -19.1 -24.7 61 5.6 -20.4 233 68 319.2 319.5 289.7 323.2 1.14 13 400 7378 -25.2 -33.5 46 8.3 -26.5 233 80 322.3 322.4 290.0 324.3 0.57 14 350 8332 -33.0 -41.4 43 8.4 -33.8 236 81 324.3 324.3 290.4 325.4 0.29 15 300 9395 -42.0 -45.5 69 3.5 -42.3 236 84 326.1 326.1 290.8 326.9 0.22 16 250 10604 -50.2 -54.2 63 4.0 -50.3 241 79 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.10 17 200 12045 -54.0 -66.3 21 12.3 -54.2 246 62 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.03 18 150 13872 -59.7 -79.0 6 19.2 -59.9 264 37 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16373 -61.9 -84.0 4 22.1 -62.1 277 30 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.03 m Freezing level: 630.09 mb = 3918.00 m = 12854.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.39 mb = 3399.94 m = 11154.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.35 % Est. max temperature: 28.04 C = 82.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.63 mb = 729.75 m = 2394.16 ft T: 19.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.14 C/km ThetaE index: 15.29 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.80 mb = 1523.49 m = 4998.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.53 C = 81.55 F Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lifted Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.91 C Showalter Index: -4.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.85 C K Index: 34.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 489.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1387.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.80 mb = 1108.49 m = 3636.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.80 mb = 2285.79 m = 7499.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.80 mb = 11176.21 m = 36666.91 ft B at Equ Level: 1372.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.80 mb = 13921.47 m = 45673.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.8 at 51.3 knts Storm direction: 246.8 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 427.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 427.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.51 Bulk Rich Number: 11.95 Bulk Shear: 116.08 m/s