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,-95.79 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -95.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 977 236 23.4 18.7 75 4.7 20.2 180 18 298.5 301.0 294.1 339.3 14.04 2 950 483 21.6 17.2 76 4.4 18.7 185 36 299.1 301.5 293.7 337.5 13.14 3 900 950 18.0 15.5 85 2.6 16.3 192 45 300.1 302.4 293.4 336.4 12.38 4 850 1438 15.7 12.2 79 3.6 13.4 208 47 302.6 304.6 292.7 333.9 10.54 5 800 1951 12.6 9.0 79 3.6 10.4 218 48 304.6 306.3 292.2 331.7 9.04 6 750 2490 8.9 5.0 77 3.9 6.6 222 48 306.2 307.6 291.3 328.4 7.31 7 700 3058 5.4 -1.6 60 7.1 1.9 221 50 308.5 309.4 289.8 323.5 4.85 8 650 3660 1.9 -6.5 54 8.4 -1.9 219 54 311.1 311.8 289.5 322.6 3.63 9 600 4300 -3.0 -10.4 56 7.4 -6.0 217 56 312.7 313.2 289.3 322.0 2.88 10 550 4983 -8.2 -14.9 59 6.6 -10.5 221 57 314.3 314.7 289.2 321.5 2.19 11 500 5715 -13.6 -20.5 56 6.9 -15.5 228 61 316.5 316.8 289.2 321.6 1.50 12 450 6507 -19.4 -26.6 53 7.2 -21.0 234 68 318.8 319.0 289.4 322.1 0.96 13 400 7372 -25.5 -34.6 43 9.1 -26.9 234 80 321.8 321.9 289.9 323.7 0.51 14 350 8325 -33.3 -42.2 41 8.9 -34.1 237 82 323.8 323.9 290.2 324.9 0.27 15 300 9387 -42.3 -46.2 65 4.0 -42.5 236 85 325.8 325.8 290.7 326.6 0.20 16 250 10595 -50.1 -55.2 55 5.1 -50.3 243 80 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.9 0.09 17 200 12039 -53.3 -67.8 16 14.5 -53.5 250 64 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.02 18 150 13870 -59.1 -78.9 6 19.8 -59.3 263 36 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.01 19 100 16374 -62.8 -83.9 4 21.1 -63.0 279 33 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.06 m Freezing level: 630.47 mb = 3910.22 m = 12828.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.13 mb = 3352.12 m = 10997.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.92 % Est. max temperature: 28.39 C = 83.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.95 mb = 826.33 m = 2711.02 ft T: 18.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.14 C/km ThetaE index: 17.79 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.96 mb = 1589.35 m = 5214.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.10 C = 82.57 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -5.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.34 C Showalter Index: -4.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.03 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.73 C K Index: 34.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 489.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1556.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.97 mb = 1151.82 m = 3778.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 773.97 mb = 2227.48 m = 7307.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.97 mb = 11023.73 m = 36166.65 ft B at Equ Level: 1555.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.97 mb = 14123.40 m = 46336.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.2 at 51.5 knts Storm direction: 247.2 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 425.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 425.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 141.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.00 Bulk Rich Number: 13.66 Bulk Shear: 113.92 m/s