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: 35.26,-95.32 Latitude: 35.26 Longitude: -95.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 981 216 22.1 18.3 79 3.8 19.5 181 16 296.9 299.4 293.4 336.3 13.65 2 950 490 20.8 17.0 79 3.8 18.2 184 34 298.3 300.7 293.3 336.0 12.98 3 900 956 17.6 15.3 86 2.3 16.1 191 44 299.6 301.8 293.2 335.4 12.23 4 850 1444 14.9 12.8 87 2.1 13.5 203 48 301.7 303.7 292.8 334.1 10.97 5 800 1955 11.8 9.8 88 2.0 10.6 208 48 303.8 305.5 292.3 332.4 9.58 6 750 2493 8.7 6.1 84 2.6 7.2 213 48 306.0 307.5 291.7 329.9 7.89 7 700 3061 5.7 -0.0 67 5.7 2.7 217 48 308.8 309.8 290.5 325.7 5.46 8 650 3664 2.0 -4.5 62 6.4 -1.1 219 53 311.2 312.0 290.1 324.5 4.23 9 600 4304 -2.8 -8.1 67 5.3 -5.1 218 56 312.8 313.5 289.9 323.9 3.46 10 550 4987 -8.0 -12.6 70 4.6 -9.7 220 57 314.6 315.1 289.7 323.2 2.64 11 500 5720 -13.3 -16.9 74 3.6 -14.4 225 59 316.9 317.3 289.9 323.6 2.04 12 450 6514 -18.8 -22.6 72 3.8 -19.8 231 66 319.5 319.8 290.0 324.3 1.38 13 400 7380 -25.0 -30.4 61 5.3 -26.0 232 77 322.5 322.6 290.3 325.2 0.76 14 350 8335 -32.8 -38.8 55 6.0 -33.5 232 79 324.5 324.5 290.5 325.9 0.38 15 300 9399 -41.9 -44.9 73 2.9 -42.2 233 81 326.2 326.3 290.9 327.1 0.23 16 250 10608 -49.8 -53.5 65 3.7 -49.9 238 75 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.10 17 200 12048 -55.1 -64.2 31 9.1 -55.2 239 58 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.03 18 150 13868 -60.7 -80.1 6 19.5 -60.9 260 37 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16367 -62.2 -84.0 4 21.8 -62.4 272 28 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.26 m Freezing level: 629.50 mb = 3926.53 m = 12882.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.36 mb = 3486.31 m = 11437.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.26 % Est. max temperature: 27.66 C = 81.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.80 mb = 693.88 m = 2276.47 ft T: 19.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.13 C/km ThetaE index: 13.17 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.73 mb = 1416.16 m = 4646.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.77 C = 80.18 F Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lifted Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: -3.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.12 C Cross Totals Index: 26.02 C K Index: 35.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 484.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1242.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.31 mb = 1067.47 m = 3502.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.31 mb = 2130.68 m = 6990.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.31 mb = 11053.83 m = 36265.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1234.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.31 mb = 14148.74 m = 46419.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.1 at 50.7 knts Storm direction: 244.1 at 38.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 414.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 414.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.99 Bulk Rich Number: 11.29 Bulk Shear: 110.04 m/s