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: 35.28,-95.70 Latitude: 35.28 Longitude: -95.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 979 222 22.8 18.7 78 4.1 20.0 176 19 297.8 300.3 293.9 338.4 13.99 2 950 480 20.9 17.4 80 3.5 18.5 181 36 298.4 300.8 293.6 337.0 13.27 3 900 946 17.6 15.6 88 2.1 16.3 190 46 299.7 302.0 293.3 336.1 12.45 4 850 1434 15.6 12.2 81 3.3 13.4 207 48 302.4 304.4 292.7 333.8 10.58 5 800 1947 12.5 8.8 78 3.7 10.3 216 47 304.5 306.2 292.0 331.3 8.94 6 750 2485 8.8 4.7 75 4.1 6.5 219 47 306.2 307.5 291.1 327.9 7.16 7 700 3053 5.3 -1.7 61 7.0 1.8 220 49 308.4 309.3 289.8 323.4 4.84 8 650 3655 1.8 -6.3 55 8.1 -1.9 218 54 311.0 311.7 289.6 322.7 3.67 9 600 4295 -3.0 -10.0 59 7.0 -5.8 216 57 312.7 313.2 289.5 322.2 2.99 10 550 4978 -8.1 -14.7 59 6.6 -10.5 218 57 314.4 314.9 289.3 321.7 2.22 11 500 5710 -13.5 -20.0 58 6.5 -15.4 225 60 316.6 316.9 289.3 321.8 1.57 12 450 6502 -19.4 -26.4 54 6.9 -21.0 232 67 318.8 319.0 289.5 322.3 0.99 13 400 7367 -25.6 -33.7 47 8.0 -26.9 232 79 321.7 321.8 289.9 323.7 0.56 14 350 8319 -33.5 -41.1 46 7.6 -34.3 235 80 323.6 323.7 290.2 324.7 0.30 15 300 9381 -42.2 -46.1 65 3.9 -42.5 233 83 325.9 325.9 290.7 326.7 0.20 16 250 10591 -49.6 -55.2 52 5.6 -49.8 241 74 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.7 0.09 17 200 12036 -53.7 -67.0 18 13.4 -53.9 249 60 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.02 18 150 13865 -59.4 -78.7 6 19.3 -59.6 259 35 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.01 19 100 16368 -62.3 -84.0 4 21.7 -62.5 274 32 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.54 m Freezing level: 631.09 mb = 3897.13 m = 12785.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.53 mb = 3342.11 m = 10964.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.01 % Est. max temperature: 28.29 C = 82.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.58 mb = 741.37 m = 2432.27 ft T: 19.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km ThetaE index: 16.62 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.80 mb = 1515.85 m = 4973.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.76 C = 81.96 F Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lifted Index: -5.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -4.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.06 C Cross Totals Index: 25.72 C K Index: 34.29 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 481.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1484.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.97 mb = 1060.63 m = 3479.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.97 mb = 2233.52 m = 7327.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.97 mb = 11048.02 m = 36246.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1475.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.97 mb = 14161.32 m = 46460.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.1 at 51.4 knts Storm direction: 245.1 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 431.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 431.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 143.8 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: 3.83 Bulk Rich Number: 12.39 Bulk Shear: 119.80 m/s