MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F024.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F024.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 24 hour GFS valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.94,-94.37 Latitude: 30.94 Longitude: -94.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 999 75 23.8 21.9 89 1.9 22.5 166 4 297.0 300.0 295.6 345.6 16.79 2 950 520 25.2 19.1 69 6.1 20.9 186 22 302.8 305.5 295.8 346.6 14.80 3 900 994 22.0 17.0 73 5.0 18.6 204 21 304.2 306.8 295.5 344.9 13.68 4 850 1489 19.1 14.2 73 4.9 15.8 231 23 306.2 308.4 294.9 342.5 12.09 5 800 2008 14.9 12.5 85 2.5 13.3 245 25 307.1 309.2 294.7 341.6 11.44 6 750 2552 11.2 9.8 91 1.4 10.3 253 27 308.7 310.6 294.3 339.8 10.22 7 700 3127 9.7 0.6 53 9.1 4.8 254 27 313.3 314.4 292.0 331.3 5.73 8 650 3739 5.5 -3.2 54 8.7 1.1 257 30 315.2 316.1 291.7 330.0 4.65 9 600 4387 0.6 -9.9 45 10.5 -3.9 254 33 316.8 317.4 290.7 326.6 3.01 10 550 5079 -4.2 -23.5 21 19.2 -10.0 254 36 319.1 319.3 289.6 322.7 1.05 11 500 5824 -8.0 -35.9 9 27.8 -13.9 261 40 323.3 323.3 290.2 324.6 0.36 12 450 6634 -13.1 -40.3 8 27.2 -17.9 259 50 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.7 0.25 13 400 7521 -18.5 -42.4 10 23.8 -22.2 251 59 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.8 0.23 14 350 8503 -25.4 -45.7 13 20.3 -27.8 256 67 334.5 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.18 15 300 9601 -34.4 -51.6 16 17.2 -35.7 257 67 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.3 0.11 16 250 10855 -41.3 -59.7 12 18.4 -42.2 262 61 344.6 344.6 295.5 344.8 0.05 17 200 12337 -51.9 -67.4 14 15.4 -52.2 267 57 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.02 18 150 14137 -65.1 -74.8 25 9.7 -65.2 258 49 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 19 100 16544 -72.3 -82.9 19 10.6 -72.3 261 27 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.50 m Freezing level: 593.88 mb = 4471.78 m = 14671.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.21 mb = 3874.16 m = 12710.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.30 % Est. max temperature: 32.98 C = 91.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.62 mb = 312.52 m = 1025.31 ft T: 24.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.58 C/km ThetaE index: 23.91 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.71 mb = 1747.78 m = 5734.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.42 C = 92.15 F Cap Strength: 2.96 C Lifted Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.28 C Showalter Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.16 C Cross Totals Index: 22.25 C K Index: 32.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 918.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 96.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.06 mb = 1148.91 m = 3769.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 779.06 mb = 2231.59 m = 7321.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 709.06 mb = 3020.16 m = 9908.55 ft B at Equ Level: 40.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.06 mb = 15029.78 m = 49309.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.9 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 276.9 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 217.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 217.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.18 Bulk Rich Number: 10.71 Bulk Shear: 85.78 m/s