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: 33.03,-92.64 Latitude: 33.03 Longitude: -92.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 999 67 22.0 20.8 93 1.2 21.2 229 6 295.2 298.1 294.3 340.1 15.64 2 950 510 24.7 17.8 66 6.8 19.9 220 32 302.2 304.7 294.9 342.6 13.66 3 900 982 20.9 16.2 75 4.7 17.7 220 33 303.0 305.4 294.7 341.5 12.98 4 850 1474 17.0 14.4 85 2.6 15.3 222 33 304.0 306.2 294.4 340.4 12.22 5 800 1989 13.8 12.4 91 1.4 12.9 224 34 305.9 308.0 294.3 340.0 11.37 6 750 2532 10.9 9.4 91 1.5 10.0 228 35 308.4 310.3 294.0 338.7 9.95 7 700 3105 7.4 5.6 88 1.8 6.3 231 37 310.7 312.3 293.3 335.9 8.18 8 650 3712 3.7 1.8 87 1.9 2.6 235 40 313.1 314.4 292.8 334.0 6.71 9 600 4358 -0.4 -2.2 88 1.7 -1.3 240 44 315.6 316.7 292.5 332.9 5.45 10 550 5049 -5.0 -7.7 82 2.6 -6.2 243 48 318.1 318.9 291.9 330.8 3.90 11 500 5791 -9.8 -15.3 65 5.4 -11.8 241 50 321.0 321.5 291.4 328.9 2.33 12 450 6596 -14.4 -20.0 63 5.6 -16.2 247 53 325.1 325.4 292.0 331.1 1.74 13 400 7480 -19.9 -25.2 62 5.4 -21.2 245 60 329.2 329.4 292.7 333.5 1.23 14 350 8457 -26.5 -31.1 65 4.6 -27.3 244 61 333.0 333.2 293.3 336.0 0.81 15 300 9554 -33.2 -38.6 59 5.3 -33.9 244 58 338.6 338.7 294.4 340.3 0.46 16 250 10812 -42.4 -44.2 82 1.8 -42.5 246 50 343.1 343.2 295.3 344.3 0.30 17 200 12285 -52.0 -63.6 23 11.7 -52.2 253 66 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.7 0.04 18 150 14094 -64.7 -77.1 17 12.4 -64.8 260 64 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16521 -71.5 -83.0 16 11.6 -71.5 260 29 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.11 m Freezing level: 605.25 mb = 4290.47 m = 14076.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.91 mb = 4133.92 m = 13562.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.16 % Est. max temperature: 30.78 C = 87.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.50 mb = 222.95 m = 731.45 ft T: 22.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 13.69 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.52 mb = 1609.89 m = 5281.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.25 C = 88.24 F Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lifted Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.80 C Showalter Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.87 C Cross Totals Index: 24.24 C K Index: 39.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 651.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.31 mb = 1152.65 m = 3781.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 747.31 mb = 2562.04 m = 8405.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 287.31 mb = 9851.89 m = 32322.07 ft B at Equ Level: 648.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.31 mb = 13407.11 m = 43986.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.2 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 263.2 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 4.4 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 167.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 13.50 Bulk Shear: 48.24 m/s