MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F144.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F144.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 35.39,-97.29 Latitude: 35.39 Longitude: -97.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 969 342 19.0 15.7 82 3.2 16.9 153 17 294.8 296.9 291.2 328.3 11.69 2 950 512 19.3 15.5 78 3.8 16.8 160 30 296.8 298.9 291.9 330.6 11.71 3 900 979 19.3 15.0 76 4.3 16.4 179 47 301.4 303.6 293.5 336.8 12.01 4 850 1469 16.4 12.8 79 3.6 14.1 192 50 303.4 305.4 293.3 336.1 11.03 5 800 1983 13.2 10.4 83 2.8 11.4 206 50 305.2 307.1 293.1 335.1 9.96 6 750 2524 10.1 8.2 88 2.0 8.9 218 46 307.6 309.3 293.1 335.2 9.11 7 700 3096 7.1 4.6 85 2.4 5.6 229 45 310.3 311.7 292.7 333.8 7.64 8 650 3702 3.3 0.4 81 3.0 1.7 237 49 312.7 313.9 292.2 331.7 6.06 9 600 4347 -0.9 -7.2 63 6.2 -3.8 235 55 315.0 315.7 290.9 326.9 3.71 10 550 5035 -5.6 -18.2 36 12.6 -9.8 237 56 317.5 317.8 289.7 323.1 1.66 11 500 5776 -10.5 -26.0 27 15.5 -14.5 241 55 320.2 320.4 289.8 323.4 0.91 12 450 6577 -16.1 -31.2 26 15.1 -19.3 243 56 323.0 323.1 290.3 325.2 0.63 13 400 7453 -22.5 -33.0 38 10.4 -24.4 245 64 325.7 325.8 291.1 327.9 0.59 14 350 8418 -29.7 -35.6 56 6.0 -30.6 246 73 328.7 328.8 291.9 330.7 0.52 15 300 9500 -37.3 -47.6 33 10.3 -38.1 251 78 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.5 0.17 16 250 10733 -47.1 -54.9 40 7.8 -47.4 251 81 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.4 0.09 17 200 12171 -58.3 -62.3 60 4.0 -58.3 256 74 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.04 18 150 13956 -62.5 -76.9 13 14.3 -62.7 254 64 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 19 100 16428 -66.9 -83.6 8 16.6 -67.0 262 41 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.95 m Freezing level: 611.05 mb = 4204.62 m = 13794.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.21 mb = 3900.39 m = 12796.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.17 % Est. max temperature: 28.63 C = 83.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.86 mb = 752.73 m = 2469.55 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 12.15 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 792.97 mb = 2057.20 m = 6749.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.66 C = 85.38 F Cap Strength: 3.19 C Lifted Index: -1.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.35 C Showalter Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.95 C Cross Totals Index: 23.36 C K Index: 37.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 453.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 217.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 184.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.42 mb = 1314.73 m = 4313.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 600.42 mb = 4341.42 m = 14243.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 310.42 mb = 9260.26 m = 30381.07 ft B at Equ Level: 215.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.42 mb = 11843.77 m = 38857.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.7 at 49.5 knts Storm direction: 252.7 at 37.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 709.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 709.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 236.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 10.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 0.92 Bulk Shear: 235.08 m/s