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: 35.73,-97.68 Latitude: 35.73 Longitude: -97.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 965 359 20.2 17.3 84 2.8 18.2 157 19 296.3 298.6 292.7 333.8 13.00 2 950 497 19.8 17.0 84 2.9 17.9 160 30 297.3 299.6 293.0 334.6 12.90 3 900 963 18.3 15.8 85 2.5 16.6 177 46 300.4 302.7 293.7 337.4 12.62 4 850 1453 16.5 12.8 79 3.7 14.1 193 50 303.4 305.4 293.3 336.1 10.99 5 800 1967 13.6 10.0 79 3.6 11.4 205 49 305.7 307.5 293.0 334.9 9.71 6 750 2509 10.5 7.3 80 3.3 8.6 218 45 308.0 309.6 292.8 334.1 8.56 7 700 3081 6.9 3.1 77 3.8 4.8 230 45 310.2 311.5 292.1 331.3 6.86 8 650 3686 2.6 -1.8 72 4.4 0.4 232 49 311.9 312.9 291.2 328.1 5.16 9 600 4329 -1.2 -9.3 54 8.1 -4.6 230 54 314.8 315.4 290.3 325.0 3.16 10 550 5017 -5.5 -17.8 37 12.3 -9.7 233 57 317.5 317.9 289.8 323.3 1.71 11 500 5757 -10.5 -23.4 34 12.9 -14.1 237 59 320.3 320.5 290.0 324.3 1.16 12 450 6559 -16.3 -26.5 41 10.2 -18.7 240 62 322.8 323.0 290.6 326.2 0.97 13 400 7433 -22.4 -28.4 58 6.0 -23.7 242 71 325.8 326.0 291.5 329.1 0.92 14 350 8400 -29.2 -33.9 64 4.7 -29.9 245 80 329.4 329.5 292.2 331.7 0.62 15 300 9483 -37.3 -42.7 57 5.4 -37.8 249 82 332.8 332.9 292.8 334.0 0.29 16 250 10715 -47.1 -51.2 63 4.0 -47.3 252 81 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.5 0.14 17 200 12152 -58.5 -60.5 77 2.0 -58.6 253 65 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.06 18 150 13941 -62.3 -77.0 12 14.7 -62.4 253 64 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.01 19 100 16417 -66.3 -83.6 7 17.3 -66.4 263 42 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.84 m Freezing level: 615.37 mb = 4131.56 m = 13554.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.27 mb = 3732.33 m = 12245.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.70 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.91 mb = 718.23 m = 2356.36 ft T: 19.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 14.11 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.86 mb = 1905.27 m = 6250.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.19 C = 84.54 F Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.54 C Showalter Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.94 C Cross Totals Index: 23.28 C K Index: 35.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 447.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 451.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 120.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.31 mb = 1181.57 m = 3876.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.31 mb = 3410.70 m = 11189.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 262.31 mb = 10390.54 m = 34089.30 ft B at Equ Level: 450.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.31 mb = 13078.71 m = 42908.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.9 at 50.2 knts Storm direction: 250.9 at 37.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 657.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 657.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 219.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.74 Bulk Rich Number: 2.00 Bulk Shear: 226.20 m/s