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,-98.15 Latitude: 35.73 Longitude: -98.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 958 415 21.1 17.8 81 3.3 18.9 171 19 297.9 300.4 293.6 337.1 13.50 2 950 489 21.2 17.5 79 3.7 18.7 170 26 298.7 301.1 293.7 337.6 13.36 3 900 956 18.6 15.6 82 3.0 16.6 178 43 300.7 303.0 293.6 337.3 12.47 4 850 1447 16.7 12.0 74 4.7 13.7 194 48 303.7 305.6 293.0 334.7 10.43 5 800 1962 13.7 9.7 77 4.0 11.2 207 48 305.7 307.5 292.9 334.3 9.49 6 750 2503 10.5 6.5 77 3.9 8.1 223 48 308.0 309.5 292.4 332.8 8.15 7 700 3075 6.5 2.9 78 3.6 4.5 234 51 309.6 310.9 291.8 330.4 6.74 8 650 3678 2.3 -2.4 71 4.7 -0.0 236 53 311.6 312.6 290.9 327.1 4.94 9 600 4321 -1.2 -8.9 56 7.6 -4.5 236 54 314.7 315.3 290.3 325.2 3.26 10 550 5010 -5.1 -14.1 49 9.0 -8.5 239 58 318.0 318.5 290.5 325.8 2.34 11 500 5751 -10.0 -18.3 51 8.3 -12.7 243 62 320.9 321.3 290.9 327.0 1.81 12 450 6555 -15.5 -22.8 53 7.4 -17.5 245 66 323.8 324.1 291.3 328.5 1.36 13 400 7432 -21.9 -28.0 58 6.1 -23.2 245 70 326.5 326.7 291.7 329.9 0.95 14 350 8399 -29.4 -35.8 54 6.3 -30.3 244 73 329.1 329.2 292.0 331.0 0.52 15 300 9479 -38.0 -44.8 49 6.8 -38.5 246 70 331.8 331.9 292.4 332.7 0.24 16 250 10710 -47.1 -52.0 57 4.9 -47.3 246 67 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.6 0.13 17 200 12149 -58.1 -61.2 67 3.1 -58.1 247 58 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.05 18 150 13938 -62.4 -77.3 12 14.9 -62.6 251 65 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.6 0.01 19 100 16417 -66.1 -83.6 7 17.5 -66.2 261 41 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.18 m Freezing level: 617.12 mb = 4101.16 m = 13455.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.43 mb = 3673.05 m = 12050.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.53 C = 83.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.43 mb = 837.83 m = 2748.74 ft T: 19.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 12.36 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.00 mb = 1961.53 m = 6435.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.87 C = 83.96 F Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lifted Index: -1.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.25 C Showalter Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.64 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.68 C Cross Totals Index: 21.97 C K Index: 35.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 552.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 92.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.18 mb = 1334.58 m = 4378.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 706.18 mb = 3001.90 m = 9848.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.18 mb = 10809.18 m = 35462.76 ft B at Equ Level: 550.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.18 mb = 13686.77 m = 44903.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.1 at 52.0 knts Storm direction: 257.1 at 39.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 648.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 648.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 216.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.99 Bulk Rich Number: 2.41 Bulk Shear: 229.44 m/s