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: 35.8,-98.39 Latitude: 35.80 Longitude: -98.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 953 460 20.9 17.7 82 3.2 18.7 174 18 298.1 300.5 293.6 337.2 13.46 2 950 490 21.2 17.5 80 3.7 18.7 174 21 298.7 301.1 293.7 337.6 13.37 3 900 958 18.9 15.2 79 3.7 16.4 182 40 301.0 303.2 293.5 336.7 12.13 4 850 1448 16.8 11.8 72 5.0 13.6 196 46 303.8 305.7 292.9 334.4 10.27 5 800 1964 14.1 8.1 67 6.0 10.5 215 47 306.2 307.8 292.3 332.0 8.52 6 750 2506 10.5 4.7 67 5.9 7.2 231 49 308.0 309.4 291.7 329.8 7.13 7 700 3077 6.4 1.5 71 4.9 3.7 240 52 309.5 310.7 291.2 328.3 6.08 8 650 3680 2.1 -2.6 71 4.7 -0.2 242 55 311.4 312.3 290.7 326.6 4.87 9 600 4322 -1.9 -8.5 60 6.6 -4.7 240 55 313.9 314.6 290.2 324.7 3.35 10 550 5009 -5.8 -15.5 46 9.8 -9.3 238 58 317.2 317.6 290.0 324.1 2.07 11 500 5749 -10.5 -20.6 43 10.0 -13.6 241 61 320.2 320.5 290.3 325.3 1.48 12 450 6550 -15.9 -25.6 43 9.7 -18.3 241 66 323.2 323.4 290.9 327.0 1.06 13 400 7426 -22.3 -30.8 46 8.5 -24.0 240 69 326.0 326.1 291.3 328.6 0.73 14 350 8392 -29.6 -38.6 41 9.0 -30.7 241 72 328.9 328.9 291.8 330.3 0.39 15 300 9473 -37.7 -47.0 37 9.3 -38.4 242 66 332.2 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.18 16 250 10705 -46.9 -53.4 47 6.5 -47.2 242 61 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.11 17 200 12146 -57.7 -61.7 60 4.0 -57.8 243 52 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.6 0.05 18 150 13935 -62.7 -77.5 12 14.8 -62.8 250 64 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.2 0.01 19 100 16418 -65.9 -83.6 7 17.7 -66.0 261 37 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.59 m Freezing level: 623.42 mb = 4021.29 m = 13193.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.73 mb = 3645.98 m = 11961.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.41 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.11 mb = 870.95 m = 2857.43 ft T: 19.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 13.47 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 782.81 mb = 2146.04 m = 7040.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.52 C = 85.14 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.16 C Showalter Index: -1.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.38 C Cross Totals Index: 22.33 C K Index: 34.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 422.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 557.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 108.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.85 mb = 1439.86 m = 4723.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 705.85 mb = 3007.79 m = 9867.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.85 mb = 10548.67 m = 34608.09 ft B at Equ Level: 554.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.85 mb = 13310.68 m = 43669.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 52.0 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 39.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 631.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 631.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 210.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 10.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.98 Bulk Rich Number: 2.53 Bulk Shear: 220.37 m/s