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: 36.07,-98.63 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -98.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 489 SFC 949 495 20.1 17.8 86 2.4 18.5 166 18 297.7 300.1 293.6 337.1 13.60 3 900 956 18.7 15.1 79 3.7 16.3 181 38 300.8 303.0 293.4 336.2 12.05 4 850 1447 17.2 11.3 68 5.8 13.4 200 40 304.1 306.0 292.7 333.9 9.96 5 800 1962 14.3 6.0 57 8.4 9.4 219 41 306.4 307.8 291.3 328.7 7.33 6 750 2504 10.6 0.7 50 9.9 5.3 237 43 308.1 309.1 290.2 324.7 5.36 7 700 3074 6.5 -3.6 49 10.1 1.5 246 46 309.6 310.4 289.6 322.8 4.19 8 650 3677 1.7 -6.7 53 8.4 -2.0 244 49 310.9 311.6 289.4 322.2 3.56 9 600 4317 -2.9 -11.3 52 8.4 -6.2 235 54 312.8 313.3 289.2 321.5 2.69 10 550 5001 -6.8 -22.6 27 15.8 -11.4 234 59 316.0 316.2 288.7 319.9 1.13 11 500 5738 -11.7 -29.1 22 17.4 -15.7 239 64 318.7 318.9 289.1 321.1 0.69 12 450 6536 -16.9 -34.9 19 18.1 -20.2 235 70 322.1 322.1 289.9 323.6 0.44 13 400 7410 -22.8 -39.1 21 16.3 -25.2 235 74 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.5 0.32 14 350 8375 -29.7 -47.6 16 17.9 -31.4 239 72 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.15 15 300 9456 -37.3 -55.0 14 17.7 -38.3 236 64 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.1 0.07 16 250 10691 -46.4 -57.0 29 10.6 -46.8 234 57 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.07 17 200 12136 -57.2 -61.8 56 4.6 -57.3 234 48 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.4 0.05 18 150 13925 -63.1 -77.7 12 14.6 -63.2 248 61 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.01 19 100 16414 -64.9 -83.6 6 18.7 -65.1 262 33 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.14 m Freezing level: 630.99 mb = 3920.51 m = 12862.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.41 mb = 3329.24 m = 10922.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.69 % Est. max temperature: 28.77 C = 83.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.15 mb = 793.18 m = 2602.26 ft T: 19.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 17.26 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 775.78 mb = 2220.19 m = 7284.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.54 C = 85.18 F Cap Strength: 3.12 C Lifted Index: -3.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.06 C K Index: 30.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 442.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 607.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 128.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.29 mb = 1463.74 m = 4802.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 693.29 mb = 3152.76 m = 10343.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 273.29 mb = 10087.56 m = 33095.25 ft B at Equ Level: 604.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.29 mb = 13397.04 m = 43953.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.9 at 50.1 knts Storm direction: 260.9 at 37.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.4 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 510.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 510.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 170.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.82 Bulk Rich Number: 2.75 Bulk Shear: 220.67 m/s