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: 36.88,-98.39 Latitude: 36.88 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 46 SFC 959 407 20.0 17.8 87 2.2 18.5 172 19 296.7 299.1 293.2 335.7 13.51 2 950 487 20.2 17.3 84 2.8 18.2 174 29 297.6 300.0 293.3 335.9 13.21 3 900 953 18.1 14.5 80 3.6 15.7 187 43 300.1 302.3 292.9 334.2 11.63 4 850 1441 15.8 10.7 72 5.1 12.6 202 46 302.7 304.4 292.0 331.0 9.54 5 800 1954 12.5 6.3 66 6.2 8.9 214 45 304.5 305.9 290.9 327.1 7.52 6 750 2492 9.4 1.4 57 8.0 5.1 230 44 306.8 307.9 290.0 324.2 5.66 7 700 3061 5.8 -2.3 56 8.0 1.7 242 48 308.9 309.7 289.8 323.2 4.62 8 650 3663 0.9 -5.7 61 6.7 -2.1 242 50 310.0 310.7 289.4 322.1 3.84 9 600 4300 -4.2 -10.3 62 6.1 -6.6 233 55 311.3 311.8 288.9 320.6 2.92 10 550 4981 -7.6 -19.8 37 12.2 -11.4 232 57 315.0 315.3 288.7 319.9 1.45 11 500 5716 -12.2 -27.3 27 15.1 -15.9 234 61 318.1 318.3 289.0 320.9 0.81 12 450 6513 -17.2 -33.3 23 16.0 -20.3 230 66 321.6 321.7 289.8 323.4 0.51 13 400 7386 -22.8 -37.7 24 14.9 -25.1 230 69 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.7 0.37 14 350 8350 -29.6 -43.1 26 13.5 -31.1 232 62 328.8 328.9 291.6 329.7 0.24 15 300 9433 -36.8 -48.0 30 11.2 -37.7 226 56 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.1 0.16 16 250 10669 -46.3 -53.3 45 6.9 -46.7 224 56 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.6 0.11 17 200 12113 -57.5 -62.6 52 5.1 -57.6 229 56 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.04 18 150 13898 -62.1 -78.1 10 16.1 -62.2 243 55 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.01 19 100 16393 -64.2 -83.7 5 19.5 -64.4 263 36 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.35 m Freezing level: 640.87 mb = 3779.10 m = 12398.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.22 mb = 3329.68 m = 10924.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.81 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.98 mb = 679.53 m = 2229.41 ft T: 19.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 16.03 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.59 mb = 1863.25 m = 6112.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.39 C = 81.30 F Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lifted Index: -3.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.07 C Showalter Index: -1.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.93 C K Index: 30.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 503.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.86 mb = 1322.73 m = 4339.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 696.86 mb = 3097.70 m = 10162.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 316.86 mb = 9049.17 m = 29688.51 ft B at Equ Level: 503.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.86 mb = 12534.50 m = 41123.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.7 at 50.7 knts Storm direction: 256.7 at 38.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 527.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 527.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 176.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.51 Bulk Rich Number: 2.83 Bulk Shear: 178.10 m/s