MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F252.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F252.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 10.5 day GFS valid 12Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 35.29,-89.02 Latitude: 35.29 Longitude: -89.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 988 142 18.7 17.8 95 0.9 18.1 182 14 292.9 295.2 291.7 330.1 13.09 2 950 475 16.9 16.9 99 0.1 16.9 188 33 294.4 296.7 292.0 331.0 12.81 3 900 938 19.0 12.4 66 6.5 14.8 212 50 301.1 302.9 292.0 330.9 10.13 4 850 1428 16.7 10.6 67 6.1 12.9 216 46 303.7 305.4 292.3 332.0 9.50 5 800 1942 13.0 8.0 72 5.0 10.0 226 44 305.0 306.6 291.9 330.5 8.47 6 750 2482 8.7 3.6 70 5.2 5.8 231 44 306.0 307.3 290.6 326.1 6.60 7 700 3048 4.5 -3.0 58 7.5 0.9 235 41 307.5 308.3 289.0 321.1 4.38 8 650 3647 -0.1 -6.7 61 6.5 -3.0 239 42 308.8 309.5 288.8 320.0 3.57 9 600 4282 -4.6 -10.2 65 5.6 -6.8 243 47 310.8 311.4 288.8 320.2 2.93 10 550 4964 -7.4 -16.3 49 8.9 -10.4 245 56 315.3 315.7 289.3 321.8 1.95 11 500 5700 -11.2 -19.6 50 8.3 -13.8 253 65 319.3 319.7 290.2 324.8 1.62 12 450 6501 -16.6 -24.4 51 7.9 -18.6 261 71 322.4 322.6 290.7 326.5 1.18 13 400 7375 -22.5 -31.0 46 8.5 -24.1 264 79 325.7 325.9 291.2 328.3 0.72 14 350 8341 -29.9 -38.9 41 9.0 -31.1 271 91 328.4 328.4 291.6 329.8 0.38 15 300 9417 -39.4 -45.6 52 6.1 -39.9 274 97 329.8 329.8 291.9 330.6 0.22 16 250 10637 -49.5 -52.7 69 3.2 -49.6 280 95 332.5 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.12 17 200 12064 -57.1 -64.8 37 7.7 -57.3 253 91 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.03 18 150 13892 -58.4 -78.6 6 20.2 -58.7 262 64 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.01 19 100 16407 -63.1 -83.7 5 20.6 -63.3 250 36 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.46 m Freezing level: 651.55 mb = 3628.54 m = 11904.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.55 mb = 3181.66 m = 10438.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.21 % Est. max temperature: 29.77 C = 85.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.14 mb = 251.25 m = 824.31 ft T: 18.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 12.00 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 799.22 mb = 1950.65 m = 6399.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.82 C = 87.48 F Cap Strength: 4.18 C Lifted Index: -0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.95 C Cross Totals Index: 21.85 C K Index: 31.05 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 187.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 193.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.93 mb = 929.18 m = 3048.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 695.93 mb = 3095.57 m = 10155.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 405.93 mb = 7266.00 m = 23838.28 ft B at Equ Level: 186.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.93 mb = 11574.26 m = 37972.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 47.5 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 35.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 488.7 neg: -5.4 tot: 483.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 161.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 1.17 Bulk Shear: 159.35 m/s