MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F255.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180000F255.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 255 hour GFS valid 15Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 34.91,-88.48 Latitude: 34.91 Longitude: -88.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 988 147 20.5 19.4 94 1.1 19.8 199 15 294.6 297.2 293.3 336.1 14.49 2 950 488 18.3 18.2 99 0.1 18.2 204 33 295.8 298.3 293.3 335.9 13.95 3 900 951 16.1 16.1 100 0.0 16.1 214 44 298.1 300.5 293.2 335.7 12.92 4 850 1437 14.2 13.5 96 0.6 13.7 230 52 301.0 303.1 293.0 334.9 11.54 5 800 1948 11.0 9.4 90 1.6 10.0 238 56 302.9 304.6 291.8 330.4 9.27 6 750 2484 8.1 3.0 70 5.1 5.3 236 61 305.3 306.5 290.2 324.6 6.34 7 700 3050 4.6 -0.6 69 5.3 2.0 237 59 307.6 308.6 289.9 323.7 5.22 8 650 3651 1.6 -2.8 73 4.4 -0.6 233 56 310.7 311.6 290.5 325.7 4.77 9 600 4292 -2.0 -7.4 66 5.4 -4.4 229 54 313.8 314.5 290.5 325.6 3.66 10 550 4978 -6.7 -14.1 56 7.3 -9.4 233 57 316.1 316.5 289.9 323.8 2.34 11 500 5716 -10.8 -21.4 41 10.6 -13.9 245 64 319.9 320.1 290.2 324.6 1.39 12 450 6519 -15.1 -30.8 25 15.7 -18.6 252 75 324.2 324.3 290.7 326.5 0.65 13 400 7398 -21.4 -37.5 22 16.1 -24.0 262 80 327.1 327.2 291.3 328.5 0.38 14 350 8366 -29.6 -43.4 25 13.8 -31.2 267 83 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.7 0.23 15 300 9443 -39.5 -46.6 47 7.1 -40.1 271 91 329.6 329.7 291.8 330.4 0.19 16 250 10661 -49.9 -53.5 65 3.6 -50.0 279 101 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.10 17 200 12090 -56.8 -64.5 37 7.7 -57.0 258 90 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.03 18 150 13917 -58.1 -78.7 6 20.5 -58.4 260 58 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.01 19 100 16426 -62.4 -83.8 4 21.4 -62.6 254 39 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.65 m Freezing level: 627.91 mb = 3933.83 m = 12906.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.12 mb = 3500.88 m = 11485.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.04 % Est. max temperature: 27.25 C = 81.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.13 mb = 280.63 m = 920.68 ft T: 19.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 12.36 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.03 mb = 651.66 m = 2137.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.46 C = 72.43 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.73 C Showalter Index: -1.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.97 C Cross Totals Index: 24.33 C K Index: 33.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 394.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 713.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.02 mb = 633.40 m = 2078.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 919.02 mb = 772.10 m = 2533.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 879.02 mb = 1151.80 m = 3778.81 ft B at Equ Level: 16.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.02 mb = 13546.23 m = 44442.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.2 at 54.2 knts Storm direction: 263.2 at 40.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 485.1 neg: -9.5 tot: 475.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 158.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.13 Bulk Rich Number: 4.93 Bulk Shear: 144.82 m/s