MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F135.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F135.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 135 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 23 OCT 25 Station: 35.32,-98.72 Latitude: 35.32 Longitude: -98.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 952 477 23.6 17.5 69 6.1 19.4 178 21 301.0 303.4 294.4 340.2 13.36 2 950 491 23.3 17.4 69 5.9 19.2 178 22 300.8 303.2 294.3 339.7 13.25 3 900 960 18.7 16.1 84 2.7 17.0 183 36 300.8 303.2 294.0 338.6 12.86 4 850 1449 15.6 14.3 92 1.3 14.8 200 39 302.5 304.8 294.0 338.6 12.18 5 800 1963 13.3 11.7 90 1.6 12.3 218 41 305.3 307.3 293.7 337.8 10.83 6 750 2505 10.7 8.0 84 2.6 9.0 228 40 308.2 309.9 293.2 335.6 9.03 7 700 3078 7.7 3.8 76 3.9 5.5 235 39 311.1 312.4 292.6 333.4 7.22 8 650 3685 3.3 1.0 85 2.3 2.1 235 45 312.7 313.9 292.4 332.5 6.35 9 600 4329 -1.2 -3.8 83 2.6 -2.5 232 53 314.7 315.6 291.7 330.0 4.81 10 550 5017 -5.7 -14.6 49 8.9 -9.0 230 58 317.3 317.7 290.2 324.7 2.24 11 500 5757 -10.8 -26.6 26 15.8 -14.8 230 59 319.9 320.1 289.6 322.9 0.87 12 450 6558 -16.5 -34.0 21 17.5 -19.8 239 62 322.5 322.6 290.0 324.2 0.48 13 400 7432 -22.8 -38.7 22 15.8 -25.2 244 68 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.6 0.34 14 350 8396 -30.1 -43.6 26 13.5 -31.5 247 72 328.2 328.2 291.5 329.1 0.23 15 300 9474 -38.5 -49.2 31 10.7 -39.2 248 79 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.7 0.14 16 250 10702 -47.7 -56.6 35 8.9 -48.0 249 82 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.5 0.07 17 200 12146 -55.5 -66.9 23 11.4 -55.7 253 79 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 18 150 13951 -61.7 -77.7 10 16.0 -61.8 257 69 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.01 19 100 16429 -67.1 -83.5 8 16.4 -67.2 255 36 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.11 m Freezing level: 613.53 mb = 4154.93 m = 13631.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.35 mb = 3970.43 m = 13026.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.54 % Est. max temperature: 27.76 C = 81.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.68 mb = 1243.20 m = 4078.70 ft T: 16.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 17.30 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.86 mb = 1642.07 m = 5387.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.14 C = 79.04 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.40 C Showalter Index: -3.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.40 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 36.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 448.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 978.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.30 mb = 1355.79 m = 4448.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 684.30 mb = 3263.61 m = 10707.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.30 mb = 11403.81 m = 37413.62 ft B at Equ Level: 965.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.30 mb = 14187.96 m = 46547.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.5 at 47.0 knts Storm direction: 255.5 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 341.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 341.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.96 Bulk Rich Number: 6.74 Bulk Shear: 145.16 m/s