MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F225.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F225.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 225 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 35.22,-97.78 Latitude: 35.22 Longitude: -97.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 966 375 15.9 14.4 91 1.5 15.0 153 17 292.0 293.9 289.5 322.5 10.76 2 950 513 14.8 13.7 93 1.1 14.1 154 26 292.2 294.1 289.3 321.8 10.42 3 900 970 14.1 14.0 100 0.1 14.1 176 42 296.0 298.1 291.3 328.5 11.25 4 850 1455 13.9 13.5 98 0.4 13.6 199 43 300.7 302.8 292.9 334.5 11.53 5 800 1965 11.5 10.8 96 0.7 11.0 207 39 303.4 305.2 292.7 333.7 10.21 6 750 2503 9.0 8.8 99 0.2 8.9 202 39 306.3 308.1 293.1 335.0 9.52 7 700 3074 6.2 5.7 97 0.5 5.9 194 43 309.3 310.9 292.9 334.5 8.23 8 650 3678 2.7 1.5 92 1.1 2.0 186 51 312.0 313.2 292.4 332.5 6.59 9 600 4322 -1.5 -3.4 87 2.0 -2.4 181 53 314.4 315.4 291.7 330.1 4.95 10 550 5010 -6.2 -8.6 83 2.4 -7.2 180 53 316.7 317.4 291.3 328.4 3.63 11 500 5748 -11.3 -12.7 89 1.4 -11.8 190 56 319.3 319.8 291.4 328.8 2.88 12 450 6550 -16.0 -17.9 85 1.9 -16.6 198 59 323.2 323.6 291.7 330.2 2.08 13 400 7427 -22.0 -25.1 76 3.0 -22.8 204 62 326.3 326.6 291.9 330.7 1.25 14 350 8394 -29.3 -34.1 63 4.8 -30.1 206 64 329.2 329.3 292.1 331.4 0.61 15 300 9476 -37.2 -41.7 63 4.5 -37.7 206 70 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.2 0.33 16 250 10711 -46.5 -49.9 68 3.4 -46.7 203 66 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.5 0.16 17 200 12159 -55.1 -64.0 32 8.9 -55.3 220 75 345.4 345.5 295.7 345.6 0.03 18 150 13952 -65.2 -75.8 22 10.6 -65.3 223 75 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.8 0.01 19 100 16441 -62.6 -83.8 4 21.1 -62.9 230 25 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.13 m Freezing level: 617.84 mb = 4092.23 m = 13425.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.23 mb = 3965.05 m = 13008.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.66 % Est. max temperature: 26.34 C = 79.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.11 mb = 565.95 m = 1856.78 ft T: 14.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 6.60 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 813.48 mb = 1824.29 m = 5985.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.45 C = 79.61 F Cap Strength: 3.11 C Lifted Index: 1.59 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.11 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.14 C Cross Totals Index: 24.79 C K Index: 38.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5811.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.06 mb = 904.34 m = 2966.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.6 at 46.6 knts Storm direction: 218.6 at 34.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 2.4 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 305.4 neg: -5.4 tot: 300.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 76.82 m/s