MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F228.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F228.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9.5 day GFS valid 18Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 32.83,-97.37 Latitude: 32.83 Longitude: -97.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 982 235 22.7 19.4 81 3.4 20.4 172 15 297.4 300.1 294.2 339.6 14.56 2 950 523 20.0 18.4 90 1.6 18.9 177 25 297.5 300.1 294.0 338.5 14.17 3 900 988 17.2 16.5 96 0.6 16.7 189 32 299.2 301.6 293.8 337.9 13.26 4 850 1475 14.8 14.4 98 0.4 14.6 201 37 301.6 303.9 293.7 337.7 12.24 5 800 1988 12.3 12.0 98 0.3 12.1 212 38 304.2 306.3 293.7 337.3 11.10 6 750 2528 9.8 8.9 94 0.9 9.2 212 39 307.2 309.0 293.4 336.2 9.58 7 700 3100 7.3 4.9 85 2.4 5.9 205 43 310.6 312.0 292.9 334.5 7.78 8 650 3707 3.7 2.1 89 1.6 2.8 197 46 313.2 314.5 293.0 334.6 6.88 9 600 4352 -1.1 -4.3 79 3.2 -2.7 192 46 314.8 315.7 291.6 329.6 4.63 10 550 5041 -5.1 -14.8 47 9.6 -8.7 204 49 318.0 318.4 290.4 325.4 2.21 11 500 5783 -10.1 -20.6 42 10.5 -13.3 207 52 320.8 321.0 290.5 325.8 1.48 12 450 6587 -15.2 -22.1 55 6.9 -17.1 211 54 324.1 324.4 291.5 329.2 1.44 13 400 7466 -21.7 -27.4 60 5.7 -22.9 214 57 326.8 327.0 291.8 330.4 1.01 14 350 8434 -29.4 -35.7 54 6.3 -30.3 218 60 329.1 329.2 292.0 331.0 0.52 15 300 9514 -37.9 -40.3 78 2.4 -38.1 218 67 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.4 0.38 16 250 10747 -46.2 -50.8 60 4.6 -46.4 223 79 337.4 337.4 293.8 338.0 0.14 17 200 12203 -52.8 -68.7 13 15.9 -53.1 231 83 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 14018 -63.1 -77.9 12 14.7 -63.3 230 63 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 19 100 16481 -65.5 -83.5 7 18.0 -65.7 227 36 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.98 m Freezing level: 611.48 mb = 4204.14 m = 13792.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.29 mb = 4032.38 m = 13229.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.89 % Est. max temperature: 27.83 C = 82.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.83 mb = 661.50 m = 2170.23 ft T: 19.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 5.02 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.80 mb = 990.06 m = 3248.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.51 C = 76.12 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.13 C Showalter Index: -2.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.85 C Cross Totals Index: 24.49 C K Index: 36.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 681.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.77 mb = 876.40 m = 2875.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.77 mb = 1607.98 m = 5275.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 716.77 mb = 2903.42 m = 9525.55 ft B at Equ Level: 14.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.77 mb = 13348.89 m = 43795.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.5 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 231.5 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 190.2 neg: -6.3 tot: 183.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 9.74 Bulk Shear: 69.97 m/s