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: 35.19,-97.66 Latitude: 35.19 Longitude: -97.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 966 364 19.0 17.0 88 2.0 17.7 168 16 295.1 297.4 292.2 331.5 12.71 2 950 507 17.8 16.2 90 1.6 16.7 168 25 295.2 297.4 291.8 330.4 12.26 3 900 968 15.1 14.0 93 1.1 14.4 177 32 297.1 299.1 291.6 329.7 11.26 4 850 1452 13.6 11.2 85 2.4 12.1 195 36 300.4 302.2 291.6 329.5 9.89 5 800 1961 10.8 8.3 85 2.5 9.3 201 37 302.6 304.2 291.2 328.2 8.60 6 750 2497 8.2 6.9 91 1.3 7.4 199 38 305.5 307.0 291.9 330.6 8.33 7 700 3066 5.9 5.7 99 0.2 5.8 191 40 309.0 310.6 292.9 334.2 8.25 8 650 3670 3.1 -0.2 79 3.3 1.4 188 55 312.5 313.6 291.9 330.6 5.80 9 600 4315 -1.2 -6.4 68 5.1 -3.6 187 60 314.7 315.4 291.0 327.4 3.96 10 550 5002 -6.9 -10.2 77 3.3 -8.2 192 62 315.9 316.5 290.6 326.3 3.20 11 500 5738 -11.8 -13.4 88 1.6 -12.4 194 64 318.7 319.2 291.0 327.6 2.72 12 450 6539 -16.2 -19.2 77 3.0 -17.1 192 67 322.9 323.3 291.5 329.2 1.86 13 400 7414 -22.6 -31.5 44 8.9 -24.3 198 71 325.6 325.7 291.2 328.1 0.68 14 350 8378 -30.2 -40.9 35 10.7 -31.5 203 74 328.0 328.0 291.5 329.1 0.31 15 300 9455 -38.4 -48.1 36 9.6 -39.1 198 74 331.2 331.3 292.2 331.9 0.16 16 250 10685 -46.5 -55.4 36 8.9 -46.9 207 83 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.08 17 200 12141 -53.9 -67.6 17 13.7 -54.2 219 85 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.02 18 150 13950 -60.9 -78.1 9 17.2 -61.0 221 73 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.3 0.01 19 100 16451 -63.1 -83.7 5 20.6 -63.3 232 28 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.66 m Freezing level: 614.35 mb = 4130.02 m = 13549.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.19 mb = 3843.38 m = 12609.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.38 % Est. max temperature: 25.79 C = 78.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.63 mb = 618.41 m = 2028.89 ft T: 17.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 3.31 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.88 mb = 1482.73 m = 4864.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.45 C = 76.01 F Cap Strength: 1.96 C Lifted Index: -0.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.55 C Showalter Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 23.02 C K Index: 36.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 162.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.32 mb = 1011.94 m = 3319.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 560.32 mb = 4854.95 m = 15928.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 470.32 mb = 6203.10 m = 20351.13 ft B at Equ Level: 35.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 360.32 mb = 8168.60 m = 26799.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.8 at 48.6 knts Storm direction: 220.8 at 36.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 199.0 neg: -2.1 tot: 196.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 89.67 m/s