MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F009.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F009.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.46,-92.33 Latitude: 35.46 Longitude: -92.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 978 227 23.3 19.2 78 4.1 20.5 209 9 298.3 300.9 294.4 340.3 14.45 2 950 485 23.1 17.1 69 6.0 19.0 209 24 300.7 303.0 294.0 338.9 13.02 3 900 954 19.4 15.4 78 4.0 16.7 207 30 301.5 303.7 293.7 337.8 12.32 4 850 1444 15.7 13.6 87 2.2 14.3 207 34 302.6 304.8 293.6 336.9 11.58 5 800 1957 12.4 11.4 93 1.1 11.8 210 36 304.4 306.4 293.4 336.2 10.64 6 750 2497 9.3 8.4 95 0.8 8.8 216 37 306.6 308.4 293.0 334.7 9.29 7 700 3067 6.0 4.7 91 1.3 5.3 220 39 309.2 310.6 292.4 332.8 7.70 8 650 3671 2.5 0.7 88 1.7 1.5 216 41 311.7 312.9 292.0 331.1 6.23 9 600 4314 -1.3 -3.5 85 2.2 -2.4 212 46 314.6 315.6 291.7 330.2 4.92 10 550 5003 -5.7 -7.4 87 1.8 -6.5 214 52 317.4 318.1 291.7 330.2 3.98 11 500 5745 -10.0 -11.3 90 1.3 -10.5 225 57 320.9 321.5 292.2 331.5 3.23 12 450 6551 -14.3 -15.1 93 0.8 -14.6 239 63 325.3 325.8 292.9 334.2 2.62 13 400 7435 -19.9 -20.1 98 0.2 -20.0 249 60 329.1 329.5 293.3 335.9 1.94 14 350 8412 -26.9 -27.2 97 0.3 -26.9 247 61 332.5 332.8 293.5 336.8 1.18 15 300 9505 -34.9 -34.9 100 0.0 -34.9 241 71 336.1 336.3 294.0 338.6 0.65 16 250 10751 -44.9 -44.9 100 -0.0 -44.9 240 60 339.3 339.4 294.4 340.4 0.28 17 200 12208 -53.4 -68.7 14 15.2 -53.7 257 70 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 14017 -62.1 -76.7 12 14.6 -62.3 262 57 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01 19 100 16471 -69.1 -83.5 11 14.5 -69.1 256 43 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.81 m Freezing level: 617.32 mb = 4091.51 m = 13423.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.35 mb = 3917.77 m = 12853.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.87 % Est. max temperature: 28.35 C = 83.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.66 mb = 747.84 m = 2453.52 ft T: 21.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 10.05 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.70 mb = 1567.53 m = 5142.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.03 C = 82.45 F Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: -1.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.56 C K Index: 37.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 429.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.77 mb = 1286.56 m = 4220.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.77 mb = 2054.18 m = 6739.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 300.77 mb = 9486.76 m = 31124.15 ft B at Equ Level: 428.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.77 mb = 12843.77 m = 42137.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.3 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 246.3 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 3.9 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 167.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 7.36 Bulk Shear: 58.27 m/s