MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F012.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F012.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 12 hour GFS valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.03,-92.72 Latitude: 33.03 Longitude: -92.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 999 71 22.0 21.1 94 0.9 21.3 227 6 295.3 298.1 294.6 341.0 15.94 2 950 509 23.4 18.6 74 4.8 20.1 230 31 300.9 303.6 295.0 343.0 14.32 3 900 980 20.9 16.5 76 4.4 17.9 229 35 303.0 305.5 294.8 342.3 13.23 4 850 1473 17.3 14.7 85 2.5 15.6 228 35 304.3 306.6 294.7 341.5 12.51 5 800 1989 14.0 12.6 91 1.4 13.1 230 36 306.1 308.3 294.6 340.9 11.57 6 750 2532 11.2 9.7 90 1.5 10.3 234 37 308.8 310.7 294.2 339.5 10.12 7 700 3106 8.3 5.3 82 2.9 6.5 239 39 311.6 313.1 293.4 336.4 8.02 8 650 3715 4.3 1.4 82 2.9 2.7 244 42 313.8 315.1 292.9 334.3 6.54 9 600 4362 -0.3 -2.3 86 2.0 -1.3 246 44 315.7 316.8 292.5 332.8 5.38 10 550 5053 -4.9 -7.5 82 2.7 -6.1 243 47 318.3 319.1 292.0 331.1 3.95 11 500 5795 -9.8 -14.0 71 4.2 -11.4 239 46 321.0 321.5 291.6 329.7 2.58 12 450 6600 -14.7 -20.0 64 5.3 -16.3 241 47 324.8 325.1 291.9 330.8 1.74 13 400 7483 -19.9 -26.7 55 6.8 -21.5 244 56 329.1 329.3 292.5 333.0 1.08 14 350 8460 -26.0 -34.1 46 8.2 -27.4 242 57 333.7 333.9 293.3 336.0 0.61 15 300 9560 -32.7 -42.3 38 9.7 -33.8 245 54 339.3 339.4 294.4 340.5 0.31 16 250 10819 -42.2 -45.2 72 3.0 -42.5 246 45 343.3 343.4 295.4 344.4 0.27 17 200 12296 -51.9 -63.8 23 11.9 -52.2 257 59 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.7 0.04 18 150 14103 -64.8 -77.6 16 12.8 -64.9 262 64 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.01 19 100 16528 -70.5 -83.0 14 12.4 -70.6 258 27 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.31 m Freezing level: 603.48 mb = 4316.74 m = 14162.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.42 mb = 4143.62 m = 13594.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.94 % Est. max temperature: 31.05 C = 87.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.50 mb = 187.56 m = 615.34 ft T: 22.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 13.34 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.80 mb = 1555.37 m = 5102.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.30 C = 88.34 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: -4.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.15 C Showalter Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.13 C Cross Totals Index: 24.59 C K Index: 38.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 656.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 87.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.74 mb = 1011.45 m = 3318.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 721.74 mb = 2851.75 m = 9356.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 291.74 mb = 9753.03 m = 31997.75 ft B at Equ Level: 654.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.74 mb = 13629.41 m = 44715.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.9 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 267.9 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 178.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 12.99 Bulk Shear: 50.51 m/s