MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F129.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F129.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 129 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 23 OCT 25 Station: 35.35,-99.4 Latitude: 35.35 Longitude: -99.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 1 950 474 SFC 941 560 29.6 13.1 36 16.6 18.7 192 19 308.1 310.0 294.0 338.8 10.10 3 900 951 24.6 12.1 46 12.5 16.4 198 28 306.9 308.7 293.5 336.7 9.88 4 850 1448 19.9 11.1 57 8.7 14.3 204 29 307.0 308.8 293.5 336.7 9.83 5 800 1967 15.0 10.2 73 4.8 12.0 208 29 307.1 308.9 293.5 336.8 9.82 6 750 2509 10.4 8.6 89 1.8 9.3 215 30 307.9 309.6 293.4 336.4 9.40 7 700 3082 7.1 4.9 85 2.3 5.8 227 31 310.4 311.8 292.9 334.3 7.76 8 650 3688 3.0 0.9 86 2.1 1.9 235 35 312.4 313.6 292.3 332.1 6.30 9 600 4331 -1.9 -5.0 80 3.0 -3.4 235 43 313.9 314.7 291.1 327.9 4.41 10 550 5017 -6.7 -15.4 50 8.7 -9.8 231 51 316.1 316.5 289.7 323.1 2.11 11 500 5754 -11.5 -31.2 18 19.7 -15.8 233 56 319.1 319.2 289.0 321.1 0.56 12 450 6553 -16.9 -33.9 21 17.0 -20.1 241 60 322.0 322.1 289.9 323.8 0.49 13 400 7426 -23.2 -36.1 30 12.9 -25.3 249 64 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.4 0.44 14 350 8388 -30.8 -37.9 50 7.1 -31.7 249 69 327.2 327.3 291.4 328.8 0.42 15 300 9463 -39.3 -41.9 76 2.6 -39.5 248 76 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.2 0.32 16 250 10685 -48.8 -54.2 53 5.5 -49.0 250 82 333.6 333.6 292.8 333.9 0.10 17 200 12119 -57.5 -65.7 35 8.1 -57.6 253 87 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.03 18 150 13915 -61.6 -77.8 10 16.2 -61.7 261 73 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.01 19 100 16405 -65.7 -83.6 7 17.9 -65.8 266 37 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.08 m Freezing level: 619.54 mb = 4079.67 m = 13384.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.03 mb = 3913.14 m = 12838.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.14 % Est. max temperature: 28.78 C = 83.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 738.97 mb = 2632.36 m = 8636.25 ft T: 9.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.96 C/km ThetaE index: 15.70 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 726.76 mb = 2770.51 m = 9089.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.52 C = 86.94 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.37 C Showalter Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.33 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 40.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 432.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 922.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 745.98 mb = 2554.05 m = 8379.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 680.98 mb = 3307.01 m = 10849.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.98 mb = 11478.21 m = 37657.72 ft B at Equ Level: 910.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.98 mb = 13874.02 m = 45517.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 135.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 13.78 Bulk Shear: 66.92 m/s