MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 34.99,-97.29 Latitude: 34.99 Longitude: -97.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 968 331 21.8 18.4 81 3.4 19.5 167 16 297.7 300.2 293.8 337.9 13.89 2 950 494 21.9 17.6 77 4.3 18.9 170 28 299.4 301.8 294.0 338.6 13.44 3 900 963 19.2 15.6 80 3.6 16.8 183 40 301.3 303.5 293.8 337.9 12.47 4 850 1454 17.3 12.6 74 4.7 14.3 206 44 304.3 306.3 293.5 336.7 10.88 5 800 1970 14.0 10.9 82 3.1 12.0 215 45 306.0 307.9 293.6 336.9 10.27 6 750 2511 9.7 9.1 96 0.6 9.3 220 43 307.2 309.0 293.4 336.6 9.73 7 700 3082 7.0 5.1 88 1.9 5.9 241 37 310.3 311.8 293.0 334.6 7.92 8 650 3689 3.2 1.8 90 1.4 2.5 249 44 312.6 313.9 292.7 333.6 6.73 9 600 4333 -1.2 -1.9 95 0.7 -1.6 248 52 314.7 315.8 292.3 332.2 5.54 10 550 5022 -5.3 -11.7 61 6.3 -7.9 247 56 317.8 318.3 290.9 327.1 2.85 11 500 5764 -9.9 -25.5 27 15.6 -14.1 250 55 321.0 321.1 290.0 324.3 0.96 12 450 6568 -15.2 -30.4 26 15.2 -18.6 255 55 324.1 324.2 290.7 326.5 0.68 13 400 7446 -21.7 -32.4 37 10.7 -23.7 258 56 326.8 326.9 291.5 329.1 0.63 14 350 8414 -29.2 -37.4 45 8.2 -30.3 259 62 329.4 329.5 292.0 331.0 0.44 15 300 9498 -36.9 -48.8 28 12.0 -37.8 260 69 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.0 0.15 16 250 10734 -46.4 -51.3 58 4.9 -46.6 257 78 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.6 0.14 17 200 12177 -57.7 -60.1 74 2.4 -57.8 256 84 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.7 0.06 18 150 13951 -66.6 -74.7 31 8.1 -66.7 258 64 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.01 19 100 16386 -67.2 -83.5 8 16.2 -67.4 272 53 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.37 m Freezing level: 613.81 mb = 4155.40 m = 13633.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.68 mb = 4073.55 m = 13364.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.51 % Est. max temperature: 29.42 C = 84.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.69 mb = 756.55 m = 2482.08 ft T: 20.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 12.61 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.12 mb = 1936.48 m = 6353.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.94 C = 85.89 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.01 C Showalter Index: -1.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.55 C K Index: 37.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 424.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 598.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 83.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.91 mb = 1294.47 m = 4246.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 740.91 mb = 2612.13 m = 8569.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.91 mb = 10973.21 m = 36000.91 ft B at Equ Level: 594.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.91 mb = 13913.59 m = 45647.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 46.1 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 34.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 544.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 544.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 181.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.93 Bulk Rich Number: 2.77 Bulk Shear: 215.97 m/s