MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F225.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F225.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 225 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 32.19,-95.35 Latitude: 32.19 Longitude: -95.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 992 137 24.1 17.4 66 6.7 19.6 196 13 298.0 300.3 293.0 334.8 12.70 2 950 513 20.0 16.3 79 3.7 17.5 205 22 297.5 299.7 292.6 333.4 12.37 3 900 977 15.9 15.1 95 0.9 15.4 215 24 297.9 300.1 292.5 333.0 12.06 4 850 1461 13.6 11.3 86 2.3 12.1 233 29 300.4 302.2 291.6 329.7 9.94 5 800 1971 11.8 2.3 52 9.5 6.7 252 37 303.8 304.8 289.0 320.9 5.66 6 750 2509 9.6 -9.7 25 19.3 1.4 250 40 307.0 307.5 287.0 314.7 2.45 7 700 3078 7.0 -23.9 9 30.9 -2.7 236 41 310.3 310.4 286.4 313.0 0.80 8 650 3681 2.8 -25.9 10 28.7 -5.6 229 45 312.1 312.2 286.9 314.5 0.71 9 600 4322 -2.0 -33.8 7 31.8 -9.4 229 47 313.8 313.9 287.1 315.1 0.36 10 550 5007 -6.4 -34.5 9 28.2 -12.4 238 57 316.5 316.6 288.1 317.9 0.37 11 500 5744 -11.6 -38.6 9 27.0 -16.4 244 66 318.9 318.9 288.7 319.9 0.27 12 450 6542 -17.2 -42.6 9 25.3 -20.9 241 72 321.6 321.6 289.5 322.3 0.20 13 400 7414 -23.3 -44.7 12 21.4 -25.9 238 79 324.7 324.7 290.4 325.4 0.18 14 350 8377 -31.0 -49.1 15 18.1 -32.5 242 86 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.5 0.12 15 300 9448 -39.8 -51.8 27 12.0 -40.5 252 92 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.7 0.11 16 250 10671 -47.3 -59.2 24 11.9 -47.7 234 92 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.0 0.05 17 200 12123 -53.8 -67.8 17 14.0 -54.1 244 94 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 13952 -58.7 -78.4 6 19.6 -59.0 248 58 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.01 19 100 16457 -64.5 -83.6 6 19.1 -64.7 244 34 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.16 m Freezing level: 620.97 mb = 4053.53 m = 13298.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 733.09 mb = 2696.81 m = 8847.71 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.55 % Est. max temperature: 27.10 C = 80.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.84 mb = 987.94 m = 3241.25 ft T: 15.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 21.87 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.25 mb = 1155.41 m = 3790.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.01 C = 77.02 F Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lifted Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.49 C Showalter Index: -0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.14 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.24 C Cross Totals Index: 22.90 C K Index: 5.64 Risk: None Sweat Index: 307.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 415.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 80.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.50 mb = 1019.48 m = 3344.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 630.50 mb = 3925.27 m = 12878.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 270.50 mb = 10142.55 m = 33275.66 ft B at Equ Level: 411.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.50 mb = 12106.29 m = 39718.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.1 at 42.9 knts Storm direction: 266.1 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 2.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.8 neg: -23.8 tot: 145.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 3.68 Bulk Shear: 112.84 m/s