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: 35.46,-95.71 Latitude: 35.46 Longitude: -95.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 980 213 20.9 13.5 62 7.5 16.2 146 18 295.8 297.6 290.1 324.5 9.94 2 950 477 17.5 12.4 72 5.1 14.3 154 29 295.0 296.7 289.5 322.5 9.57 3 900 936 13.5 11.3 86 2.3 12.1 167 32 295.5 297.1 289.5 322.5 9.36 4 850 1417 12.1 6.1 67 6.0 8.7 194 37 298.9 300.1 288.5 319.4 6.97 5 800 1922 8.9 -0.0 54 8.9 4.4 205 40 300.6 301.5 287.1 315.0 4.78 6 750 2452 4.6 -6.1 46 10.7 -0.1 214 44 301.5 302.1 285.8 311.4 3.22 7 700 3009 -0.5 -10.2 48 9.7 -4.3 217 44 301.9 302.4 285.2 309.7 2.51 8 650 3596 -3.9 -21.1 25 17.2 -8.9 218 41 304.5 304.7 284.6 308.1 1.09 9 600 4224 -7.6 -31.7 12 24.1 -12.7 213 48 307.4 307.4 284.9 308.9 0.45 10 550 4894 -12.6 -38.2 10 25.7 -16.8 211 53 309.2 309.2 285.4 310.1 0.26 11 500 5613 -17.9 -45.1 7 27.2 -21.2 208 57 311.3 311.3 285.9 311.8 0.14 12 450 6393 -23.0 -51.1 6 28.1 -25.6 207 57 314.3 314.4 286.9 314.6 0.08 13 400 7246 -28.3 -56.1 5 27.8 -30.2 208 60 318.2 318.2 288.2 318.4 0.05 14 350 8192 -33.9 -57.1 8 23.2 -35.2 207 68 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.3 0.05 15 300 9258 -39.8 -63.8 6 24.0 -40.7 211 72 329.3 329.3 291.5 329.4 0.02 16 250 10489 -44.9 -66.5 7 21.6 -45.5 223 70 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.02 17 200 11971 -47.5 -74.9 3 27.4 -48.1 219 55 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 18 150 13848 -52.7 -80.5 2 27.8 -53.1 234 52 379.4 379.4 302.2 379.4 0.00 19 100 16421 -61.1 -84.0 3 22.9 -61.4 255 20 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5577.12 m Freezing level: 704.98 mb = 2953.24 m = 9689.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 751.08 mb = 2440.21 m = 8005.86 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.78 % Est. max temperature: 24.65 C = 76.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.51 mb = 1148.80 m = 3768.97 ft T: 12.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 16.39 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.84 mb = 1768.72 m = 5802.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.18 C = 77.32 F Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lifted Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.99 C Showalter Index: -1.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.98 C Cross Totals Index: 23.98 C K Index: 26.39 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.02 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 380.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.07 mb = 1210.68 m = 3971.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 746.07 mb = 2494.39 m = 8183.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 376.07 mb = 7682.82 m = 25205.79 ft B at Equ Level: 377.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 276.07 mb = 9819.27 m = 32215.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.9 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 235.9 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 369.2 neg: -2.1 tot: 367.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 2.36 Bulk Shear: 161.29 m/s