MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 35.26,-98.07 Latitude: 35.26 Longitude: -98.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 961 407 25.8 15.5 53 10.3 18.9 161 17 302.4 304.5 293.5 336.8 11.62 2 950 510 25.8 15.3 52 10.6 18.7 162 26 303.4 305.5 293.7 337.8 11.56 3 900 984 22.3 14.1 60 8.2 16.8 173 35 304.4 306.5 293.9 338.1 11.29 4 850 1478 18.7 12.1 66 6.6 14.4 193 34 305.7 307.7 293.6 337.2 10.49 5 800 1996 14.4 10.3 76 4.1 11.8 202 36 306.5 308.3 293.4 336.2 9.87 6 750 2538 10.5 7.8 83 2.7 8.8 213 42 307.9 309.6 293.0 334.9 8.87 7 700 3110 7.1 4.0 81 3.1 5.4 235 39 310.4 311.8 292.5 332.9 7.31 8 650 3716 2.8 1.4 90 1.4 2.1 245 41 312.2 313.4 292.4 332.5 6.53 9 600 4360 -1.4 -2.4 93 1.0 -1.9 246 48 314.5 315.6 292.1 331.5 5.36 10 550 5048 -6.3 -11.1 69 4.8 -8.2 244 52 316.6 317.1 290.6 326.3 2.98 11 500 5787 -10.9 -26.8 26 15.9 -14.9 250 53 319.8 319.9 289.6 322.8 0.86 12 450 6588 -16.2 -32.5 23 16.4 -19.4 254 53 322.9 323.0 290.2 324.9 0.55 13 400 7462 -23.1 -31.7 45 8.6 -24.6 255 55 325.0 325.2 291.0 327.5 0.68 14 350 8426 -30.3 -34.5 67 4.2 -30.9 252 58 327.9 328.0 291.7 330.1 0.59 15 300 9503 -38.8 -44.1 57 5.3 -39.2 251 64 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.7 0.25 16 250 10729 -47.9 -55.0 44 7.1 -48.2 251 64 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.1 0.09 17 200 12165 -57.7 -64.8 40 7.0 -57.8 251 69 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.03 18 150 13956 -63.7 -76.5 16 12.8 -63.8 256 58 360.3 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.01 19 100 16414 -68.3 -83.5 10 15.2 -68.4 260 44 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.08 m Freezing level: 616.20 mb = 4151.44 m = 13620.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.63 mb = 4049.37 m = 13285.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.72 % Est. max temperature: 29.73 C = 85.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 826.89 mb = 1713.57 m = 5621.89 ft T: 16.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 15.38 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 763.28 mb = 2390.50 m = 7842.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.95 C = 87.72 F Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lifted Index: -3.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.14 C Showalter Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.56 C Cross Totals Index: 22.98 C K Index: 38.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 466.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 893.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 79.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 800.12 mb = 1994.34 m = 6543.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.12 mb = 3285.80 m = 10780.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.12 mb = 11403.48 m = 37412.54 ft B at Equ Level: 888.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.12 mb = 14156.35 m = 46444.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.3 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 260.3 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 459.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 459.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 153.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.16 Bulk Rich Number: 4.35 Bulk Shear: 205.67 m/s