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: 35.39,-97.76 Latitude: 35.39 Longitude: -97.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 964 388 24.5 16.7 62 7.8 19.2 160 17 300.8 303.1 293.7 337.5 12.50 2 950 515 24.6 16.3 60 8.3 18.9 162 27 302.1 304.4 294.0 338.6 12.36 3 900 987 21.3 14.9 67 6.4 17.0 174 36 303.4 305.6 294.0 338.7 11.89 4 850 1480 18.0 12.6 71 5.4 14.5 194 35 305.0 307.0 293.7 337.5 10.86 5 800 1997 14.0 10.6 80 3.3 11.9 206 37 306.0 307.9 293.4 336.4 10.11 6 750 2539 10.2 7.6 83 2.7 8.6 216 42 307.7 309.3 292.9 334.3 8.75 7 700 3110 7.1 3.4 77 3.7 5.0 234 38 310.4 311.7 292.3 332.0 7.00 8 650 3717 3.1 0.9 85 2.2 1.9 248 39 312.5 313.7 292.3 332.1 6.29 9 600 4361 -1.2 -2.5 91 1.3 -1.9 249 47 314.7 315.7 292.1 331.5 5.31 10 550 5049 -6.1 -12.0 63 5.9 -8.4 246 51 316.8 317.3 290.5 325.9 2.77 11 500 5788 -10.7 -27.2 24 16.5 -14.8 252 51 320.0 320.2 289.6 322.9 0.82 12 450 6590 -16.0 -32.5 23 16.4 -19.4 255 51 323.1 323.2 290.3 325.1 0.55 13 400 7465 -23.0 -32.0 44 9.0 -24.6 255 53 325.1 325.3 291.0 327.5 0.66 14 350 8428 -30.3 -34.3 68 4.0 -30.9 252 56 327.9 328.0 291.7 330.1 0.60 15 300 9505 -38.9 -43.6 61 4.7 -39.3 250 61 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.6 0.27 16 250 10730 -48.2 -54.7 47 6.6 -48.4 252 63 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.09 17 200 12165 -58.2 -64.1 46 5.9 -58.3 250 66 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.03 18 150 13951 -64.2 -76.2 18 12.0 -64.3 257 61 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.6 0.01 19 100 16408 -68.0 -83.5 9 15.5 -68.1 262 46 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.93 m Freezing level: 614.03 mb = 4180.22 m = 13714.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.74 mb = 4035.77 m = 13240.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.48 % Est. max temperature: 29.41 C = 84.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.74 mb = 1382.16 m = 4534.58 ft T: 18.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 6.77 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 784.18 mb = 2164.51 m = 7101.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.21 C = 86.38 F Cap Strength: 2.36 C Lifted Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.05 C Showalter Index: -2.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.68 C Cross Totals Index: 23.28 C K Index: 37.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 462.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 992.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.15 mb = 1743.53 m = 5720.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 709.15 mb = 3002.82 m = 9851.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.15 mb = 11576.99 m = 37981.79 ft B at Equ Level: 991.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.15 mb = 14405.82 m = 47262.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.5 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 261.5 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 469.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 469.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 156.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.55 Bulk Rich Number: 4.77 Bulk Shear: 207.94 m/s