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: 35.44,-97.51 Latitude: 35.44 Longitude: -97.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 967 367 23.7 17.5 68 6.2 19.4 159 16 299.7 302.1 293.8 338.0 13.11 2 950 519 23.6 17.0 66 6.7 19.1 162 27 301.2 303.5 294.1 339.1 12.91 3 900 990 20.6 15.3 72 5.3 17.1 176 37 302.8 305.0 294.1 339.0 12.25 4 850 1483 17.6 12.9 74 4.7 14.6 195 37 304.6 306.7 293.7 337.7 11.07 5 800 1998 13.8 10.8 82 2.9 11.9 209 38 305.8 307.7 293.4 336.6 10.25 6 750 2540 10.4 7.0 79 3.4 8.4 220 40 307.9 309.5 292.7 333.5 8.43 7 700 3113 7.4 2.7 72 4.7 4.8 236 36 310.7 312.0 292.1 331.3 6.66 8 650 3719 3.5 0.1 78 3.4 1.7 251 36 312.9 314.0 292.1 331.4 5.92 9 600 4364 -1.2 -3.0 87 1.8 -2.1 250 46 314.8 315.7 292.0 331.0 5.11 10 550 5052 -6.1 -12.1 63 6.0 -8.4 249 49 316.9 317.4 290.5 325.9 2.76 11 500 5791 -10.8 -25.8 28 15.0 -14.7 253 49 319.9 320.1 289.7 323.2 0.93 12 450 6592 -16.1 -31.8 25 15.7 -19.3 256 50 323.0 323.1 290.3 325.1 0.59 13 400 7467 -23.1 -31.0 48 8.0 -24.5 256 52 325.0 325.2 291.0 327.6 0.72 14 350 8430 -30.4 -33.4 74 3.1 -30.9 252 55 327.8 327.9 291.7 330.2 0.65 15 300 9507 -39.0 -43.0 66 4.0 -39.4 248 60 330.4 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.29 16 250 10732 -48.3 -54.5 49 6.2 -48.6 251 62 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.6 0.09 17 200 12165 -58.6 -63.7 52 5.0 -58.7 249 66 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.04 18 150 13947 -64.4 -76.1 18 11.7 -64.4 259 65 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 19 100 16404 -68.0 -83.5 9 15.5 -68.1 264 48 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.33 m Freezing level: 612.68 mb = 4200.58 m = 13781.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.86 mb = 3998.44 m = 13118.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.70 % Est. max temperature: 29.32 C = 84.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.11 mb = 1153.35 m = 3783.91 ft T: 19.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.79 C/km ThetaE index: 7.82 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.44 mb = 2014.90 m = 6610.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.79 C = 85.62 F Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lifted Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.11 C Showalter Index: -3.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.40 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 36.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 470.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1078.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 76.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.39 mb = 1569.17 m = 5148.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 686.39 mb = 3273.34 m = 10739.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.39 mb = 11962.73 m = 39247.31 ft B at Equ Level: 1073.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.39 mb = 14523.51 m = 47648.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 480.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 480.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 160.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.98 Bulk Rich Number: 5.28 Bulk Shear: 204.29 m/s