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: 35.53,-97.52 Latitude: 35.53 Longitude: -97.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 967 368 23.5 17.5 69 6.0 19.4 157 16 299.5 301.9 293.8 337.9 13.12 2 950 519 23.5 17.0 67 6.5 19.1 161 27 301.0 303.4 294.1 339.0 12.93 3 900 989 20.5 15.3 72 5.2 17.1 176 36 302.7 304.9 294.1 339.0 12.28 4 850 1482 17.6 12.9 74 4.7 14.6 196 37 304.6 306.6 293.7 337.7 11.09 5 800 1997 13.7 10.9 83 2.8 11.9 210 39 305.7 307.7 293.4 336.6 10.26 6 750 2539 10.4 6.9 79 3.5 8.3 220 40 307.9 309.5 292.6 333.4 8.38 7 700 3111 7.5 2.6 71 4.9 4.8 236 36 310.8 312.0 292.0 331.2 6.60 8 650 3718 3.5 -0.1 77 3.6 1.6 250 36 312.9 314.1 292.0 331.3 5.85 9 600 4363 -1.3 -3.0 88 1.8 -2.1 249 46 314.7 315.6 291.9 330.9 5.11 10 550 5050 -6.2 -12.3 62 6.1 -8.6 249 50 316.7 317.3 290.5 325.6 2.70 11 500 5789 -10.8 -26.7 26 15.9 -14.9 253 49 319.8 320.0 289.6 322.9 0.86 12 450 6591 -16.2 -32.8 22 16.6 -19.5 256 50 322.9 323.0 290.2 324.9 0.54 13 400 7465 -23.1 -31.7 45 8.6 -24.7 256 52 325.0 325.1 291.0 327.4 0.68 14 350 8428 -30.4 -33.9 72 3.4 -30.9 252 55 327.7 327.8 291.7 330.0 0.62 15 300 9504 -39.1 -43.1 65 4.0 -39.4 248 61 330.3 330.3 292.1 331.3 0.28 16 250 10729 -48.4 -54.7 48 6.3 -48.6 251 62 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.09 17 200 12162 -58.5 -64.0 49 5.5 -58.6 249 67 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.04 18 150 13945 -64.4 -76.0 19 11.6 -64.4 259 64 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.3 0.01 19 100 16403 -68.0 -83.5 9 15.5 -68.1 264 47 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.28 m Freezing level: 613.13 mb = 4193.59 m = 13758.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.64 mb = 3987.35 m = 13081.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.41 % Est. max temperature: 29.24 C = 84.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.18 mb = 1132.31 m = 3714.87 ft T: 19.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 7.86 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.39 mb = 1993.23 m = 6539.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.62 C = 85.32 F Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lifted Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.18 C Showalter Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.40 C Cross Totals Index: 23.75 C K Index: 36.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 470.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1084.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.79 mb = 1554.00 m = 5098.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 687.79 mb = 3255.51 m = 10680.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.79 mb = 11916.57 m = 39095.87 ft B at Equ Level: 1078.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.79 mb = 14916.69 m = 48938.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 484.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 484.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 161.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.04 Bulk Rich Number: 5.31 Bulk Shear: 204.21 m/s