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: 35.55,-99.37 Latitude: 35.55 Longitude: -99.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 1 950 492 SFC 940 585 24.7 12.7 47 12.0 16.9 175 13 303.2 305.0 292.4 332.5 9.86 3 900 966 23.7 11.8 47 11.9 16.0 182 28 305.9 307.7 293.1 335.0 9.69 4 850 1462 19.4 10.6 57 8.8 13.8 188 34 306.5 308.2 293.0 335.0 9.47 5 800 1981 16.3 8.0 58 8.3 11.2 210 38 308.5 310.1 292.9 334.3 8.43 6 750 2527 12.5 5.6 62 7.0 8.4 227 36 310.2 311.6 292.7 333.6 7.60 7 700 3101 7.7 2.5 70 5.2 4.8 235 37 311.0 312.2 292.0 331.3 6.55 8 650 3707 2.4 -2.0 73 4.4 0.2 241 38 311.7 312.7 291.0 327.7 5.09 9 600 4348 -2.4 -5.3 81 2.9 -3.8 234 44 313.3 314.1 290.8 326.9 4.29 10 550 5034 -6.1 -22.2 27 16.1 -10.9 238 49 316.9 317.1 289.0 320.9 1.17 11 500 5773 -11.2 -34.9 12 23.7 -15.9 246 48 319.4 319.5 289.0 320.8 0.39 12 450 6572 -17.2 -36.3 17 19.2 -20.5 246 51 321.7 321.7 289.7 323.1 0.38 13 400 7443 -23.7 -35.3 34 11.5 -25.6 246 56 324.2 324.2 290.5 325.9 0.48 14 350 8403 -31.3 -36.2 62 4.9 -31.9 246 63 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.4 0.49 15 300 9475 -40.0 -40.4 96 0.4 -40.0 249 70 329.1 329.1 291.9 330.5 0.38 16 250 10694 -49.1 -52.8 65 3.7 -49.3 252 75 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.5 0.11 17 200 12127 -57.5 -64.8 39 7.2 -57.6 252 80 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.03 18 150 13925 -61.2 -77.3 10 16.1 -61.4 257 60 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.7 0.01 19 100 16412 -67.8 -83.2 9 15.4 -67.9 248 35 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.64 m Freezing level: 625.12 mb = 4025.98 m = 13208.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.55 mb = 3737.23 m = 12261.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.19 % Est. max temperature: 30.29 C = 86.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 787.87 mb = 2110.08 m = 6922.76 ft T: 15.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 14.22 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 703.22 mb = 3063.13 m = 10049.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.33 C = 90.20 F Cap Strength: 4.01 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.80 C Showalter Index: -2.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.59 C Cross Totals Index: 21.76 C K Index: 35.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 441.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 624.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 176.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 757.66 mb = 2440.96 m = 8008.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 652.66 mb = 3673.61 m = 12052.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.66 mb = 10885.80 m = 35714.12 ft B at Equ Level: 622.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.66 mb = 13419.04 m = 44025.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 367.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 367.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.33 Bulk Rich Number: 4.87 Bulk Shear: 128.13 m/s