MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F129.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F129.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 129 hour GFS valid 3Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 35.26,-97.52 Latitude: 35.26 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 76 SFC 968 358 21.5 16.6 73 5.0 18.2 160 20 297.5 299.7 292.6 333.3 12.35 2 950 519 22.2 15.6 66 6.6 17.8 164 35 299.7 301.9 292.9 334.3 11.82 3 900 989 20.6 13.5 64 7.1 16.0 177 50 302.8 304.8 293.0 335.0 10.87 4 850 1482 17.7 11.8 68 5.9 13.9 188 50 304.7 306.6 293.2 335.4 10.27 5 800 1998 15.1 9.2 68 5.8 11.4 209 45 307.2 308.9 293.1 335.0 9.19 6 750 2542 11.1 6.8 75 4.3 8.5 219 43 308.6 310.2 292.8 333.9 8.30 7 700 3115 7.3 3.1 75 4.2 4.9 237 41 310.5 311.8 292.2 331.7 6.84 8 650 3720 2.9 -2.0 70 4.9 0.4 247 39 312.2 313.2 291.2 328.2 5.09 9 600 4364 -1.3 -9.9 52 8.7 -4.9 246 43 314.7 315.2 290.0 324.3 2.99 10 550 5051 -6.1 -17.5 40 11.4 -9.9 248 45 316.8 317.2 289.6 322.7 1.76 11 500 5790 -10.8 -21.8 40 11.0 -14.0 251 47 319.8 320.1 290.1 324.4 1.34 12 450 6591 -16.2 -25.5 45 9.2 -18.5 251 49 322.9 323.1 290.7 326.6 1.07 13 400 7466 -22.5 -28.5 58 6.0 -23.7 252 54 325.8 325.9 291.5 329.0 0.91 14 350 8432 -29.6 -35.6 56 6.1 -30.4 252 58 328.9 329.0 291.9 330.8 0.52 15 300 9513 -37.8 -45.2 46 7.4 -38.4 253 61 332.1 332.1 292.5 333.0 0.23 16 250 10741 -48.1 -52.7 59 4.6 -48.3 249 62 334.6 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.12 17 200 12173 -58.9 -63.3 57 4.4 -58.9 253 68 339.5 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.04 18 150 13948 -64.6 -76.2 19 11.6 -64.7 260 62 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.01 19 100 16410 -66.4 -83.4 7 17.0 -66.5 265 45 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.85 m Freezing level: 615.19 mb = 4168.14 m = 13674.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.97 mb = 3770.38 m = 12369.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.41 % Est. max temperature: 30.29 C = 86.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.78 mb = 991.24 m = 3252.06 ft T: 20.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 12.65 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 752.83 mb = 2510.14 m = 8235.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.50 C = 90.50 F Cap Strength: 3.89 C Lifted Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.32 C Showalter Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.52 C Cross Totals Index: 22.62 C K Index: 36.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 467.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 340.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 205.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.17 mb = 1672.52 m = 5487.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.17 mb = 3767.81 m = 12361.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.17 mb = 10318.65 m = 33853.42 ft B at Equ Level: 339.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.17 mb = 12955.26 m = 42503.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.9 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 256.9 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 654.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 654.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 218.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.6 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.29 Bulk Rich Number: 1.59 Bulk Shear: 214.11 m/s