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: 35.74,-98.17 Latitude: 35.74 Longitude: -98.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 960 418 22.6 16.4 68 6.2 18.4 171 18 299.2 301.5 293.1 335.2 12.33 2 950 508 23.2 15.8 63 7.4 18.2 171 26 300.7 302.9 293.3 335.8 11.95 3 900 978 20.3 14.3 68 6.0 16.4 179 42 302.5 304.6 293.4 336.4 11.46 4 850 1471 18.8 11.5 63 7.3 14.1 197 47 305.8 307.7 293.3 336.2 10.08 5 800 1989 15.5 9.0 65 6.6 11.4 209 44 307.7 309.4 293.1 335.1 9.03 6 750 2533 11.4 6.7 73 4.7 8.6 223 42 308.9 310.5 292.8 334.1 8.23 7 700 3106 6.6 4.4 86 2.2 5.4 235 41 309.8 311.2 292.5 332.9 7.52 8 650 3710 2.1 0.9 91 1.2 1.5 243 40 311.4 312.6 292.0 331.0 6.30 9 600 4352 -1.6 -8.7 58 7.1 -4.7 244 40 314.3 314.9 290.2 324.9 3.31 10 550 5039 -6.1 -20.2 32 14.1 -10.5 249 42 316.8 317.1 289.2 321.5 1.39 11 500 5778 -10.8 -26.8 25 16.1 -14.8 249 44 319.9 320.1 289.6 322.9 0.85 12 450 6579 -16.4 -28.8 33 12.4 -19.1 247 47 322.6 322.8 290.4 325.4 0.78 13 400 7453 -22.9 -30.6 50 7.7 -24.4 247 53 325.2 325.4 291.1 327.9 0.75 14 350 8417 -30.4 -35.0 64 4.6 -31.0 247 57 327.8 327.9 291.6 329.8 0.56 15 300 9493 -38.6 -44.5 53 6.0 -39.1 249 62 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.9 0.24 16 250 10720 -48.3 -53.3 56 5.0 -48.5 245 61 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.11 17 200 12152 -58.1 -64.3 45 6.2 -58.2 248 63 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.03 18 150 13939 -63.9 -76.1 17 12.2 -64.0 252 53 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16397 -66.7 -83.4 8 16.7 -66.8 260 45 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.95 m Freezing level: 621.30 mb = 4078.72 m = 13381.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.93 mb = 3860.56 m = 12665.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.82 % Est. max temperature: 30.60 C = 87.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.64 mb = 1204.77 m = 3952.61 ft T: 19.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 14.88 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 751.37 mb = 2518.10 m = 8261.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.14 C = 89.85 F Cap Strength: 4.21 C Lifted Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.14 C Showalter Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.58 C Cross Totals Index: 22.28 C K Index: 38.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 457.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 668.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 174.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 823.66 mb = 1740.06 m = 5708.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 688.66 mb = 3239.17 m = 10627.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.66 mb = 11017.68 m = 36146.80 ft B at Equ Level: 667.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.66 mb = 13590.41 m = 44587.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.7 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 258.7 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 537.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 537.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 179.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.06 Bulk Rich Number: 4.27 Bulk Shear: 156.52 m/s