MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 6Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 36.25,-96.13 Latitude: 36.25 Longitude: -96.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 SFC 984 240 15.5 12.3 81 3.2 13.6 143 11 290.0 291.7 287.4 315.9 9.17 2 950 538 15.1 9.2 68 5.9 11.7 153 26 292.5 293.9 286.9 314.6 7.71 3 900 998 16.5 8.6 60 7.8 11.8 184 48 298.5 299.9 289.2 321.4 7.81 4 850 1485 15.6 11.2 75 4.4 12.8 199 53 302.5 304.3 292.2 331.7 9.86 5 800 1998 13.5 9.2 75 4.3 10.9 224 48 305.6 307.3 292.6 333.2 9.18 6 750 2540 9.9 6.4 79 3.5 7.8 234 46 307.3 308.8 292.2 331.8 8.06 7 700 3109 5.8 3.3 84 2.5 4.4 239 43 308.9 310.2 291.7 330.2 6.95 8 650 3713 2.1 -1.1 79 3.2 0.4 245 37 311.3 312.3 291.2 328.3 5.43 9 600 4354 -2.4 -6.5 73 4.1 -4.3 245 34 313.3 314.0 290.5 325.7 3.91 10 550 5038 -7.3 -10.4 79 3.0 -8.5 246 36 315.4 316.0 290.5 325.7 3.16 11 500 5775 -11.6 -14.2 81 2.6 -12.5 245 39 318.9 319.4 291.0 327.4 2.55 12 450 6575 -16.5 -18.8 83 2.3 -17.2 246 44 322.5 322.9 291.5 329.1 1.93 13 400 7450 -22.5 -24.3 85 1.8 -22.9 249 49 325.8 326.0 291.9 330.5 1.34 14 350 8416 -29.4 -31.4 83 2.0 -29.7 249 52 329.1 329.3 292.3 332.0 0.79 15 300 9497 -38.1 -39.6 86 1.5 -38.2 253 57 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.3 0.41 16 250 10723 -49.0 -49.3 97 0.2 -49.0 245 59 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.9 0.17 17 200 12146 -60.6 -61.0 95 0.4 -60.6 249 61 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.05 18 150 13907 -66.0 -75.0 27 9.0 -66.1 255 59 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.01 19 100 16389 -63.9 -83.8 5 19.9 -64.1 273 39 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.26 m Freezing level: 627.02 mb = 4007.31 m = 13147.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.44 mb = 3768.97 m = 12365.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.98 % Est. max temperature: 28.89 C = 84.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.64 mb = 649.59 m = 2131.17 ft T: 15.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 7.55 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.21 mb = 3212.23 m = 10538.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.75 C = 94.55 F Cap Strength: 7.95 C Lifted Index: 5.98 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.26 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.16 C Cross Totals Index: 22.76 C K Index: 35.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 412.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8861.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.11 mb = 1483.84 m = 4868.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.9 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 257.9 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 866.5 neg: -0.1 tot: 866.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 288.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.7 stream: 13.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 208.35 m/s