MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F219.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F219.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 219 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 35.14,-95.56 Latitude: 35.14 Longitude: -95.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 979 227 25.9 19.0 66 6.8 21.1 187 14 300.9 303.5 295.0 342.9 14.31 2 950 486 23.9 17.3 67 6.5 19.4 198 28 301.4 303.9 294.4 340.4 13.23 3 900 957 20.0 15.7 76 4.3 17.1 208 36 302.1 304.4 294.1 339.2 12.57 4 850 1448 16.1 14.0 88 2.1 14.7 220 42 303.0 305.2 293.9 338.3 11.91 5 800 1961 12.5 10.8 89 1.7 11.4 235 43 304.4 306.3 293.0 334.9 10.21 6 750 2501 10.5 0.7 50 9.9 5.3 243 45 308.0 309.0 290.1 324.5 5.36 7 700 3073 8.5 -11.0 24 19.5 0.3 250 47 311.9 312.3 288.6 319.6 2.36 8 650 3681 4.7 -11.6 30 16.3 -2.1 249 46 314.3 314.7 289.4 322.2 2.43 9 600 4327 0.2 -16.6 27 16.7 -5.9 253 43 316.3 316.7 289.4 322.1 1.74 10 550 5018 -4.5 -21.7 25 17.2 -9.9 267 49 318.7 318.9 289.6 322.9 1.22 11 500 5761 -9.5 -23.8 30 14.4 -13.5 265 56 321.5 321.7 290.4 325.4 1.11 12 450 6565 -15.9 -24.4 48 8.5 -18.1 265 58 323.3 323.5 291.0 327.4 1.18 13 400 7440 -22.9 -27.5 66 4.6 -23.9 270 61 325.2 325.4 291.3 328.7 1.00 14 350 8403 -30.7 -33.2 79 2.5 -31.1 274 66 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.7 0.66 15 300 9476 -39.9 -43.5 69 3.6 -40.2 283 73 329.1 329.2 291.7 330.2 0.27 16 250 10694 -50.4 -53.0 74 2.6 -50.5 284 82 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.11 17 200 12119 -56.5 -65.5 31 9.0 -56.6 292 78 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.03 18 150 13924 -62.1 -77.3 12 15.1 -62.3 290 65 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.01 19 100 16428 -63.5 -83.7 5 20.2 -63.7 310 39 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.35 m Freezing level: 598.16 mb = 4352.62 m = 14280.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.58 mb = 3136.67 m = 10290.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.58 C = 83.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.66 mb = 1094.65 m = 3591.34 ft T: 18.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 23.37 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.72 mb = 1580.84 m = 5186.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.35 C = 83.04 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.75 C Showalter Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.54 C Cross Totals Index: 23.47 C K Index: 20.09 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1281.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.78 mb = 1379.27 m = 4525.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 811.78 mb = 1836.92 m = 6026.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 751.78 mb = 2480.66 m = 8138.55 ft B at Equ Level: 10.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 691.78 mb = 3169.72 m = 10399.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.6 at 44.4 knts Storm direction: 276.6 at 33.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 484.6 neg: -1.6 tot: 483.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 161.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.43 Bulk Rich Number: 8.56 Bulk Shear: 149.68 m/s