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: 35.78,-95.46 Latitude: 35.78 Longitude: -95.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 981 193 24.5 19.4 73 5.1 20.9 174 20 299.2 301.9 294.7 341.8 14.60 2 950 474 21.6 18.2 81 3.4 19.2 183 33 299.1 301.6 294.3 339.8 13.96 3 900 941 18.8 16.5 86 2.4 17.2 203 41 300.9 303.3 294.3 339.7 13.19 4 850 1432 16.8 12.9 78 3.9 14.3 225 46 303.8 305.8 293.5 336.7 11.05 5 800 1947 13.3 8.8 74 4.5 10.6 238 48 305.4 307.0 292.3 332.2 8.92 6 750 2487 9.6 3.3 64 6.4 6.1 249 49 307.0 308.2 290.7 326.7 6.46 7 700 3057 7.8 -8.2 31 15.9 0.6 253 51 311.1 311.6 288.9 320.5 2.95 8 650 3665 4.9 -12.9 26 17.8 -2.3 245 47 314.5 314.9 289.2 321.6 2.17 9 600 4312 0.3 -19.4 21 19.6 -6.4 256 45 316.4 316.7 289.0 321.1 1.37 10 550 5003 -4.3 -22.0 24 17.7 -9.8 264 53 319.0 319.2 289.7 323.1 1.19 11 500 5746 -9.5 -23.4 31 13.8 -13.5 261 58 321.4 321.6 290.4 325.4 1.16 12 450 6549 -16.1 -24.3 49 8.2 -18.3 263 58 323.0 323.2 290.9 327.1 1.19 13 400 7424 -23.2 -28.2 63 5.0 -24.2 269 62 324.8 325.0 291.2 328.1 0.93 14 350 8385 -31.2 -34.8 71 3.5 -31.7 272 66 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.7 0.57 15 300 9456 -40.3 -42.5 79 2.3 -40.5 280 73 328.6 328.7 291.6 329.7 0.30 16 250 10672 -50.7 -52.3 84 1.5 -50.8 280 84 330.6 330.7 292.0 331.1 0.12 17 200 12094 -57.3 -64.6 39 7.3 -57.5 291 84 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.03 18 150 13899 -61.7 -77.3 11 15.7 -61.8 285 66 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.01 19 100 16415 -61.3 -83.9 3 22.6 -61.5 310 35 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.73 m Freezing level: 597.04 mb = 4352.38 m = 14279.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.66 mb = 3179.19 m = 10430.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.44 % Est. max temperature: 29.56 C = 85.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.38 mb = 832.75 m = 2732.08 ft T: 19.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 21.33 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.96 mb = 1583.57 m = 5195.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.44 C = 84.99 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: -2.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: -1.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.35 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 23.30 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1337.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.89 mb = 1067.40 m = 3501.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 771.89 mb = 2245.95 m = 7368.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 701.89 mb = 3034.90 m = 9956.90 ft B at Equ Level: 19.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.89 mb = 14697.41 m = 48219.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.5 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 275.5 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 643.4 neg: -8.5 tot: 635.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 211.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.99 Bulk Rich Number: 5.57 Bulk Shear: 240.34 m/s