MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F222.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181800F222.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 222 hour GFS valid 0Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 35.38,-94.79 Latitude: 35.38 Longitude: -94.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 981 214 21.6 18.9 85 2.7 19.7 163 9 296.4 298.9 293.6 337.1 14.12 2 950 489 21.1 18.0 83 3.0 19.0 175 24 298.5 301.1 294.0 338.8 13.84 3 900 958 20.4 15.1 72 5.3 16.8 208 38 302.5 304.7 293.9 338.2 12.08 4 850 1450 17.7 12.9 73 4.8 14.6 225 45 304.7 306.7 293.7 337.6 11.04 5 800 1966 14.3 8.4 68 5.9 10.7 244 45 306.4 308.0 292.4 332.7 8.70 6 750 2508 10.5 1.4 53 9.1 5.6 260 45 308.0 309.1 290.4 325.4 5.66 7 700 3078 6.0 -4.0 49 10.0 1.2 264 47 309.2 309.9 289.3 321.9 4.07 8 650 3682 4.1 -11.9 30 16.0 -2.5 251 45 313.6 314.0 289.1 321.2 2.35 9 600 4328 -0.1 -18.1 24 17.9 -6.4 254 44 316.0 316.3 289.1 321.1 1.54 10 550 5018 -4.6 -19.8 29 15.2 -9.5 261 50 318.7 318.9 289.9 323.6 1.45 11 500 5761 -10.0 -20.2 43 10.2 -13.2 265 57 320.8 321.1 290.6 326.1 1.53 12 450 6563 -16.4 -23.0 57 6.6 -18.1 268 66 322.6 322.9 290.9 327.2 1.34 13 400 7437 -23.2 -27.7 67 4.4 -24.2 267 66 324.8 325.0 291.2 328.3 0.98 14 350 8399 -30.7 -38.2 48 7.5 -31.6 273 70 327.4 327.5 291.4 328.9 0.41 15 300 9475 -38.9 -45.7 49 6.8 -39.4 280 85 330.6 330.6 292.1 331.4 0.21 16 250 10696 -49.6 -53.0 67 3.4 -49.8 279 83 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12132 -55.2 -65.2 28 10.0 -55.4 290 89 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.03 18 150 13940 -62.0 -77.1 11 15.2 -62.1 293 65 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.01 19 100 16451 -64.4 -83.5 6 19.1 -64.6 304 48 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.42 m Freezing level: 601.63 mb = 4306.81 m = 14129.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.59 mb = 3271.27 m = 10732.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.84 % Est. max temperature: 30.48 C = 86.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.52 mb = 557.53 m = 1829.14 ft T: 20.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 17.69 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 802.93 mb = 1935.01 m = 6348.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.44 C = 88.59 F Cap Strength: 3.25 C Lifted Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.12 C Showalter Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.69 C Cross Totals Index: 22.87 C K Index: 30.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 438.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 977.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 122.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.03 mb = 1180.23 m = 3872.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 722.03 mb = 2821.88 m = 9258.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.03 mb = 11459.44 m = 37596.14 ft B at Equ Level: 966.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.03 mb = 14277.67 m = 46842.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.5 at 45.1 knts Storm direction: 280.5 at 33.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 0.1 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 708.6 neg: -7.9 tot: 700.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 233.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: 11.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.08 Bulk Rich Number: 3.93 Bulk Shear: 248.77 m/s