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: 35.39,-94.69 Latitude: 35.39 Longitude: -94.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 980 216 21.4 18.8 85 2.6 19.6 160 8 296.2 298.7 293.5 336.7 14.06 2 950 490 21.0 18.0 83 3.0 18.9 174 23 298.5 301.0 294.0 338.5 13.76 3 900 958 20.2 15.2 73 5.0 16.8 207 38 302.3 304.5 293.9 338.2 12.13 4 850 1450 17.5 12.9 74 4.6 14.5 224 45 304.5 306.5 293.7 337.5 11.08 5 800 1966 14.1 8.9 71 5.2 10.9 243 45 306.2 307.9 292.6 333.3 9.00 6 750 2508 10.5 1.7 54 8.8 5.7 260 45 308.0 309.0 290.5 325.7 5.77 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 -2.4 251 45 313.6 314.1 289.2 321.3 2.37 9 600 4328 -0.1 -18.3 24 18.2 -6.4 253 44 316.0 316.3 289.0 321.0 1.50 10 550 5018 -4.5 -20.1 28 15.6 -9.6 261 50 318.7 319.0 289.8 323.5 1.41 11 500 5761 -10.0 -20.5 42 10.5 -13.2 265 57 320.9 321.1 290.6 326.0 1.50 12 450 6563 -16.4 -22.9 57 6.5 -18.1 268 65 322.6 322.9 290.9 327.3 1.35 13 400 7437 -23.3 -27.7 67 4.4 -24.2 267 66 324.8 324.9 291.2 328.2 0.99 14 350 8399 -30.8 -38.2 48 7.4 -31.7 273 70 327.3 327.3 291.4 328.8 0.40 15 300 9475 -38.9 -45.4 51 6.4 -39.4 280 84 330.5 330.6 292.1 331.4 0.22 16 250 10696 -49.7 -52.8 70 3.0 -49.8 279 84 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.11 17 200 12130 -55.4 -64.9 30 9.5 -55.5 290 88 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.03 18 150 13938 -61.9 -77.1 11 15.2 -62.1 292 65 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.01 19 100 16450 -64.1 -83.5 5 19.4 -64.3 305 48 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.54 m Freezing level: 601.34 mb = 4310.79 m = 14142.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.60 mb = 3271.27 m = 10732.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.17 % Est. max temperature: 30.27 C = 86.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.65 mb = 538.97 m = 1768.26 ft T: 20.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 17.50 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.35 mb = 1899.13 m = 6230.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.10 C = 87.98 F Cap Strength: 3.13 C Lifted Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.04 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.49 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 30.37 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 435.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 954.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 118.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.46 mb = 1166.94 m = 3828.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 723.46 mb = 2805.66 m = 9204.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.46 mb = 11417.33 m = 37457.97 ft B at Equ Level: 946.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.46 mb = 14214.21 m = 46633.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.1 at 45.0 knts Storm direction: 280.1 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.1 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 720.8 neg: -8.8 tot: 712.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 237.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.8 stream: 12.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.04 Bulk Rich Number: 3.81 Bulk Shear: 250.35 m/s