MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F117.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F117.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 117 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 23 OCT 25 Station: 35.24,-97.24 Latitude: 35.24 Longitude: -97.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 96 SFC 973 334 22.7 17.4 72 5.3 19.1 153 15 298.2 300.6 293.3 335.9 12.99 2 950 540 20.8 16.4 76 4.4 17.8 157 25 298.3 300.6 292.9 334.4 12.42 3 900 1007 18.7 15.2 80 3.5 16.4 183 31 300.8 303.0 293.4 336.6 12.17 4 850 1497 16.6 12.4 76 4.2 13.8 204 35 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.3 10.68 5 800 2012 13.3 9.5 77 3.8 10.9 214 35 305.4 307.1 292.6 333.4 9.35 6 750 2552 9.9 5.7 75 4.2 7.4 222 34 307.3 308.7 291.9 330.6 7.67 7 700 3122 6.2 2.2 76 4.0 4.0 233 33 309.3 310.5 291.5 329.1 6.42 8 650 3726 1.9 -0.1 87 2.0 0.9 244 33 311.2 312.3 291.6 329.4 5.87 9 600 4368 -1.6 -2.7 92 1.1 -2.1 260 32 314.3 315.3 291.9 330.8 5.23 10 550 5057 -5.6 -7.9 84 2.3 -6.6 269 34 317.4 318.2 291.7 329.9 3.85 11 500 5797 -10.4 -14.6 71 4.2 -11.9 266 41 320.4 320.9 291.3 328.6 2.47 12 450 6600 -15.8 -20.9 65 5.1 -17.3 263 46 323.4 323.7 291.4 328.9 1.61 13 400 7477 -22.2 -25.0 78 2.8 -22.9 262 49 326.1 326.3 291.9 330.5 1.25 14 350 8444 -29.6 -30.2 94 0.6 -29.7 255 52 328.9 329.0 292.3 332.1 0.89 15 300 9523 -38.4 -38.7 97 0.3 -38.4 249 55 331.3 331.4 292.5 333.0 0.45 16 250 10747 -49.1 -49.4 97 0.3 -49.1 251 62 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.7 0.17 17 200 12171 -60.2 -61.9 80 1.7 -60.2 262 63 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.6 0.05 18 150 13949 -63.3 -76.9 14 13.6 -63.4 266 66 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.01 19 100 16405 -67.7 -83.6 9 15.8 -67.8 272 47 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.29 m Freezing level: 622.50 mb = 4079.03 m = 13382.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.25 mb = 3909.97 m = 12827.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.29 % Est. max temperature: 28.99 C = 84.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.45 mb = 1002.66 m = 3289.53 ft T: 18.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 7.46 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.32 mb = 1976.40 m = 6484.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.70 C = 85.45 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: -1.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -1.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.99 C Cross Totals Index: 22.74 C K Index: 35.38 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 408.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 523.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 103.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.91 mb = 1318.39 m = 4325.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 702.91 mb = 3088.22 m = 10131.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.91 mb = 11479.12 m = 37660.70 ft B at Equ Level: 522.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.91 mb = 13830.03 m = 45373.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.2 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 267.2 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 404.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 404.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.22 Bulk Rich Number: 2.98 Bulk Shear: 175.88 m/s