MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F120.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F120.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 35.26,-97.92 Latitude: 35.26 Longitude: -97.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 964 391 22.4 16.5 69 5.9 18.5 152 13 298.7 300.9 293.0 334.7 12.37 2 950 516 23.5 16.0 63 7.5 18.4 155 23 301.0 303.3 293.5 336.7 12.12 3 900 987 21.0 14.5 67 6.5 16.7 171 34 303.1 305.3 293.7 337.7 11.63 4 850 1481 18.6 12.0 65 6.6 14.3 192 38 305.6 307.5 293.5 336.8 10.39 5 800 1998 14.3 10.3 77 4.0 11.7 203 41 306.3 308.2 293.3 336.1 9.87 6 750 2540 10.2 8.3 88 1.9 9.0 214 43 307.6 309.3 293.2 335.5 9.20 7 700 3111 6.6 4.4 86 2.2 5.4 226 42 309.8 311.2 292.5 332.9 7.53 8 650 3717 3.5 -0.1 77 3.6 1.6 243 41 312.9 314.1 292.0 331.3 5.85 9 600 4362 -1.2 -3.1 87 1.9 -2.1 250 42 314.7 315.7 291.9 330.8 5.07 10 550 5050 -6.3 -8.7 83 2.4 -7.3 250 48 316.7 317.4 291.2 328.3 3.61 11 500 5788 -11.1 -22.3 39 11.1 -14.3 250 51 319.5 319.7 289.9 323.9 1.28 12 450 6589 -16.3 -28.1 35 11.8 -19.0 254 51 322.8 322.9 290.5 325.8 0.84 13 400 7464 -22.4 -32.8 38 10.4 -24.3 257 54 325.9 326.0 291.2 328.1 0.61 14 350 8430 -30.0 -37.7 47 7.6 -31.0 257 59 328.2 328.3 291.7 329.8 0.43 15 300 9508 -38.3 -45.4 47 7.1 -38.9 257 64 331.3 331.4 292.3 332.2 0.22 16 250 10735 -48.1 -53.2 56 5.1 -48.3 258 62 334.6 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.11 17 200 12169 -58.5 -61.1 72 2.6 -58.6 257 55 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.05 18 150 13946 -63.9 -76.3 17 12.4 -64.1 257 62 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16406 -68.0 -83.5 9 15.5 -68.1 265 48 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.49 m Freezing level: 612.85 mb = 4196.00 m = 13766.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.64 mb = 3986.09 m = 13077.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.72 % Est. max temperature: 29.78 C = 85.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.05 mb = 1141.46 m = 3744.91 ft T: 20.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km ThetaE index: 13.80 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 775.68 mb = 2256.86 m = 7404.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.59 C = 87.06 F Cap Strength: 3.25 C Lifted Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: -3.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.69 C Cross Totals Index: 23.09 C K Index: 39.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 478.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 729.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 112.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 825.97 mb = 1725.16 m = 5659.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 700.97 mb = 3099.44 m = 10168.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.97 mb = 11243.50 m = 36887.66 ft B at Equ Level: 728.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.97 mb = 13906.16 m = 45623.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.3 at 42.0 knts Storm direction: 259.3 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 568.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 568.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 189.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.25 Bulk Rich Number: 3.43 Bulk Shear: 212.80 m/s