MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 12Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 34.45,-96.11 Latitude: 34.45 Longitude: -96.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 SFC 985 227 20.0 17.7 87 2.3 18.5 175 12 294.4 296.7 292.2 331.7 13.04 2 950 538 18.7 17.3 92 1.3 17.8 184 28 296.1 298.5 292.8 334.1 13.20 3 900 1001 16.3 15.2 93 1.1 15.6 201 38 298.3 300.5 292.7 333.7 12.17 4 850 1489 16.1 11.0 72 5.1 12.9 215 38 303.0 304.8 292.3 332.1 9.76 5 800 2002 13.2 9.5 78 3.7 10.9 222 33 305.2 306.9 292.6 333.3 9.36 6 750 2543 10.1 6.7 80 3.4 8.0 230 31 307.5 309.0 292.4 332.5 8.23 7 700 3114 6.5 3.2 79 3.3 4.6 234 26 309.7 311.0 291.9 330.8 6.88 8 650 3719 2.4 -1.8 74 4.2 0.3 239 25 311.7 312.7 291.1 327.9 5.18 9 600 4361 -2.0 -6.6 70 4.6 -4.1 240 31 313.8 314.6 290.6 326.2 3.88 10 550 5047 -6.8 -9.5 81 2.7 -7.9 242 43 316.0 316.6 290.8 326.9 3.38 11 500 5784 -11.8 -12.8 92 1.1 -12.2 242 49 318.7 319.2 291.2 328.0 2.85 12 450 6583 -16.8 -17.2 97 0.4 -16.9 233 49 322.1 322.5 291.6 329.6 2.21 13 400 7458 -22.5 -22.7 98 0.2 -22.5 235 47 325.8 326.1 292.0 331.2 1.55 14 350 8424 -29.7 -29.8 99 0.1 -29.7 236 51 328.8 329.0 292.3 332.1 0.92 15 300 9504 -38.4 -38.4 100 -0.0 -38.4 240 61 331.3 331.4 292.5 333.0 0.46 16 250 10729 -48.6 -48.8 98 0.2 -48.6 244 74 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.18 17 200 12158 -59.9 -60.1 98 0.1 -59.9 248 82 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.1 0.06 18 150 13927 -62.5 -77.4 12 14.9 -62.6 253 68 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.01 19 100 16413 -63.4 -83.9 5 20.5 -63.6 279 26 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.61 m Freezing level: 622.37 mb = 4073.55 m = 13364.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.44 mb = 3762.67 m = 12344.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.21 % Est. max temperature: 29.20 C = 84.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.62 mb = 514.08 m = 1686.58 ft T: 18.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.84 C/km ThetaE index: 7.05 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.29 mb = 1779.80 m = 5839.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.78 C = 85.61 F Cap Strength: 2.77 C Lifted Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.89 C Showalter Index: -1.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.91 C Cross Totals Index: 22.81 C K Index: 35.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 305.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 147.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.73 mb = 871.44 m = 2859.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 648.73 mb = 3734.35 m = 12251.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 278.73 mb = 9998.09 m = 32801.74 ft B at Equ Level: 304.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.73 mb = 12849.78 m = 42157.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.2 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 259.2 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 297.0 neg: -14.7 tot: 282.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 3.88 Bulk Shear: 78.57 m/s