MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F135.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F135.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 135 hour GFS valid 15Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 35.22,-97.36 Latitude: 35.22 Longitude: -97.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 970 343 21.9 18.0 78 3.9 19.2 202 15 297.6 300.1 293.5 336.7 13.49 2 950 525 19.6 17.3 87 2.3 18.1 206 21 297.1 299.5 293.1 335.2 13.19 3 900 989 15.9 15.6 98 0.3 15.7 218 25 297.9 300.2 292.9 334.2 12.51 4 850 1474 15.3 6.8 57 8.5 10.3 240 22 302.1 303.5 289.9 323.9 7.29 5 800 1988 14.9 -4.7 25 19.6 5.4 244 19 307.0 307.6 287.9 317.5 3.36 6 750 2530 11.2 -8.8 24 20.0 2.3 250 22 308.7 309.2 287.8 317.0 2.61 7 700 3100 6.6 -11.7 26 18.3 -0.9 248 28 309.8 310.2 287.8 317.0 2.23 8 650 3703 2.0 -8.5 46 10.5 -2.5 232 37 311.3 311.9 289.1 321.2 3.10 9 600 4343 -2.9 -10.6 55 7.7 -6.0 227 43 312.7 313.3 289.3 321.8 2.84 10 550 5026 -7.9 -21.4 33 13.5 -11.8 227 48 314.7 315.0 288.4 319.0 1.26 11 500 5759 -12.8 -34.6 14 21.8 -17.0 225 47 317.4 317.5 288.3 318.8 0.41 12 450 6553 -18.4 -38.9 15 20.6 -21.5 228 52 320.1 320.2 289.1 321.2 0.29 13 400 7421 -24.8 -40.8 21 16.0 -26.9 234 58 322.8 322.8 289.9 323.8 0.27 14 350 8377 -32.3 -51.2 13 18.9 -33.7 233 63 325.2 325.2 290.5 325.6 0.10 15 300 9445 -40.3 -48.8 40 8.5 -40.8 226 77 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.2 0.15 16 250 10663 -49.2 -56.8 41 7.6 -49.4 231 81 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.2 0.07 17 200 12096 -56.9 -66.6 29 9.6 -57.1 227 83 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.7 0.02 18 150 13906 -60.5 -78.2 8 17.7 -60.7 239 56 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.01 19 100 16406 -64.3 -83.8 5 19.5 -64.5 280 28 403.4 403.4 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.81 m Freezing level: 629.51 mb = 3965.25 m = 13009.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.45 mb = 2942.83 m = 9654.84 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.84 % Est. max temperature: 29.21 C = 84.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.79 mb = 839.83 m = 2755.33 ft T: 17.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 19.73 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 775.98 mb = 2244.02 m = 7362.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.02 C = 89.63 F Cap Strength: 3.84 C Lifted Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.96 C Showalter Index: 1.43 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.11 C Cross Totals Index: 19.61 C K Index: 16.58 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 172.72 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 764.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 169.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.61 mb = 1059.03 m = 3474.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 657.61 mb = 3608.35 m = 11838.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.61 mb = 10725.03 m = 35186.69 ft B at Equ Level: 762.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.61 mb = 13207.59 m = 43331.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 75.8 neg: -11.8 tot: 64.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 20.55 Bulk Shear: 37.20 m/s