MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F141.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F141.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 141 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 36.38,-96.10 Latitude: 36.38 Longitude: -96.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 981 240 18.8 17.2 90 1.6 17.7 113 12 293.5 295.8 291.6 329.6 12.67 2 950 516 17.2 16.2 94 1.0 16.5 129 19 294.6 296.8 291.7 329.8 12.29 3 900 979 16.5 15.1 91 1.4 15.5 194 12 298.5 300.7 292.7 333.6 12.05 4 850 1464 13.7 11.8 88 1.9 12.4 224 14 300.5 302.3 291.9 330.6 10.26 5 800 1973 10.2 8.2 88 1.9 9.0 232 15 302.0 303.6 291.0 327.5 8.59 6 750 2510 9.2 -4.9 36 14.1 2.5 253 18 306.6 307.2 287.9 317.6 3.53 7 700 3077 4.9 -10.8 31 15.7 -1.5 252 20 307.9 308.4 287.3 315.5 2.39 8 650 3675 -0.3 -13.2 37 12.9 -5.1 251 19 308.6 309.0 287.2 315.5 2.12 9 600 4309 -5.1 -18.9 33 13.8 -9.4 245 24 310.2 310.5 287.1 314.9 1.43 10 550 4987 -9.1 -28.3 20 19.1 -13.6 237 42 313.3 313.4 287.3 315.6 0.68 11 500 5718 -13.5 -32.8 18 19.2 -17.4 230 57 316.5 316.6 288.2 318.3 0.49 12 450 6510 -18.9 -31.6 32 12.7 -21.3 223 66 319.5 319.6 289.3 321.7 0.61 13 400 7377 -24.8 -38.6 27 13.8 -26.7 216 69 322.8 322.8 290.0 324.0 0.34 14 350 8333 -32.1 -48.6 18 16.4 -33.5 209 75 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.9 0.13 15 300 9403 -39.5 -57.5 13 17.9 -40.4 208 79 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.05 16 250 10629 -47.3 -59.6 23 12.3 -47.7 198 83 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.9 0.05 17 200 12075 -56.3 -66.5 27 10.2 -56.5 204 78 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.03 18 150 13879 -59.9 -78.8 7 18.9 -60.2 232 58 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.01 19 100 16382 -60.8 -84.3 3 23.5 -61.1 254 34 410.3 410.3 306.5 410.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.59 m Freezing level: 652.82 mb = 3641.44 m = 11946.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 718.60 mb = 2861.33 m = 9387.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.69 % Est. max temperature: 26.25 C = 79.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.47 mb = 439.87 m = 1443.11 ft T: 17.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 18.70 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.99 mb = 1296.22 m = 4252.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.01 C = 77.01 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.09 C Showalter Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.48 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.19 C Cross Totals Index: 25.29 C K Index: 23.22 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 581.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.40 mb = 861.60 m = 2826.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 697.40 mb = 3106.88 m = 10193.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 297.40 mb = 9461.74 m = 31042.07 ft B at Equ Level: 580.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.40 mb = 12483.40 m = 40955.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.0 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 263.0 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.2 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.7 neg: -0.1 tot: 135.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 3.76 Bulk Shear: 154.77 m/s