MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F216.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190000F216.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 day GFS valid 0Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 37.01,-95.16 Latitude: 37.01 Longitude: -95.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -12 SFC 970 253 21.9 18.2 80 3.7 19.4 183 24 297.6 300.1 293.6 337.2 13.68 2 950 431 21.9 17.5 76 4.5 18.9 185 41 299.4 301.9 293.9 338.4 13.33 3 900 900 20.6 15.0 70 5.6 16.9 202 53 302.8 305.0 293.9 338.3 12.00 4 850 1393 18.6 10.6 60 8.0 13.5 220 54 305.6 307.4 292.8 334.1 9.47 5 800 1911 15.1 4.9 50 10.2 9.2 232 53 307.3 308.5 291.2 328.1 6.81 6 750 2453 10.5 -0.2 48 10.7 4.9 241 55 307.9 308.9 289.8 323.5 5.03 7 700 3022 5.4 -4.5 49 9.9 0.7 242 57 308.5 309.3 289.0 320.8 3.92 8 650 3622 0.3 -8.2 53 8.6 -3.3 240 59 309.3 309.9 288.5 319.3 3.16 9 600 4259 -3.3 -14.6 41 11.3 -7.4 236 65 312.3 312.7 288.4 319.0 2.05 10 550 4942 -6.8 -22.4 28 15.6 -11.3 239 75 316.0 316.3 288.7 320.0 1.15 11 500 5680 -11.3 -30.8 18 19.5 -15.7 242 84 319.2 319.3 289.2 321.3 0.59 12 450 6478 -17.6 -33.7 23 16.2 -20.6 243 86 321.2 321.2 289.6 322.9 0.49 13 400 7347 -24.4 -37.6 29 13.1 -26.3 245 89 323.3 323.3 290.2 324.7 0.38 14 350 8303 -33.0 -40.8 46 7.8 -33.8 257 99 324.2 324.3 290.4 325.3 0.31 15 300 9366 -41.4 -47.5 51 6.2 -41.8 249 97 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.7 0.17 16 250 10581 -48.3 -56.4 38 8.1 -48.6 253 104 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.6 0.07 17 200 12035 -53.6 -68.0 16 14.4 -53.9 244 82 347.8 347.8 296.2 347.9 0.02 18 150 13858 -59.2 -77.9 7 18.7 -59.4 248 44 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.01 19 100 16395 -60.6 -83.9 3 23.3 -60.9 269 42 410.7 410.7 306.6 410.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.22 m Freezing level: 645.39 mb = 3680.82 m = 12076.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.06 mb = 3126.29 m = 10256.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.95 % Est. max temperature: 30.78 C = 87.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.18 mb = 717.22 m = 2353.04 ft T: 21.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 19.35 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 779.49 mb = 2128.74 m = 6983.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.72 C = 89.09 F Cap Strength: 3.99 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.83 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.93 C Cross Totals Index: 21.91 C K Index: 30.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 445.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1400.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 139.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.47 mb = 1388.32 m = 4554.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 725.47 mb = 2727.30 m = 8947.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.47 mb = 10971.40 m = 35994.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1395.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.47 mb = 14049.59 m = 46093.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 62.4 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 46.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 685.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 685.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 228.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.76 Bulk Rich Number: 5.47 Bulk Shear: 256.10 m/s