MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F111.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F111.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 111 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 23 OCT 25 Station: 36.18,-98.2 Latitude: 36.18 Longitude: -98.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 965 401 22.9 17.0 69 5.9 18.8 166 13 299.1 301.4 293.3 336.1 12.70 2 950 533 22.7 15.9 65 6.8 18.2 176 22 300.3 302.5 293.2 335.6 12.06 3 900 1002 19.3 14.3 73 5.0 16.0 188 32 301.4 303.5 293.1 335.1 11.44 4 850 1491 16.3 10.3 68 5.9 12.6 199 35 303.2 304.9 292.0 331.0 9.32 5 800 2005 13.6 6.3 62 7.2 9.3 207 35 305.6 307.0 291.3 328.4 7.53 6 750 2546 9.9 3.8 66 6.1 6.5 215 36 307.4 308.6 291.1 327.9 6.72 7 700 3116 5.8 1.7 75 4.1 3.6 228 35 308.9 310.1 291.2 328.0 6.20 8 650 3719 1.8 -1.2 80 3.1 0.3 243 27 311.1 312.1 291.1 327.8 5.38 9 600 4360 -2.3 -4.6 84 2.4 -3.4 260 23 313.5 314.4 291.1 327.8 4.52 10 550 5047 -6.6 -7.9 90 1.3 -7.1 261 30 316.3 317.0 291.3 328.7 3.84 11 500 5785 -11.2 -12.5 90 1.3 -11.7 257 38 319.4 319.9 291.5 329.0 2.92 12 450 6586 -16.2 -16.9 94 0.7 -16.4 251 42 322.9 323.3 291.9 330.5 2.26 13 400 7463 -22.3 -22.4 99 0.2 -22.3 247 41 326.0 326.3 292.1 331.5 1.58 14 350 8430 -29.4 -29.4 100 0.0 -29.4 239 42 329.1 329.3 292.4 332.6 0.96 15 300 9510 -38.5 -38.7 98 0.2 -38.5 234 44 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.8 0.45 16 250 10732 -49.7 -49.7 100 0.0 -49.7 235 48 332.1 332.2 292.4 332.8 0.16 17 200 12149 -61.3 -61.5 98 0.2 -61.3 246 75 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.8 0.05 18 150 13923 -62.3 -77.2 12 14.9 -62.4 261 67 362.7 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 19 100 16397 -66.3 -83.6 7 17.3 -66.5 266 43 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.89 m Freezing level: 627.46 mb = 4008.03 m = 13149.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.50 mb = 3762.12 m = 12342.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.25 % Est. max temperature: 28.62 C = 83.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.37 mb = 1151.74 m = 3778.63 ft T: 18.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 8.21 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 778.91 mb = 2229.18 m = 7313.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.05 C = 86.10 F Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lifted Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.16 C Showalter Index: -0.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.49 C Cross Totals Index: 21.57 C K Index: 33.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 500.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 100.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.16 mb = 1600.20 m = 5249.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 704.16 mb = 3066.90 m = 10061.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.16 mb = 11714.69 m = 38433.54 ft B at Equ Level: 499.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.16 mb = 13754.16 m = 45124.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 319.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 319.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 5.90 Bulk Shear: 84.80 m/s