MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F114.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F114.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 114 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 34.45,-100.67 Latitude: 34.45 Longitude: -100.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 1 950 488 SFC 933 647 24.2 13.0 49 11.3 16.9 163 10 303.4 305.2 292.6 333.4 10.11 3 900 963 26.0 10.5 38 15.5 16.1 187 26 308.3 310.0 293.2 335.4 8.89 4 850 1463 22.1 9.1 43 13.1 13.9 201 32 309.3 310.9 293.2 335.4 8.54 5 800 1985 17.4 7.8 53 9.6 11.4 206 34 309.7 311.2 293.1 335.2 8.32 6 750 2532 12.3 6.3 67 6.0 8.8 213 37 310.0 311.5 293.0 334.6 8.02 7 700 3106 7.4 4.4 81 3.0 5.6 221 40 310.6 312.1 292.7 333.8 7.51 8 650 3712 3.0 0.3 83 2.7 1.6 232 43 312.4 313.5 292.0 331.3 6.04 9 600 4356 -1.7 -5.7 74 3.9 -3.6 229 48 314.1 314.9 291.0 327.4 4.18 10 550 5042 -6.0 -21.2 29 15.2 -10.6 229 53 317.0 317.2 289.2 321.3 1.28 11 500 5781 -11.2 -32.0 16 20.9 -15.7 231 55 319.4 319.5 289.2 321.3 0.52 12 450 6580 -17.0 -33.3 23 16.4 -20.1 235 56 321.9 322.0 289.9 323.8 0.51 13 400 7452 -23.5 -35.8 31 12.3 -25.5 240 60 324.4 324.5 290.6 326.1 0.45 14 350 8414 -30.9 -43.2 29 12.3 -32.1 242 66 327.1 327.2 291.2 328.0 0.24 15 300 9487 -39.6 -55.8 16 16.2 -40.4 246 63 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.8 0.07 16 250 10710 -48.2 -59.6 25 11.4 -48.5 243 73 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.05 17 200 12156 -55.1 -69.1 16 14.0 -55.4 248 59 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.02 18 150 13963 -61.5 -78.7 8 17.2 -61.6 254 52 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.01 19 100 16431 -68.3 -83.4 10 15.2 -68.4 256 40 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.08 m Freezing level: 618.30 mb = 4120.22 m = 13517.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.47 mb = 3906.72 m = 12817.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.75 % Est. max temperature: 30.54 C = 86.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 790.27 mb = 2089.15 m = 6854.10 ft T: 16.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 14.14 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.80 mb = 3202.67 m = 10507.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.66 C = 88.98 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.25 C Showalter Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.28 C Cross Totals Index: 20.21 C K Index: 39.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 612.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 121.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 720.65 mb = 2864.39 m = 9397.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 645.65 mb = 3766.35 m = 12356.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.65 mb = 10823.62 m = 35510.14 ft B at Equ Level: 605.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.65 mb = 12971.75 m = 42557.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.4 at 43.0 knts Storm direction: 253.4 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 341.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 341.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 5.28 Bulk Shear: 116.00 m/s