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: 36.14,-98.08 Latitude: 36.14 Longitude: -98.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 966 375 20.6 17.6 83 3.0 18.6 139 13 296.7 299.1 293.0 334.8 13.21 2 950 516 20.4 17.2 82 3.2 18.2 144 22 297.8 300.2 293.3 335.8 13.07 3 900 983 19.4 14.7 74 4.8 16.3 175 32 301.5 303.7 293.3 336.2 11.74 4 850 1474 17.8 9.6 59 8.2 12.7 199 39 304.8 306.5 292.1 331.5 8.87 5 800 1991 15.0 6.4 56 8.6 9.9 219 42 307.1 308.6 291.7 330.1 7.55 6 750 2534 11.6 4.6 62 7.1 7.5 228 43 309.2 310.5 292.0 331.0 7.09 7 700 3108 7.6 2.2 68 5.5 4.6 232 34 310.9 312.1 291.9 330.8 6.40 8 650 3713 2.3 -0.0 85 2.3 1.1 237 25 311.6 312.7 291.7 330.0 5.89 9 600 4355 -2.3 -3.3 93 1.0 -2.8 253 24 313.5 314.5 291.5 329.3 5.00 10 550 5042 -6.1 -7.2 92 1.1 -6.6 247 39 316.8 317.6 291.7 329.9 4.05 11 500 5782 -10.7 -14.3 75 3.6 -12.0 241 48 320.0 320.5 291.3 328.4 2.53 12 450 6585 -15.6 -24.7 46 9.1 -18.0 238 48 323.6 323.8 291.0 327.6 1.15 13 400 7462 -22.1 -30.4 47 8.3 -23.7 237 50 326.3 326.4 291.5 329.0 0.76 14 350 8428 -30.0 -35.4 59 5.4 -30.7 237 55 328.3 328.4 291.8 330.3 0.54 15 300 9506 -38.6 -45.4 49 6.8 -39.1 231 56 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.8 0.22 16 250 10729 -49.5 -50.2 92 0.8 -49.5 233 61 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.1 0.15 17 200 12150 -60.3 -61.8 82 1.5 -60.3 232 68 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.5 0.05 18 150 13929 -62.9 -77.8 12 14.8 -63.1 253 60 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16400 -66.9 -83.6 8 16.7 -67.0 262 46 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.44 m Freezing level: 624.67 mb = 4038.74 m = 13250.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.11 mb = 3886.71 m = 12751.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.74 % Est. max temperature: 30.21 C = 86.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.59 mb = 759.66 m = 2492.29 ft T: 19.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 6.04 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 759.57 mb = 2427.40 m = 7963.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.58 C = 90.65 F Cap Strength: 3.94 C Lifted Index: -1.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.46 C Showalter Index: -0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.54 C Cross Totals Index: 20.30 C K Index: 32.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.14 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 545.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 215.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.64 mb = 1417.49 m = 4650.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 660.64 mb = 3580.71 m = 11747.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.64 mb = 11524.58 m = 37809.86 ft B at Equ Level: 543.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.64 mb = 13505.32 m = 44308.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.0 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 258.0 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 546.0 neg: -26.7 tot: 519.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 173.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.83 Bulk Rich Number: 3.05 Bulk Shear: 178.67 m/s