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: 36.2,-98 Latitude: 36.20 Longitude: -98.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 967 364 20.0 17.9 88 2.1 18.6 136 14 296.0 298.4 293.0 334.8 13.48 2 950 518 19.6 17.5 88 2.1 18.2 142 23 297.1 299.5 293.2 335.7 13.34 3 900 983 19.2 15.0 77 4.2 16.4 174 32 301.3 303.5 293.4 336.5 11.98 4 850 1475 17.7 9.9 60 7.7 12.9 199 38 304.7 306.3 292.2 331.8 9.06 5 800 1991 15.0 6.2 56 8.7 9.8 220 42 307.1 308.5 291.6 329.8 7.46 6 750 2534 11.8 4.3 60 7.5 7.5 229 43 309.4 310.7 291.9 330.8 6.96 7 700 3108 7.7 2.1 68 5.6 4.6 232 34 311.0 312.2 291.9 330.7 6.37 8 650 3714 2.4 -0.1 84 2.5 1.1 237 24 311.7 312.8 291.7 329.9 5.86 9 600 4356 -2.2 -3.6 90 1.4 -2.9 257 23 313.5 314.5 291.4 329.0 4.88 10 550 5042 -6.3 -7.3 92 1.1 -6.7 250 38 316.6 317.4 291.6 329.6 4.01 11 500 5783 -10.7 -13.8 78 3.1 -11.8 242 49 320.0 320.5 291.3 328.8 2.63 12 450 6585 -15.6 -24.7 46 9.1 -18.0 238 47 323.6 323.8 291.0 327.6 1.15 13 400 7462 -22.1 -30.3 47 8.2 -23.7 237 49 326.3 326.4 291.5 329.0 0.77 14 350 8429 -30.0 -34.6 64 4.6 -30.7 236 55 328.3 328.4 291.8 330.4 0.58 15 300 9506 -38.5 -44.6 53 6.1 -39.1 230 55 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.0 0.24 16 250 10729 -49.5 -49.9 96 0.4 -49.6 232 59 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.1 0.16 17 200 12149 -60.6 -61.6 87 1.1 -60.6 232 69 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.1 0.05 18 150 13927 -63.0 -77.7 12 14.8 -63.1 254 61 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.01 19 100 16399 -66.7 -83.6 8 16.8 -66.8 263 46 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.93 m Freezing level: 624.12 mb = 4046.28 m = 13275.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.52 mb = 3882.00 m = 12736.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.06 % Est. max temperature: 30.18 C = 86.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.84 mb = 628.64 m = 2062.44 ft T: 19.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 6.73 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 764.26 mb = 2375.68 m = 7794.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.66 C = 90.79 F Cap Strength: 3.71 C Lifted Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.44 C Showalter Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.36 C Cross Totals Index: 20.62 C K Index: 32.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 588.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 216.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.33 mb = 1301.05 m = 4268.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 662.33 mb = 3560.19 m = 11680.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.33 mb = 11768.47 m = 38610.00 ft B at Equ Level: 584.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.33 mb = 13831.90 m = 45379.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 564.8 neg: -29.0 tot: 535.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 178.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.04 Bulk Rich Number: 3.06 Bulk Shear: 192.12 m/s