MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F117.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F117.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 117 hour GFS valid 3Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 35.89,-99.49 Latitude: 35.89 Longitude: -99.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 1 950 502 SFC 933 653 17.8 16.3 91 1.5 16.8 139 18 296.8 299.0 292.6 333.2 12.61 3 900 965 17.4 15.1 86 2.3 15.8 149 39 299.4 301.6 293.0 334.6 12.06 4 850 1456 18.5 11.1 62 7.4 13.8 181 42 305.5 307.3 293.0 334.9 9.79 5 800 1975 15.8 8.4 62 7.4 11.2 202 46 308.0 309.6 292.9 334.4 8.69 6 750 2519 11.5 6.2 70 5.2 8.3 212 47 309.0 310.5 292.6 333.4 7.97 7 700 3092 6.6 3.8 82 2.8 5.0 221 47 309.8 311.1 292.2 331.9 7.18 8 650 3695 1.2 0.9 98 0.3 1.0 227 47 310.3 311.5 291.6 329.8 6.29 9 600 4334 -3.7 -4.1 98 0.3 -3.9 229 48 311.8 312.7 290.7 326.6 4.71 10 550 5016 -7.6 -15.4 54 7.8 -10.3 226 50 315.1 315.5 289.3 322.0 2.10 11 500 5752 -11.7 -25.7 30 14.0 -15.3 227 54 318.8 319.0 289.4 322.1 0.94 12 450 6551 -16.4 -33.2 22 16.8 -19.7 228 59 322.7 322.8 290.1 324.5 0.52 13 400 7426 -22.6 -38.7 22 16.0 -25.0 230 58 325.6 325.6 290.8 326.8 0.34 14 350 8391 -30.3 -45.4 22 15.1 -31.7 231 59 327.9 328.0 291.3 328.7 0.19 15 300 9466 -39.0 -52.2 24 13.2 -39.8 226 62 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.10 16 250 10691 -48.0 -56.8 36 8.7 -48.3 228 58 334.6 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.07 17 200 12130 -57.3 -66.1 32 8.7 -57.5 211 44 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.03 18 150 13924 -62.6 -78.3 10 15.6 -62.8 250 52 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.01 19 100 16391 -64.3 -83.9 5 19.6 -64.5 269 41 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.08 m Freezing level: 638.04 mb = 3848.02 m = 12624.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.68 mb = 3822.96 m = 12542.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.34 % Est. max temperature: 29.16 C = 84.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.29 mb = 839.79 m = 2755.19 ft T: 17.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 12.94 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.12 mb = 2573.61 m = 8443.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.93 C = 85.87 F Cap Strength: 4.68 C Lifted Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.65 C Showalter Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.17 C Cross Totals Index: 22.74 C K Index: 38.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 464.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 588.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 192.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.67 mb = 1684.09 m = 5525.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 682.67 mb = 3296.03 m = 10813.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.67 mb = 10620.17 m = 34842.66 ft B at Equ Level: 583.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.67 mb = 13046.41 m = 42802.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.4 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 246.4 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 704.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 704.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 234.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 10.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.45 Bulk Rich Number: 2.11 Bulk Shear: 279.22 m/s