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: 35.93,-99.33 Latitude: 35.93 Longitude: -99.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 1 950 503 SFC 937 626 18.0 16.5 91 1.5 17.0 141 19 296.7 299.0 292.6 333.4 12.71 3 900 967 17.8 14.9 83 2.9 15.9 151 41 299.9 302.0 293.0 334.8 11.94 4 850 1459 18.5 11.1 62 7.4 13.8 182 43 305.5 307.3 293.0 335.0 9.81 5 800 1977 15.6 8.6 63 7.0 11.3 201 45 307.8 309.4 292.9 334.4 8.78 6 750 2521 11.3 6.4 72 4.9 8.4 213 46 308.8 310.4 292.7 333.6 8.09 7 700 3093 6.4 4.0 84 2.4 5.1 222 46 309.6 311.0 292.3 332.1 7.31 8 650 3696 1.2 1.0 98 0.2 1.1 229 46 310.4 311.6 291.7 330.0 6.35 9 600 4336 -3.4 -3.7 98 0.2 -3.6 230 48 312.1 313.1 291.0 327.4 4.86 10 550 5018 -7.7 -13.5 63 5.8 -9.9 228 51 314.9 315.4 289.6 322.9 2.45 11 500 5754 -11.7 -24.6 33 13.0 -15.1 228 54 318.8 319.0 289.5 322.4 1.04 12 450 6553 -16.4 -32.7 23 16.3 -19.6 229 58 322.7 322.8 290.2 324.6 0.54 13 400 7428 -22.6 -38.6 22 16.0 -25.0 230 57 325.6 325.7 290.8 326.9 0.34 14 350 8393 -30.2 -45.5 21 15.3 -31.7 231 57 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.8 0.19 15 300 9469 -39.0 -52.1 24 13.2 -39.8 227 60 330.4 330.5 291.9 330.9 0.10 16 250 10695 -48.0 -56.3 38 8.3 -48.3 227 55 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.07 17 200 12132 -57.7 -65.7 35 8.0 -57.8 211 43 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.03 18 150 13923 -62.6 -78.3 10 15.7 -62.7 251 53 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.01 19 100 16393 -64.5 -83.8 5 19.3 -64.7 269 38 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.88 m Freezing level: 636.76 mb = 3865.70 m = 12682.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.91 mb = 3846.35 m = 12619.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.18 C = 84.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.03 mb = 816.03 m = 2677.24 ft T: 17.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 12.54 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 748.63 mb = 2536.10 m = 8320.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.98 C = 85.97 F Cap Strength: 4.58 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.50 C Showalter Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.12 C Cross Totals Index: 22.76 C K Index: 38.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 467.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 589.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 187.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 829.92 mb = 1662.85 m = 5455.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 684.92 mb = 3270.42 m = 10729.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.92 mb = 10563.48 m = 34656.66 ft B at Equ Level: 586.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.92 mb = 13332.64 m = 43741.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.0 at 47.6 knts Storm direction: 247.0 at 35.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 699.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 699.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 233.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.43 Bulk Rich Number: 2.11 Bulk Shear: 279.26 m/s