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: 35.97,-99.49 Latitude: 35.97 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 1 950 501 SFC 932 663 17.5 16.4 93 1.2 16.8 139 18 296.6 298.8 292.6 333.1 12.65 3 900 965 17.0 15.2 90 1.7 15.8 147 39 299.0 301.2 292.9 334.6 12.19 4 850 1455 18.4 11.2 63 7.2 13.8 180 42 305.4 307.2 293.0 335.0 9.86 5 800 1973 15.8 8.4 61 7.4 11.3 202 46 308.0 309.6 292.9 334.4 8.69 6 750 2518 11.5 6.2 70 5.4 8.3 213 47 309.1 310.6 292.6 333.4 7.94 7 700 3091 6.6 3.7 81 3.0 4.9 220 47 309.8 311.2 292.2 331.8 7.14 8 650 3694 1.2 0.9 98 0.3 1.0 227 47 310.3 311.5 291.6 329.7 6.29 9 600 4333 -3.8 -3.9 99 0.2 -3.8 228 49 311.7 312.6 290.7 326.7 4.76 10 550 5015 -7.7 -14.6 57 6.9 -10.2 225 50 315.0 315.4 289.5 322.3 2.23 11 500 5750 -11.8 -25.8 30 14.0 -15.3 226 54 318.7 318.9 289.3 321.9 0.94 12 450 6549 -16.4 -34.0 20 17.6 -19.8 228 60 322.6 322.7 290.1 324.4 0.48 13 400 7424 -22.7 -39.4 20 16.7 -25.1 230 58 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.7 0.31 14 350 8388 -30.3 -46.2 20 15.9 -31.8 230 59 327.9 327.9 291.3 328.6 0.17 15 300 9464 -39.0 -53.0 21 14.0 -39.8 226 63 330.3 330.4 291.9 330.7 0.09 16 250 10689 -48.0 -57.5 33 9.5 -48.4 228 58 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.06 17 200 12128 -57.3 -66.1 32 8.8 -57.5 208 43 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.03 18 150 13922 -62.6 -78.3 10 15.7 -62.7 250 52 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.01 19 100 16389 -64.1 -83.9 5 19.8 -64.3 269 40 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.57 m Freezing level: 638.28 mb = 3843.84 m = 12610.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.56 mb = 3823.39 m = 12543.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.25 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.55 mb = 808.56 m = 2652.72 ft T: 17.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 13.08 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.21 mb = 2571.29 m = 8435.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.88 C = 85.79 F Cap Strength: 4.65 C Lifted Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.76 C Showalter Index: -2.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.17 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 38.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 470.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 597.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 193.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 830.29 mb = 1655.67 m = 5431.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 675.29 mb = 3383.32 m = 11100.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.29 mb = 10548.25 m = 34606.71 ft B at Equ Level: 594.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.29 mb = 13316.53 m = 43688.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.8 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 245.8 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 713.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 713.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 237.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 11.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.52 Bulk Rich Number: 2.08 Bulk Shear: 286.78 m/s