MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F129.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F129.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 129 hour GFS valid 15Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 33.84,-97.37 Latitude: 33.84 Longitude: -97.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 980 265 22.7 19.1 80 3.5 20.2 202 17 297.5 300.1 294.1 339.2 14.38 2 950 536 19.8 17.9 89 1.9 18.5 205 29 297.3 299.8 293.5 336.9 13.67 3 900 1000 16.4 16.3 100 0.1 16.4 215 34 298.4 300.8 293.4 336.4 13.07 4 850 1486 14.3 13.1 93 1.2 13.6 237 33 301.1 303.2 292.9 334.2 11.23 5 800 1997 12.2 8.7 79 3.5 10.0 233 30 304.1 305.7 291.9 330.6 8.84 6 750 2536 9.4 3.8 68 5.6 6.2 225 32 306.7 308.0 290.9 327.2 6.72 7 700 3106 6.2 0.7 68 5.4 3.3 226 35 309.3 310.4 290.9 327.2 5.77 8 650 3709 2.5 -5.2 57 7.6 -1.1 228 40 311.8 312.5 290.1 324.4 4.01 9 600 4351 -1.9 -10.8 51 8.9 -5.5 229 43 313.9 314.4 289.6 322.9 2.80 10 550 5037 -6.5 -21.3 30 14.8 -10.9 231 45 316.4 316.6 288.9 320.7 1.27 11 500 5774 -12.3 -26.9 28 14.6 -15.9 234 44 318.0 318.2 289.0 321.0 0.84 12 450 6568 -18.7 -32.9 27 14.2 -21.3 237 44 319.8 319.9 289.3 321.7 0.53 13 400 7434 -25.4 -34.3 43 8.9 -26.8 234 53 322.0 322.1 289.9 323.9 0.53 14 350 8389 -32.4 -39.9 47 7.5 -33.3 233 66 325.0 325.1 290.6 326.3 0.34 15 300 9457 -40.5 -51.2 31 10.8 -41.1 229 74 328.3 328.4 291.4 328.8 0.11 16 250 10678 -48.1 -57.0 35 8.9 -48.4 230 90 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.07 17 200 12119 -56.5 -66.4 28 9.9 -56.7 232 86 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.03 18 150 13930 -59.7 -78.8 7 19.1 -59.9 250 55 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.01 19 100 16428 -65.0 -83.6 6 18.6 -65.1 253 26 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.28 m Freezing level: 621.89 mb = 4070.32 m = 13353.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.44 mb = 3554.96 m = 11663.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.05 % Est. max temperature: 27.41 C = 81.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.70 mb = 712.17 m = 2336.50 ft T: 18.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 18.47 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.64 mb = 937.07 m = 3074.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.40 C = 74.11 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -4.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.52 C Showalter Index: -3.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.60 C Cross Totals Index: 25.41 C K Index: 34.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1167.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.98 mb = 896.05 m = 2939.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.98 mb = 1038.25 m = 3406.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 835.98 mb = 1626.47 m = 5336.12 ft B at Equ Level: 8.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.98 mb = 14097.35 m = 46250.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.1 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 258.1 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.7 neg: -13.6 tot: 161.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.12 Bulk Rich Number: 32.13 Bulk Shear: 36.35 m/s