MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 18Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 34.79,-96.18 Latitude: 34.79 Longitude: -96.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 981 244 21.6 18.8 84 2.8 19.6 193 15 296.3 298.8 293.5 336.8 14.05 2 950 523 19.4 17.5 89 1.9 18.1 196 28 296.9 299.3 293.2 335.5 13.35 3 900 987 16.3 15.9 97 0.4 16.0 207 33 298.3 300.6 293.1 335.2 12.69 4 850 1473 13.7 13.5 99 0.2 13.6 218 33 300.5 302.7 292.9 334.5 11.56 5 800 1983 11.0 10.0 94 1.0 10.4 221 33 302.9 304.7 292.2 331.7 9.70 6 750 2520 8.8 3.2 68 5.6 5.7 225 34 306.2 307.4 290.5 325.8 6.44 7 700 3088 5.5 -5.2 46 10.7 0.5 232 37 308.6 309.3 288.8 320.2 3.70 8 650 3689 1.3 -10.5 41 11.8 -3.6 237 42 310.4 310.9 288.3 318.8 2.63 9 600 4328 -3.0 -15.0 39 12.0 -7.4 237 47 312.6 313.0 288.5 319.1 1.98 10 550 5011 -7.4 -23.5 26 16.1 -11.9 235 47 315.3 315.5 288.3 318.8 1.04 11 500 5745 -12.6 -29.8 22 17.1 -16.4 234 49 317.6 317.8 288.7 319.9 0.65 12 450 6540 -18.4 -32.0 29 13.6 -21.0 234 55 320.1 320.2 289.4 322.2 0.58 13 400 7407 -24.7 -35.4 37 10.7 -26.3 227 65 322.9 323.0 290.2 324.6 0.47 14 350 8366 -30.8 -42.7 30 12.0 -32.0 218 75 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.2 0.25 15 300 9444 -37.9 -43.7 54 5.8 -38.4 206 81 331.9 332.0 292.5 333.0 0.26 16 250 10676 -46.7 -50.6 64 4.0 -46.9 204 86 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.15 17 200 12117 -57.9 -61.0 68 3.1 -58.0 200 86 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.3 0.05 18 150 13914 -60.4 -79.0 7 18.7 -60.6 242 61 366.1 366.1 299.8 366.1 0.01 19 100 16412 -65.1 -83.7 6 18.6 -65.3 247 30 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.06 m Freezing level: 635.20 mb = 3878.00 m = 12722.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.96 mb = 3158.30 m = 10361.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.29 % Est. max temperature: 26.63 C = 79.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.40 mb = 592.41 m = 1943.59 ft T: 18.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.82 C/km ThetaE index: 17.95 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.15 mb = 966.98 m = 3172.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.47 C = 74.24 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -3.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.38 C Cross Totals Index: 26.17 C K Index: 29.18 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 825.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.94 mb = 874.30 m = 2868.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.94 mb = 1305.25 m = 4282.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.94 mb = 10232.55 m = 33570.96 ft B at Equ Level: 820.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.94 mb = 13631.73 m = 44722.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.7 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 258.7 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 214.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 12.18 Bulk Shear: 67.77 m/s