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: 34.85,-95.95 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -95.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 982 237 20.0 18.8 93 1.2 19.2 184 13 294.6 297.1 293.0 334.7 14.03 2 950 526 18.2 17.7 97 0.5 17.9 188 28 295.7 298.1 293.0 334.6 13.55 3 900 989 15.9 15.8 99 0.1 15.9 203 36 297.9 300.2 293.0 334.7 12.68 4 850 1474 13.7 13.5 99 0.2 13.6 218 34 300.5 302.6 292.9 334.3 11.52 5 800 1984 11.0 10.3 95 0.7 10.5 221 34 302.8 304.7 292.3 332.1 9.85 6 750 2521 8.8 5.1 78 3.7 6.7 223 35 306.1 307.5 291.3 328.5 7.39 7 700 3089 5.6 -2.6 56 8.2 1.5 230 38 308.7 309.5 289.6 322.7 4.52 8 650 3691 1.3 -8.0 50 9.2 -2.7 235 41 310.4 311.0 288.9 320.6 3.23 9 600 4329 -3.1 -12.9 47 9.7 -6.8 236 46 312.5 312.9 288.8 320.2 2.37 10 550 5012 -7.6 -21.3 32 13.7 -11.6 235 47 315.1 315.3 288.5 319.4 1.27 11 500 5746 -12.7 -27.1 29 14.3 -16.2 235 48 317.5 317.7 288.9 320.4 0.83 12 450 6541 -18.4 -30.1 35 11.7 -20.8 235 55 320.1 320.2 289.5 322.6 0.70 13 400 7408 -24.5 -34.0 41 9.5 -26.1 228 65 323.1 323.2 290.3 325.0 0.54 14 350 8368 -30.7 -40.1 39 9.4 -31.8 220 77 327.3 327.4 291.3 328.6 0.33 15 300 9446 -37.7 -40.2 77 2.5 -37.9 206 85 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.7 0.38 16 250 10678 -46.8 -48.0 88 1.2 -46.9 204 90 336.4 336.5 293.6 337.2 0.20 17 200 12117 -58.3 -59.8 83 1.5 -58.3 199 90 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.7 0.06 18 150 13912 -60.3 -79.0 7 18.7 -60.5 244 62 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.01 19 100 16412 -64.9 -83.7 6 18.8 -65.0 246 32 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.19 m Freezing level: 635.66 mb = 3873.85 m = 12709.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.96 mb = 3301.27 m = 10830.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.77 % Est. max temperature: 26.61 C = 79.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.02 mb = 382.11 m = 1253.62 ft T: 19.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 15.35 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.75 mb = 812.34 m = 2665.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.42 C = 72.36 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.39 C Cross Totals Index: 26.23 C K Index: 31.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 412.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 705.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.73 mb = 747.59 m = 2452.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.73 mb = 1367.52 m = 4486.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 750.73 mb = 2513.18 m = 8245.24 ft B at Equ Level: 22.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.73 mb = 13481.41 m = 44229.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.1 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 257.1 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 278.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 278.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 8.19 Bulk Shear: 86.12 m/s