MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F135.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F135.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 135 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 36.05,-95.3 Latitude: 36.05 Longitude: -95.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 982 222 19.1 17.7 91 1.5 18.2 163 16 293.8 296.2 292.0 331.1 13.06 2 950 503 17.1 16.7 97 0.4 16.8 168 29 294.5 296.8 291.9 330.8 12.68 3 900 964 15.3 15.2 100 0.1 15.3 193 36 297.3 299.5 292.4 332.6 12.20 4 850 1449 13.7 12.7 94 1.0 13.0 213 34 300.5 302.5 292.4 332.5 10.90 5 800 1958 10.4 9.4 94 1.0 9.7 217 34 302.2 303.9 291.6 329.7 9.27 6 750 2494 8.6 -2.1 47 10.7 3.3 222 33 306.0 306.8 288.6 319.4 4.38 7 700 3060 4.5 -8.3 39 12.7 -1.0 227 34 307.4 308.0 287.6 316.7 2.92 8 650 3659 0.6 -12.9 36 13.5 -4.6 230 38 309.6 310.1 287.6 316.7 2.17 9 600 4297 -3.1 -19.2 28 16.1 -8.3 231 43 312.5 312.8 287.8 317.2 1.39 10 550 4979 -7.6 -24.6 24 16.9 -12.2 232 45 315.0 315.2 288.2 318.3 0.95 11 500 5713 -12.9 -27.9 27 15.1 -16.4 234 49 317.3 317.5 288.8 320.0 0.77 12 450 6507 -19.0 -29.9 37 11.0 -21.2 234 51 319.4 319.5 289.3 321.9 0.71 13 400 7370 -26.3 -34.8 44 8.6 -27.6 229 56 320.8 320.9 289.6 322.6 0.50 14 350 8324 -32.1 -44.2 29 12.0 -33.3 215 66 325.4 325.5 290.6 326.2 0.22 15 300 9397 -38.7 -49.5 31 10.8 -39.4 203 77 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.3 0.14 16 250 10625 -47.6 -55.2 41 7.6 -47.9 200 79 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.7 0.09 17 200 12068 -56.3 -67.1 25 10.8 -56.5 213 77 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.02 18 150 13885 -58.3 -79.4 5 21.1 -58.5 246 53 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16393 -62.9 -84.0 4 21.1 -63.1 243 36 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.39 m Freezing level: 641.83 mb = 3763.07 m = 12345.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.93 mb = 2921.36 m = 9584.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.99 % Est. max temperature: 26.36 C = 79.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.77 mb = 406.46 m = 1333.53 ft T: 17.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 15.94 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 817.36 m = 2681.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.69 C = 71.04 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -2.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.46 C Showalter Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.58 C Cross Totals Index: 25.56 C K Index: 26.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 532.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.57 mb = 734.50 m = 2409.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 709.57 mb = 2948.68 m = 9674.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 299.57 mb = 9407.08 m = 30862.74 ft B at Equ Level: 527.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.57 mb = 12406.14 m = 40702.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.9 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 252.9 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 316.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 316.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.31 Bulk Shear: 123.50 m/s