MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F141.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510190600F141.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 141 hour GFS valid 3Z SAT 25 OCT 25 Station: 32.52,-94.03 Latitude: 32.52 Longitude: -94.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 85 18.7 18.2 97 0.5 18.4 172 9 291.7 294.1 291.5 329.1 13.22 1 1000 97 18.9 18.1 95 0.8 18.4 177 9 292.1 294.4 291.5 329.3 13.17 2 950 537 17.8 16.2 91 1.6 16.7 209 29 295.2 297.4 291.9 330.5 12.28 3 900 1002 17.8 13.2 74 4.6 14.9 240 30 299.9 301.8 292.0 331.2 10.69 4 850 1490 15.4 10.5 73 4.9 12.3 262 27 302.3 304.0 291.7 330.2 9.41 5 800 2002 11.9 7.9 77 4.0 9.5 274 26 303.8 305.4 291.4 329.0 8.40 6 750 2539 8.0 4.8 80 3.2 6.2 278 27 305.3 306.6 290.9 327.1 7.21 7 700 3105 4.3 0.6 77 3.7 2.4 271 35 307.2 308.3 290.2 324.8 5.73 8 650 3707 1.5 -3.1 72 4.6 -0.7 264 51 310.6 311.5 290.3 325.3 4.69 9 600 4346 -2.9 -8.0 68 5.1 -5.1 261 58 312.7 313.4 289.9 323.9 3.49 10 550 5031 -7.0 -10.7 75 3.7 -8.5 258 57 315.8 316.3 290.5 325.7 3.07 11 500 5770 -10.7 -12.7 86 1.9 -11.5 252 53 320.0 320.5 291.6 329.5 2.89 12 450 6574 -15.0 -16.1 92 1.0 -15.4 243 46 324.4 324.8 292.4 332.6 2.43 13 400 7456 -20.4 -20.7 97 0.3 -20.5 232 44 328.5 328.9 293.0 334.9 1.83 14 350 8432 -27.0 -27.2 98 0.2 -27.1 226 48 332.3 332.6 293.4 336.6 1.17 15 300 9525 -35.2 -35.6 96 0.4 -35.3 221 53 335.7 335.9 293.9 338.1 0.61 16 250 10767 -46.0 -46.1 99 0.1 -46.0 211 54 337.7 337.7 294.0 338.6 0.24 17 200 12208 -58.8 -58.9 99 0.1 -58.8 194 55 339.7 339.7 294.3 340.0 0.07 18 150 13969 -64.9 -73.8 28 8.9 -65.0 234 82 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 19 100 16458 -63.9 -84.0 5 20.2 -64.0 266 23 404.3 404.3 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.47 m Freezing level: 633.28 mb = 3920.63 m = 12862.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.95 mb = 3558.88 m = 11675.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.02 % Est. max temperature: 29.16 C = 84.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.31 mb = 145.57 m = 477.58 ft T: 18.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 6.41 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.93 mb = 1711.84 m = 5616.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.92 C = 85.85 F Cap Strength: 3.20 C Lifted Index: 0.34 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.17 C Showalter Index: 0.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.19 C K Index: 32.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 58.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 150.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.46 mb = 799.27 m = 2622.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 706.46 mb = 3029.85 m = 9940.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 676.46 mb = 3382.84 m = 11098.43 ft B at Equ Level: 30.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 426.46 mb = 6976.51 m = 22888.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.9 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 287.9 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 310.8 neg: -8.5 tot: 302.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 146.74 m/s