MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 34.92,-100.44 Latitude: 34.92 Longitude: -100.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 1 950 493 SFC 929 687 24.6 13.4 50 11.2 17.2 167 14 304.1 306.0 293.2 335.3 10.47 3 900 967 24.2 12.5 48 11.7 16.5 174 28 306.4 308.3 293.6 337.1 10.19 4 850 1464 20.2 11.1 56 9.1 14.4 187 35 307.3 309.2 293.6 337.0 9.81 5 800 1984 16.1 9.5 65 6.6 12.0 199 41 308.3 310.1 293.5 336.8 9.38 6 750 2529 12.1 6.6 69 5.5 8.8 211 41 309.8 311.3 293.0 334.9 8.19 7 700 3104 8.2 1.8 64 6.4 4.7 228 38 311.6 312.8 292.0 331.1 6.25 8 650 3712 3.7 -3.3 60 7.0 0.3 230 40 313.2 314.0 291.1 327.8 4.62 9 600 4356 -1.1 -8.7 56 7.6 -4.4 227 47 314.9 315.5 290.5 325.6 3.31 10 550 5044 -5.7 -20.3 30 14.6 -10.3 230 51 317.3 317.6 289.3 322.0 1.38 11 500 5783 -10.8 -32.3 15 21.5 -15.5 233 51 319.8 319.9 289.3 321.7 0.51 12 450 6584 -16.6 -33.3 22 16.7 -19.8 238 51 322.3 322.4 290.0 324.2 0.51 13 400 7456 -23.5 -32.3 44 8.8 -25.1 244 55 324.4 324.6 290.8 326.7 0.64 14 350 8418 -30.9 -33.2 80 2.3 -31.3 247 59 327.1 327.2 291.6 329.5 0.66 15 300 9493 -38.9 -39.1 98 0.2 -38.9 244 69 330.5 330.6 292.3 332.1 0.43 16 250 10713 -49.6 -50.9 85 1.4 -49.6 244 69 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.14 17 200 12142 -57.1 -65.0 36 8.0 -57.2 243 64 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.03 18 150 13946 -61.7 -78.0 10 16.3 -61.8 257 50 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.01 19 100 16414 -66.5 -83.5 7 17.0 -66.7 250 43 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.96 m Freezing level: 611.04 mb = 4213.77 m = 13824.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.25 mb = 3745.63 m = 12288.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.14 % Est. max temperature: 29.34 C = 84.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 788.73 mb = 2103.83 m = 6902.26 ft T: 15.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 15.46 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 704.88 mb = 3046.25 m = 9994.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.81 C = 89.27 F Cap Strength: 2.83 C Lifted Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.60 C Showalter Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.06 C Cross Totals Index: 21.93 C K Index: 35.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 450.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 827.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 128.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 754.20 mb = 2482.09 m = 8143.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 639.20 mb = 3846.46 m = 12619.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.20 mb = 11555.33 m = 37910.71 ft B at Equ Level: 811.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.20 mb = 13978.29 m = 45859.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 43.0 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 394.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 394.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.91 Bulk Rich Number: 6.15 Bulk Shear: 134.45 m/s