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: 35.06,-100.28 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -100.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 1 950 495 SFC 930 682 24.4 13.5 51 10.9 17.2 170 15 303.8 305.7 293.1 335.2 10.53 3 900 968 23.6 12.8 51 10.8 16.5 174 29 305.8 307.8 293.6 336.9 10.35 4 850 1464 19.7 11.3 58 8.4 14.3 187 37 306.8 308.7 293.6 336.9 9.95 5 800 1984 15.7 9.7 67 6.1 11.9 199 42 307.9 309.7 293.5 336.7 9.47 6 750 2528 11.9 6.7 70 5.2 8.8 210 43 309.5 311.1 293.0 334.7 8.24 7 700 3103 8.2 2.1 66 6.0 4.8 226 39 311.5 312.7 292.1 331.3 6.38 8 650 3710 3.6 -2.4 65 6.0 0.6 230 41 313.0 314.0 291.3 328.7 4.95 9 600 4355 -1.2 -7.4 63 6.2 -3.9 228 47 314.8 315.5 290.7 326.5 3.67 10 550 5043 -5.8 -18.3 36 12.5 -9.9 230 52 317.2 317.5 289.6 322.7 1.64 11 500 5782 -10.7 -32.3 15 21.6 -15.4 234 52 320.0 320.1 289.3 321.8 0.51 12 450 6583 -16.4 -33.4 22 17.0 -19.7 239 51 322.6 322.7 290.1 324.5 0.51 13 400 7456 -23.3 -32.2 44 8.9 -24.9 245 55 324.7 324.8 290.9 327.0 0.64 14 350 8419 -30.7 -33.7 75 3.0 -31.2 247 58 327.4 327.5 291.6 329.7 0.63 15 300 9495 -38.9 -39.5 94 0.6 -38.9 245 67 330.5 330.6 292.3 332.1 0.41 16 250 10716 -49.5 -51.2 82 1.7 -49.6 243 68 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.1 0.14 17 200 12144 -57.7 -63.6 47 5.9 -57.8 241 63 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.04 18 150 13941 -62.2 -77.7 11 15.4 -62.4 256 51 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.01 19 100 16412 -65.8 -83.7 7 17.9 -66.0 252 42 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.83 m Freezing level: 612.18 mb = 4197.66 m = 13771.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.33 mb = 3793.31 m = 12445.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.46 % Est. max temperature: 29.06 C = 84.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 792.56 mb = 2062.44 m = 6766.44 ft T: 15.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 15.12 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 710.25 mb = 2981.82 m = 9782.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.55 C = 88.79 F Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.58 C Showalter Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.45 C Cross Totals Index: 22.00 C K Index: 35.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 446.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 775.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 128.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.01 mb = 2394.22 m = 7854.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.01 mb = 3872.77 m = 12705.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.01 mb = 11332.85 m = 37180.81 ft B at Equ Level: 773.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.01 mb = 14063.88 m = 46140.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 408.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 408.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 136.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.86 Bulk Rich Number: 5.64 Bulk Shear: 137.53 m/s