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: 35.19,-98.86 Latitude: 35.19 Longitude: -98.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 955 473 22.5 16.1 67 6.3 18.2 163 13 299.6 301.8 293.1 335.1 12.15 2 950 515 22.9 16.0 65 6.9 18.2 163 17 300.4 302.6 293.3 336.0 12.13 3 900 985 21.2 13.8 63 7.4 16.3 175 34 303.4 305.4 293.4 336.3 11.09 4 850 1479 18.7 11.3 62 7.4 14.0 188 42 305.8 307.6 293.3 335.7 9.97 5 800 1997 15.4 8.6 64 6.8 11.2 201 43 307.5 309.2 292.9 334.3 8.82 6 750 2541 11.6 4.8 63 6.9 7.6 218 40 309.2 310.6 292.0 331.3 7.19 7 700 3114 8.0 2.6 69 5.4 5.0 235 37 311.4 312.6 292.2 331.9 6.63 8 650 3722 3.1 0.7 84 2.4 1.8 242 31 312.5 313.7 292.2 331.8 6.19 9 600 4365 -1.7 -2.3 95 0.7 -2.0 245 36 314.2 315.2 292.0 331.2 5.38 10 550 5053 -6.1 -6.9 94 0.7 -6.5 244 47 316.8 317.6 291.7 330.2 4.16 11 500 5792 -10.5 -20.5 43 10.1 -13.5 244 48 320.3 320.6 290.4 325.4 1.49 12 450 6595 -15.8 -32.0 23 16.3 -19.1 246 43 323.4 323.5 290.4 325.5 0.58 13 400 7471 -22.6 -33.1 38 10.5 -24.5 248 45 325.6 325.8 291.1 327.8 0.59 14 350 8436 -30.0 -34.6 64 4.7 -30.6 246 52 328.4 328.5 291.9 330.5 0.58 15 300 9514 -38.6 -40.0 87 1.3 -38.8 248 60 330.9 331.0 292.4 332.4 0.39 16 250 10738 -49.2 -49.9 92 0.8 -49.2 240 64 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.6 0.16 17 200 12161 -60.1 -60.6 94 0.5 -60.1 242 63 337.6 337.6 293.8 337.8 0.05 18 150 13940 -62.9 -77.0 13 14.1 -63.0 253 61 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16413 -66.5 -83.6 7 17.2 -66.6 257 42 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.75 m Freezing level: 617.42 mb = 4141.03 m = 13585.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.48 mb = 4017.90 m = 13181.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.37 % Est. max temperature: 30.17 C = 86.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.56 mb = 1282.15 m = 4206.49 ft T: 19.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 5.01 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 739.65 mb = 2656.26 m = 8714.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.41 C = 90.34 F Cap Strength: 3.88 C Lifted Index: -2.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.62 C Showalter Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.19 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 35.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 436.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 633.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 194.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 812.17 mb = 1867.55 m = 6127.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.17 mb = 3756.62 m = 12324.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.17 mb = 11635.83 m = 38174.83 ft B at Equ Level: 630.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.17 mb = 14056.19 m = 46115.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.1 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 257.1 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 492.2 neg: -3.6 tot: 488.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.83 Bulk Rich Number: 4.36 Bulk Shear: 145.06 m/s