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: 35.6,-98.63 Latitude: 35.60 Longitude: -98.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 953 493 20.3 17.1 82 3.2 18.2 153 14 297.5 299.9 293.1 335.2 13.01 2 950 521 20.6 17.1 81 3.5 18.2 153 16 298.1 300.4 293.3 335.9 13.02 3 900 988 18.6 14.6 78 3.9 16.0 174 29 300.6 302.8 293.1 335.1 11.73 4 850 1478 17.3 10.9 66 6.4 13.2 195 38 304.3 306.1 292.6 333.2 9.66 5 800 1994 14.4 7.8 64 6.6 10.4 205 44 306.5 308.1 292.2 331.8 8.34 6 750 2536 11.2 4.5 63 6.7 7.3 224 42 308.7 310.0 291.8 330.3 7.05 7 700 3110 8.2 2.4 67 5.8 4.9 237 38 311.5 312.8 292.2 331.7 6.50 8 650 3717 3.8 -0.5 73 4.3 1.5 242 26 313.3 314.4 292.0 331.1 5.68 9 600 4362 -1.8 -3.5 88 1.7 -2.6 251 32 314.1 315.0 291.6 329.6 4.92 10 550 5048 -6.6 -7.4 94 0.8 -7.0 248 46 316.2 317.0 291.5 329.1 3.99 11 500 5787 -10.8 -20.6 44 9.8 -13.7 246 51 319.9 320.2 290.2 324.9 1.48 12 450 6589 -15.8 -34.5 18 18.7 -19.4 245 45 323.4 323.5 290.3 325.1 0.46 13 400 7465 -22.5 -33.1 38 10.5 -24.4 246 48 325.7 325.8 291.1 327.9 0.59 14 350 8430 -29.9 -35.8 57 5.9 -30.7 244 53 328.4 328.5 291.8 330.3 0.52 15 300 9508 -38.8 -42.3 69 3.6 -39.1 246 59 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.9 0.31 16 250 10731 -49.3 -50.8 85 1.5 -49.4 241 65 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.14 17 200 12154 -60.2 -60.7 94 0.5 -60.2 240 64 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.6 0.05 18 150 13929 -63.0 -77.0 13 14.0 -63.1 252 60 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.01 19 100 16408 -66.0 -83.7 7 17.8 -66.1 261 44 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.71 m Freezing level: 615.89 mb = 4156.94 m = 13638.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.45 mb = 3950.46 m = 12960.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.49 % Est. max temperature: 29.07 C = 84.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.56 mb = 896.48 m = 2941.17 ft T: 18.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 5.57 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 761.91 mb = 2403.60 m = 7885.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.80 C = 87.45 F Cap Strength: 3.52 C Lifted Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.17 C Showalter Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.79 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.11 C Cross Totals Index: 21.68 C K Index: 33.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.26 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 475.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 215.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.21 mb = 1515.68 m = 4972.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 621.21 mb = 4082.13 m = 13392.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.21 mb = 11229.15 m = 36840.61 ft B at Equ Level: 474.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.21 mb = 13484.11 m = 44238.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 513.2 neg: -17.9 tot: 495.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 165.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.46 Bulk Rich Number: 2.89 Bulk Shear: 164.27 m/s