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: 35.73,-99.41 Latitude: 35.73 Longitude: -99.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 1 950 508 SFC 938 617 23.1 14.0 57 9.0 17.1 181 16 301.7 303.7 292.7 333.6 10.80 3 900 979 21.1 13.3 61 7.8 16.0 187 30 303.3 305.2 293.1 335.2 10.75 4 850 1471 17.4 12.0 70 5.4 13.9 194 39 304.4 306.3 293.2 335.5 10.40 5 800 1987 14.0 9.2 72 4.9 11.0 204 42 306.1 307.8 292.7 333.7 9.14 6 750 2530 11.6 4.9 64 6.6 7.7 217 40 309.1 310.5 292.1 331.4 7.27 7 700 3104 8.3 2.5 67 5.8 5.1 226 31 311.7 312.9 292.3 332.1 6.57 8 650 3712 3.5 -0.1 77 3.6 1.6 233 31 313.0 314.1 292.1 331.4 5.87 9 600 4356 -1.6 -4.4 81 2.8 -3.0 236 40 314.2 315.1 291.4 328.8 4.60 10 550 5043 -6.4 -11.4 68 5.0 -8.4 235 50 316.4 317.0 290.5 325.9 2.90 11 500 5781 -11.0 -26.9 26 15.9 -15.0 235 50 319.6 319.8 289.5 322.5 0.84 12 450 6582 -16.4 -36.3 16 19.9 -20.0 237 47 322.6 322.7 290.0 324.0 0.38 13 400 7455 -23.2 -34.0 37 10.8 -25.0 240 50 324.9 325.0 290.8 326.9 0.54 14 350 8417 -30.9 -35.6 64 4.6 -31.6 243 55 327.0 327.1 291.4 329.0 0.53 15 300 9492 -39.1 -40.8 84 1.7 -39.3 244 62 330.2 330.3 292.2 331.6 0.36 16 250 10714 -49.4 -50.3 90 0.9 -49.4 242 70 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.2 0.15 17 200 12136 -59.7 -60.7 88 1.0 -59.7 240 65 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.5 0.05 18 150 13919 -62.8 -77.6 12 14.8 -62.9 251 59 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.01 19 100 16405 -65.5 -83.7 6 18.2 -65.7 261 40 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.48 m Freezing level: 615.86 mb = 4151.62 m = 13620.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.48 mb = 3931.79 m = 12899.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.82 % Est. max temperature: 28.12 C = 82.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 821.27 mb = 1763.90 m = 5787.01 ft T: 15.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 4.06 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 723.05 mb = 2834.43 m = 9299.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.73 C = 89.11 F Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lifted Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.25 C Showalter Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.45 C Cross Totals Index: 23.00 C K Index: 34.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 429.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 582.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 166.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 798.20 mb = 2005.99 m = 6581.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 623.20 mb = 4050.68 m = 13289.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.20 mb = 11436.63 m = 37521.29 ft B at Equ Level: 574.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.20 mb = 13788.40 m = 45236.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.2 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 254.2 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 296.3 neg: -18.3 tot: 277.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.07 Bulk Rich Number: 6.68 Bulk Shear: 87.15 m/s