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: 35.8,-100.67 Latitude: 35.80 Longitude: -100.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 491 SFC 912 848 23.3 12.2 50 11.1 16.1 179 17 304.4 306.2 292.7 333.8 9.84 3 900 962 23.4 11.9 48 11.5 15.9 180 26 305.6 307.4 293.0 334.9 9.75 4 850 1457 19.2 10.8 58 8.4 13.8 187 36 306.3 308.1 293.1 335.2 9.61 5 800 1975 15.0 9.0 67 6.0 11.3 199 40 307.2 308.9 293.0 334.6 9.07 6 750 2519 10.9 6.5 74 4.5 8.3 209 39 308.4 310.0 292.6 333.1 8.09 7 700 3091 6.8 3.2 78 3.6 4.8 222 39 310.0 311.3 292.0 331.3 6.90 8 650 3695 2.2 -0.8 80 3.1 0.7 228 42 311.5 312.5 291.4 328.8 5.54 9 600 4337 -2.3 -7.2 69 4.9 -4.5 228 45 313.4 314.1 290.3 325.3 3.71 10 550 5022 -6.9 -13.7 58 6.8 -9.4 224 47 315.9 316.3 289.9 323.8 2.40 11 500 5758 -11.9 -18.8 56 7.0 -14.0 226 49 318.5 318.9 290.1 324.4 1.73 12 450 6556 -17.3 -23.1 61 5.8 -18.8 232 51 321.5 321.7 290.6 326.1 1.33 13 400 7428 -23.5 -28.0 66 4.6 -24.4 236 55 324.5 324.7 291.1 327.9 0.95 14 350 8390 -30.7 -35.5 63 4.8 -31.4 242 52 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.3 0.53 15 300 9464 -39.4 -42.2 74 2.8 -39.6 245 52 329.9 329.9 292.0 331.0 0.31 16 250 10685 -49.4 -50.5 88 1.1 -49.5 242 68 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.15 17 200 12113 -57.8 -65.6 36 7.8 -57.9 249 53 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.03 18 150 13912 -61.6 -77.9 10 16.3 -61.7 252 49 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.01 19 100 16406 -65.7 -83.7 6 18.0 -65.8 258 35 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.42 m Freezing level: 625.72 mb = 4006.68 m = 13145.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.56 mb = 3774.98 m = 12384.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.78 % Est. max temperature: 26.95 C = 80.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 773.92 mb = 2254.25 m = 7395.73 ft T: 12.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 11.47 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 716.99 mb = 2891.73 m = 9487.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.25 C = 82.85 F Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lifted Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.74 C Showalter Index: -3.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.79 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.68 C K Index: 38.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 447.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 684.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.54 mb = 2501.20 m = 8205.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.54 mb = 3490.14 m = 11450.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.54 mb = 11038.78 m = 36216.04 ft B at Equ Level: 681.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.54 mb = 13644.80 m = 44765.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.6 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 249.6 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 318.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 318.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 7.47 Bulk Shear: 91.58 m/s