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: 36.41,-101.07 Latitude: 36.41 Longitude: -101.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 950 484 SFC 905 898 20.0 13.6 67 6.4 15.8 181 11 301.6 303.6 292.7 333.7 10.88 3 900 949 20.1 13.3 65 6.8 15.7 179 16 302.2 304.2 292.8 334.0 10.74 4 850 1441 17.6 10.8 64 6.8 13.3 181 31 304.6 306.4 292.6 333.4 9.61 5 800 1957 15.0 8.1 63 6.9 10.7 194 35 307.1 308.7 292.4 332.8 8.48 6 750 2500 11.0 5.7 70 5.3 7.9 210 36 308.5 309.9 292.2 331.9 7.67 7 700 3072 6.4 3.7 83 2.7 4.8 222 39 309.5 310.9 292.1 331.5 7.14 8 650 3675 1.9 0.8 92 1.1 1.3 230 45 311.1 312.3 291.9 330.5 6.24 9 600 4317 -2.1 -3.3 91 1.2 -2.7 231 52 313.6 314.6 291.5 329.4 4.99 10 550 5003 -6.8 -9.8 79 3.0 -8.1 231 55 316.0 316.6 290.7 326.6 3.29 11 500 5738 -12.2 -24.7 35 12.4 -15.4 234 58 318.1 318.3 289.3 321.7 1.04 12 450 6537 -16.8 -31.2 28 14.4 -19.8 235 56 322.1 322.2 290.0 324.3 0.63 13 400 7409 -23.1 -36.7 28 13.6 -25.2 239 54 325.0 325.0 290.7 326.5 0.41 14 350 8373 -30.4 -43.4 27 13.0 -31.8 241 57 327.8 327.8 291.3 328.7 0.23 15 300 9448 -39.2 -48.5 36 9.4 -39.8 237 54 330.1 330.2 291.9 330.7 0.16 16 250 10670 -48.9 -52.1 69 3.2 -49.1 242 48 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.12 17 200 12100 -59.0 -60.9 79 1.9 -59.0 260 28 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.05 18 150 13885 -61.5 -78.0 9 16.5 -61.7 254 54 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.01 19 100 16394 -64.8 -83.7 6 19.0 -64.9 259 28 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.50 m Freezing level: 626.40 mb = 3978.15 m = 13051.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.81 mb = 3877.47 m = 12721.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.45 % Est. max temperature: 26.53 C = 79.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 823.91 mb = 1706.36 m = 5598.23 ft T: 16.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.97 C/km ThetaE index: 12.30 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 723.44 mb = 2799.21 m = 9183.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Cap Strength: 3.21 C Lifted Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.83 C Showalter Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.86 C Cross Totals Index: 23.02 C K Index: 37.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 453.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 416.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 116.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 771.81 mb = 2259.17 m = 7411.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.81 mb = 3467.53 m = 11376.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 256.81 mb = 10489.50 m = 34413.96 ft B at Equ Level: 414.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.81 mb = 12864.34 m = 42205.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.5 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 254.5 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 3.2 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 381.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 381.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 2.81 Bulk Shear: 148.13 m/s