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: 36.59,-98.47 Latitude: 36.59 Longitude: -98.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 962 417 21.2 17.7 80 3.5 18.8 147 17 297.7 300.1 293.4 336.3 13.33 2 950 524 21.0 17.5 80 3.5 18.6 148 26 298.5 300.9 293.6 337.3 13.34 3 900 991 17.5 16.4 93 1.1 16.8 161 32 299.6 301.9 293.8 337.9 13.13 4 850 1478 14.9 14.3 96 0.6 14.6 185 31 301.8 304.0 293.7 337.7 12.18 5 800 1991 12.1 11.8 98 0.4 11.9 203 36 304.1 306.1 293.5 336.6 10.92 6 750 2530 9.7 5.9 77 3.8 7.4 217 38 307.1 308.5 291.9 330.6 7.76 7 700 3101 7.0 2.6 73 4.4 4.6 235 35 310.3 311.5 291.9 330.7 6.61 8 650 3707 3.8 -2.3 65 6.0 0.7 239 23 313.2 314.2 291.4 329.0 4.98 9 600 4352 -1.3 -6.8 66 5.5 -3.8 243 26 314.6 315.3 290.8 326.9 3.83 10 550 5039 -6.4 -14.6 52 8.2 -9.4 245 37 316.5 316.9 289.9 323.9 2.24 11 500 5777 -11.4 -22.7 39 11.4 -14.6 242 44 319.2 319.4 289.8 323.4 1.23 12 450 6576 -16.8 -30.5 30 13.7 -19.6 242 42 322.2 322.3 290.2 324.6 0.67 13 400 7449 -23.3 -30.8 50 7.5 -24.7 243 45 324.7 324.9 291.0 327.4 0.74 14 350 8411 -31.1 -34.4 72 3.3 -31.6 239 51 326.8 326.9 291.4 329.0 0.59 15 300 9483 -39.8 -42.4 76 2.6 -40.0 243 53 329.3 329.3 291.8 330.4 0.31 16 250 10702 -49.6 -52.4 72 2.8 -49.7 242 65 332.3 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.12 17 200 12127 -59.6 -62.1 72 2.5 -59.7 244 65 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.5 0.04 18 150 13905 -62.9 -79.2 9 16.3 -63.0 256 56 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.01 19 100 16387 -65.3 -83.7 6 18.4 -65.4 265 43 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.97 m Freezing level: 612.97 mb = 4184.59 m = 13728.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.99 mb = 3806.97 m = 12489.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.77 % Est. max temperature: 27.02 C = 80.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.04 mb = 866.48 m = 2842.75 ft T: 18.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 7.27 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.26 mb = 1336.48 m = 4384.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.65 C = 76.38 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.10 C Showalter Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.29 C Cross Totals Index: 25.71 C K Index: 36.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 469.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1075.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.60 mb = 1128.27 m = 3701.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.60 mb = 1984.43 m = 6510.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 730.60 mb = 2746.75 m = 9011.54 ft B at Equ Level: 12.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.60 mb = 14301.26 m = 46919.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.5 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 253.5 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 421.9 neg: -10.2 tot: 411.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.55 Bulk Rich Number: 6.48 Bulk Shear: 165.99 m/s