MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F111.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F111.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 111 hour GFS valid 3Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 34.25,-100.36 Latitude: 34.25 Longitude: -100.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 1 950 505 SFC 942 578 23.0 13.8 56 9.2 17.0 182 15 301.2 303.2 292.4 332.4 10.57 3 900 978 24.0 11.9 47 12.1 16.1 195 37 306.2 308.1 293.2 335.6 9.76 4 850 1476 21.0 10.3 50 10.7 14.1 206 40 308.1 309.9 293.4 336.3 9.29 5 800 1997 17.1 7.8 55 9.2 11.4 217 36 309.3 310.9 293.0 334.9 8.36 6 750 2544 12.5 5.2 61 7.3 8.2 228 34 310.2 311.6 292.5 333.0 7.43 7 700 3118 7.5 2.6 71 4.8 4.8 235 34 310.7 312.0 292.0 331.3 6.63 8 650 3723 2.4 -1.2 77 3.6 0.5 240 34 311.7 312.7 291.3 328.6 5.40 9 600 4365 -2.3 -9.6 57 7.3 -5.4 238 38 313.4 314.0 289.8 323.3 3.08 10 550 5049 -6.8 -24.0 24 17.1 -11.6 238 40 316.0 316.2 288.5 319.4 1.00 11 500 5786 -11.3 -27.4 25 16.1 -15.3 241 46 319.3 319.4 289.4 322.1 0.81 12 450 6586 -16.9 -26.8 42 9.9 -19.2 241 52 322.0 322.2 290.4 325.4 0.95 13 400 7459 -23.1 -30.3 52 7.1 -24.5 245 57 324.9 325.1 291.0 327.7 0.77 14 350 8423 -30.3 -34.1 69 3.8 -30.9 239 65 327.9 328.1 291.7 330.2 0.61 15 300 9499 -39.0 -40.5 86 1.5 -39.1 237 72 330.4 330.5 292.2 331.8 0.37 16 250 10723 -48.7 -51.4 73 2.7 -48.8 234 82 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.13 17 200 12160 -56.6 -65.2 33 8.6 -56.8 235 80 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.03 18 150 13954 -61.9 -77.6 11 15.7 -62.1 253 56 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.01 19 100 16429 -66.7 -83.6 8 16.9 -66.8 261 40 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.23 m Freezing level: 624.59 mb = 4049.16 m = 13284.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.38 mb = 3780.35 m = 12402.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.71 % Est. max temperature: 31.08 C = 87.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 822.89 mb = 1754.46 m = 5756.03 ft T: 18.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 16.93 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 708.11 mb = 3021.98 m = 9914.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.25 C = 90.05 F Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.35 C Showalter Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.28 C Cross Totals Index: 21.58 C K Index: 37.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 443.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 627.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 193.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 757.02 mb = 2464.68 m = 8086.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 662.02 mb = 3573.46 m = 11723.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.02 mb = 10931.58 m = 35864.32 ft B at Equ Level: 623.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.02 mb = 13473.49 m = 44203.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.3 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 260.3 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 292.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 292.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.09 Bulk Rich Number: 8.64 Bulk Shear: 72.60 m/s