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: 35.87,-99.89 Latitude: 35.87 Longitude: -99.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 1 950 499 SFC 926 715 19.1 15.4 79 3.7 16.7 145 20 298.7 300.9 292.7 333.5 11.94 3 900 964 18.6 14.5 77 4.1 16.0 153 36 300.7 302.9 293.0 334.9 11.65 4 850 1457 19.7 10.9 57 8.8 14.1 191 45 306.8 308.6 293.3 336.0 9.69 5 800 1977 16.5 8.0 57 8.5 11.3 204 45 308.7 310.3 292.9 334.5 8.45 6 750 2522 11.8 5.5 65 6.3 8.0 212 44 309.4 310.8 292.4 332.6 7.55 7 700 3095 7.0 2.8 75 4.2 4.6 220 44 310.2 311.5 291.9 330.8 6.68 8 650 3699 1.9 -0.3 85 2.2 0.7 230 43 311.1 312.2 291.5 329.0 5.76 9 600 4339 -3.4 -5.1 88 1.7 -4.2 232 43 312.2 313.1 290.6 326.0 4.36 10 550 5023 -6.7 -22.0 28 15.3 -11.2 228 44 316.1 316.4 288.8 320.2 1.19 11 500 5760 -11.3 -29.0 22 17.7 -15.4 230 50 319.3 319.5 289.3 321.8 0.70 12 450 6560 -16.8 -32.3 25 15.5 -19.9 231 51 322.1 322.2 290.0 324.1 0.56 13 400 7433 -23.3 -40.0 20 16.7 -25.6 236 49 324.8 324.8 290.5 325.9 0.29 14 350 8395 -30.8 -46.5 20 15.7 -32.3 236 45 327.3 327.3 291.1 327.9 0.17 15 300 9468 -39.8 -47.6 43 7.8 -40.3 233 54 329.3 329.4 291.7 330.0 0.17 16 250 10687 -49.6 -52.5 71 2.9 -49.7 233 64 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.12 17 200 12120 -57.4 -64.8 39 7.3 -57.5 237 46 341.8 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.03 18 150 13918 -62.0 -77.6 11 15.7 -62.1 246 47 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.4 0.01 19 100 16402 -65.3 -83.7 6 18.4 -65.5 272 33 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.54 m Freezing level: 632.03 mb = 3929.28 m = 12891.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.61 mb = 3790.72 m = 12436.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.58 % Est. max temperature: 29.22 C = 84.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.12 mb = 1185.80 m = 3890.39 ft T: 19.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 15.82 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 731.45 mb = 2729.98 m = 8956.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.85 C = 85.72 F Cap Strength: 4.87 C Lifted Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.94 C Cross Totals Index: 22.17 C K Index: 37.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 455.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 764.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 184.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 796.89 mb = 2009.47 m = 6592.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 671.89 mb = 3429.14 m = 11250.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.89 mb = 11169.98 m = 36646.48 ft B at Equ Level: 758.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.89 mb = 13441.51 m = 44098.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.7 at 44.5 knts Storm direction: 248.7 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 614.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 614.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 204.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.75 Bulk Rich Number: 3.55 Bulk Shear: 215.35 m/s