MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F114.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F114.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 114 hour GFS valid 6Z 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 76 1 950 516 SFC 943 578 20.1 13.7 66 6.4 16.0 213 16 298.2 300.2 291.4 328.8 10.50 3 900 983 21.1 11.7 55 9.4 15.1 216 40 303.2 305.0 292.2 331.9 9.63 4 850 1477 19.0 8.4 50 10.6 12.5 218 41 306.1 307.6 291.9 330.8 8.18 5 800 1995 15.2 5.0 51 10.1 9.3 227 36 307.3 308.6 291.2 328.3 6.87 6 750 2537 10.9 1.0 50 10.0 5.6 230 31 308.4 309.5 290.4 325.3 5.48 7 700 3108 6.4 -2.1 54 8.5 2.1 227 28 309.6 310.5 290.0 324.2 4.69 8 650 3711 1.3 -3.2 72 4.5 -0.9 225 32 310.5 311.4 290.3 325.1 4.66 9 600 4350 -2.7 -17.7 30 15.0 -7.7 235 41 313.0 313.3 288.2 318.3 1.58 10 550 5034 -6.9 -32.4 11 25.5 -12.6 241 41 315.9 316.0 287.9 317.6 0.46 11 500 5770 -12.0 -35.9 12 23.9 -16.6 243 45 318.4 318.4 288.6 319.7 0.36 12 450 6567 -17.6 -35.9 19 18.3 -20.8 240 51 321.1 321.2 289.5 322.6 0.40 13 400 7437 -23.9 -37.8 27 13.9 -25.9 240 56 323.9 324.0 290.3 325.3 0.37 14 350 8398 -30.9 -34.5 70 3.6 -31.4 234 65 327.1 327.3 291.5 329.3 0.59 15 300 9472 -39.7 -40.6 90 1.0 -39.8 232 71 329.5 329.5 291.9 330.8 0.37 16 250 10691 -49.6 -49.9 97 0.3 -49.6 241 83 332.4 332.4 292.5 333.0 0.16 17 200 12126 -55.8 -68.0 20 12.2 -56.0 243 67 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.5 0.02 18 150 13938 -60.6 -78.3 8 17.7 -60.7 253 52 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.01 19 100 16417 -66.0 -83.6 7 17.5 -66.2 254 35 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.47 m Freezing level: 633.22 mb = 3925.41 m = 12878.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.38 mb = 3532.98 m = 11591.01 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.21 % Est. max temperature: 29.23 C = 84.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.39 mb = 1402.36 m = 4600.86 ft T: 19.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 7.69 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 714.65 mb = 2936.89 m = 9635.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.00 C = 87.79 F Cap Strength: 4.35 C Lifted Index: -1.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.80 C Showalter Index: -1.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.07 C Cross Totals Index: 20.46 C K Index: 30.96 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 215.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 226.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 778.90 mb = 2219.43 m = 7281.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 643.90 mb = 3786.15 m = 12421.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 293.90 mb = 9609.25 m = 31526.01 ft B at Equ Level: 213.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 213.90 mb = 11693.79 m = 38364.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.9 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 261.9 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 45.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 164.9 neg: -30.4 tot: 134.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 10.51 Bulk Shear: 20.47 m/s