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: 37.65,-99.67 Latitude: 37.65 Longitude: -99.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 1 950 503 SFC 925 729 16.7 15.9 95 0.8 16.1 142 18 296.4 298.6 292.3 332.0 12.34 3 900 964 15.3 15.0 98 0.3 15.1 146 30 297.3 299.5 292.3 332.1 12.01 4 850 1449 14.6 12.1 85 2.4 13.0 179 30 301.4 303.3 292.4 332.4 10.52 5 800 1962 12.7 7.3 70 5.4 9.5 203 27 304.7 306.2 291.4 328.8 8.04 6 750 2500 8.8 3.3 68 5.5 5.8 215 24 306.2 307.4 290.5 325.9 6.48 7 700 3068 5.3 -0.3 67 5.5 2.4 224 20 308.3 309.3 290.2 324.9 5.37 8 650 3669 0.7 -4.1 70 4.8 -1.6 222 26 309.8 310.6 289.8 323.4 4.36 9 600 4306 -4.7 -7.8 79 3.1 -6.0 220 31 310.7 311.4 289.3 321.9 3.54 10 550 4984 -9.7 -15.0 65 5.3 -11.5 219 37 312.6 313.0 288.6 319.7 2.17 11 500 5714 -13.7 -23.9 42 10.3 -16.3 212 45 316.4 316.6 288.8 320.2 1.11 12 450 6508 -18.2 -31.1 31 12.9 -20.7 209 56 320.4 320.5 289.6 322.6 0.63 13 400 7377 -24.3 -36.3 32 12.0 -26.2 207 60 323.4 323.4 290.2 324.9 0.43 14 350 8334 -31.8 -43.6 30 11.8 -33.0 208 60 325.8 325.9 290.7 326.7 0.23 15 300 9405 -40.0 -50.1 33 10.1 -40.6 202 56 328.9 329.0 291.6 329.4 0.13 16 250 10624 -49.4 -53.1 65 3.7 -49.6 185 47 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.11 17 200 12052 -57.7 -65.1 38 7.4 -57.9 190 53 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.03 18 150 13860 -59.9 -79.1 6 19.2 -60.1 238 53 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.9 0.01 19 100 16361 -64.1 -83.9 5 19.8 -64.3 278 33 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.43 m Freezing level: 643.38 mb = 3753.48 m = 12314.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.60 mb = 3428.18 m = 11247.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.73 % Est. max temperature: 25.53 C = 77.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.86 mb = 833.69 m = 2735.16 ft T: 16.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.16 C/km ThetaE index: 12.78 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 789.06 mb = 2076.65 m = 6813.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.12 C = 77.22 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.22 C Showalter Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.22 C Cross Totals Index: 25.79 C K Index: 34.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 443.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 622.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 75.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.36 mb = 1415.68 m = 4644.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 688.36 mb = 3204.14 m = 10512.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 268.36 mb = 10149.78 m = 33299.38 ft B at Equ Level: 621.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.36 mb = 12772.13 m = 41902.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.6 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 238.6 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.1 neg: -13.7 tot: 224.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.88 Bulk Rich Number: 5.24 Bulk Shear: 118.74 m/s