MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F117.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F117.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 117 hour GFS valid 9Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 34.79,-97.60 Latitude: 34.79 Longitude: -97.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 972 337 18.3 15.4 83 2.9 16.4 176 15 293.8 295.9 290.7 326.4 11.42 2 950 533 18.3 15.0 81 3.3 16.1 180 28 295.7 297.8 291.3 328.4 11.34 3 900 998 17.7 13.6 77 4.1 15.1 198 47 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.8 10.94 4 850 1486 16.1 10.3 69 5.8 12.5 209 51 303.0 304.7 291.9 330.7 9.31 5 800 1999 12.7 8.1 74 4.5 9.9 215 47 304.7 306.2 291.7 330.2 8.51 6 750 2538 8.6 6.4 86 2.2 7.3 220 41 306.0 307.5 291.8 330.4 8.09 7 700 3107 5.7 3.4 85 2.3 4.4 230 35 308.8 310.1 291.7 330.2 6.97 8 650 3710 2.3 -2.9 69 5.2 -0.3 231 35 311.6 312.5 290.7 326.5 4.77 9 600 4352 -1.9 -10.3 52 8.4 -5.3 232 39 314.0 314.5 289.8 323.4 2.91 10 550 5038 -6.4 -13.7 56 7.3 -9.1 232 41 316.5 317.0 290.1 324.4 2.41 11 500 5776 -11.6 -16.4 68 4.8 -13.2 234 42 318.9 319.3 290.6 326.0 2.13 12 450 6575 -17.4 -19.9 81 2.5 -18.1 238 47 321.4 321.7 291.0 327.3 1.76 13 400 7447 -23.1 -23.4 97 0.4 -23.2 236 49 325.0 325.3 291.7 330.0 1.45 14 350 8411 -30.4 -30.5 98 0.2 -30.4 233 57 327.8 328.0 292.0 330.9 0.86 15 300 9486 -39.5 -39.5 100 -0.0 -39.5 232 58 329.7 329.8 292.0 331.3 0.41 16 250 10705 -49.9 -50.0 100 0.0 -50.0 238 69 331.8 331.8 292.4 332.4 0.16 17 200 12130 -58.8 -62.6 61 3.9 -58.8 247 75 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.04 18 150 13919 -61.6 -77.9 10 16.3 -61.8 252 55 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.01 19 100 16404 -64.4 -83.9 5 19.5 -64.6 270 36 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.64 m Freezing level: 622.36 mb = 4064.90 m = 13336.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.95 mb = 3673.10 m = 12050.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.45 % Est. max temperature: 28.31 C = 82.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.87 mb = 698.94 m = 2293.08 ft T: 18.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 7.03 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 786.91 mb = 2137.09 m = 7011.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.38 C = 84.88 F Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lifted Index: -0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.38 C Showalter Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.68 C Cross Totals Index: 21.92 C K Index: 35.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 234.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.96 mb = 1287.94 m = 4225.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 524.96 mb = 5398.85 m = 17712.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 404.96 mb = 7355.83 m = 24133.02 ft B at Equ Level: 53.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 284.96 mb = 9830.21 m = 32250.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 420.1 neg: -6.0 tot: 414.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 0.66 Bulk Shear: 81.82 m/s