MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 18Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 34.38,-95.79 Latitude: 34.38 Longitude: -95.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 100 SFC 985 228 20.3 18.4 89 1.9 19.1 174 14 294.7 297.2 292.7 333.9 13.66 2 950 542 18.2 17.1 93 1.1 17.4 181 31 295.6 298.0 292.5 332.9 12.98 3 900 1005 15.8 14.5 92 1.3 14.9 194 39 297.7 299.8 292.1 331.4 11.59 4 850 1489 13.2 10.4 83 2.9 11.4 202 41 300.0 301.7 291.0 327.4 9.33 5 800 1998 10.8 7.4 80 3.4 8.8 210 42 302.7 304.2 290.8 326.9 8.12 6 750 2534 7.6 5.2 85 2.4 6.2 217 39 304.8 306.2 290.9 327.2 7.43 7 700 3099 3.7 2.4 91 1.3 3.0 221 37 306.6 307.8 290.7 326.5 6.53 8 650 3698 0.8 -0.4 91 1.2 0.1 223 38 309.9 310.9 291.0 327.5 5.71 9 600 4338 -2.6 -3.7 92 1.1 -3.1 226 42 313.1 314.1 291.3 328.5 4.86 10 550 5024 -6.5 -8.1 88 1.6 -7.2 229 43 316.4 317.1 291.3 328.6 3.79 11 500 5764 -10.9 -12.9 86 1.9 -11.6 232 47 319.7 320.3 291.5 329.1 2.84 12 450 6566 -16.0 -17.7 86 1.7 -16.5 234 48 323.2 323.6 291.8 330.3 2.11 13 400 7443 -21.9 -23.0 90 1.2 -22.2 235 50 326.6 326.9 292.2 331.8 1.50 14 350 8412 -28.8 -30.6 85 1.7 -29.1 234 52 329.9 330.1 292.5 333.0 0.86 15 300 9496 -37.5 -39.2 84 1.8 -37.7 235 60 332.5 332.6 292.8 334.1 0.42 16 250 10726 -47.8 -48.3 95 0.5 -47.8 238 66 335.0 335.1 293.3 335.8 0.19 17 200 12158 -60.0 -60.1 99 0.1 -60.0 247 69 337.7 337.8 293.8 338.0 0.06 18 150 13932 -61.2 -74.9 15 13.7 -61.4 251 60 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.01 19 100 16424 -66.9 -83.5 8 16.5 -67.0 249 32 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.80 m Freezing level: 638.30 mb = 3847.88 m = 12624.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.88 mb = 3724.22 m = 12218.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.32 % Est. max temperature: 26.34 C = 79.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.34 mb = 466.96 m = 1532.00 ft T: 18.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 6.98 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.51 mb = 1046.97 m = 3434.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.53 C = 74.35 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: 1.61 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.13 C Cross Totals Index: 21.26 C K Index: 33.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 172.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.23 mb = 851.77 m = 2794.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 781.23 mb = 2194.83 m = 7200.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 391.23 mb = 7604.17 m = 24947.75 ft B at Equ Level: 171.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 241.23 mb = 10955.34 m = 35942.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.8 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 247.8 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 320.9 neg: -0.0 tot: 320.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 2.15 Bulk Shear: 80.14 m/s