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: 34.79,-96.26 Latitude: 34.79 Longitude: -96.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 982 248 19.2 18.4 95 0.8 18.7 182 13 293.9 296.3 292.4 332.8 13.65 2 950 529 17.4 17.3 99 0.1 17.4 183 27 294.9 297.2 292.4 332.7 13.18 3 900 991 15.5 15.0 97 0.4 15.2 196 37 297.5 299.6 292.3 332.3 12.03 4 850 1475 13.2 12.3 94 0.9 12.6 207 39 300.0 301.9 292.0 331.1 10.62 5 800 1984 11.1 9.9 92 1.2 10.3 220 38 302.9 304.7 292.1 331.5 9.60 6 750 2521 8.1 6.9 92 1.2 7.3 227 37 305.3 306.9 291.8 330.4 8.33 7 700 3088 5.0 3.7 92 1.2 4.2 234 37 308.0 309.3 291.7 329.9 7.16 8 650 3689 1.4 0.3 92 1.2 0.8 238 39 310.6 311.7 291.5 329.3 6.01 9 600 4330 -2.5 -4.0 89 1.5 -3.2 238 44 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.2 4.74 10 550 5014 -6.9 -9.5 82 2.6 -7.9 237 48 315.9 316.5 290.8 326.9 3.39 11 500 5751 -11.5 -15.5 72 4.0 -12.9 235 51 319.0 319.4 290.7 326.6 2.28 12 450 6550 -16.9 -20.9 71 4.0 -18.1 232 53 321.9 322.2 291.0 327.4 1.60 13 400 7423 -22.6 -26.6 70 4.0 -23.5 224 58 325.6 325.8 291.6 329.4 1.08 14 350 8389 -29.1 -32.4 73 3.4 -29.6 218 62 329.5 329.7 292.3 332.1 0.72 15 300 9472 -37.4 -41.3 67 3.9 -37.8 218 69 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.34 16 250 10704 -47.6 -49.5 81 1.8 -47.7 218 73 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.9 0.17 17 200 12138 -59.1 -60.5 84 1.3 -59.2 216 69 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.4 0.06 18 150 13920 -61.5 -75.9 13 14.4 -61.7 247 62 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.2 0.01 19 100 16414 -66.1 -83.6 7 17.5 -66.2 245 32 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.98 m Freezing level: 631.70 mb = 3923.72 m = 12872.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.69 mb = 3817.31 m = 12523.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.04 % Est. max temperature: 26.29 C = 79.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.22 mb = 348.07 m = 1141.95 ft T: 18.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 4.94 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.19 mb = 829.01 m = 2719.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.84 C = 71.32 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -1.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.27 C Showalter Index: -0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.73 C Cross Totals Index: 23.83 C K Index: 35.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 222.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.54 mb = 751.59 m = 2465.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 740.54 mb = 2625.48 m = 8613.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 360.54 mb = 8174.43 m = 26818.66 ft B at Equ Level: 222.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 220.54 mb = 11509.75 m = 37761.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.2 at 40.7 knts Storm direction: 257.2 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 334.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 334.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 2.13 Bulk Shear: 104.65 m/s