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: 35.46,-97.13 Latitude: 35.46 Longitude: -97.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 971 328 21.4 17.5 78 3.9 18.8 207 16 297.1 299.4 293.0 334.8 13.06 2 950 517 19.3 16.8 86 2.5 17.6 210 24 296.8 299.1 292.7 333.6 12.77 3 900 980 15.6 14.9 96 0.7 15.2 222 29 297.6 299.8 292.3 332.2 11.95 4 850 1464 13.1 12.8 99 0.2 12.9 231 31 299.8 301.8 292.3 332.1 11.03 5 800 1974 13.0 1.1 44 11.9 6.6 227 27 305.0 305.9 289.0 320.7 5.17 6 750 2514 10.4 -11.0 21 21.4 1.5 231 30 307.9 308.3 287.1 315.0 2.21 7 700 3083 6.4 -16.0 18 22.4 -1.9 235 36 309.6 309.9 287.0 314.7 1.56 8 650 3685 1.9 -17.0 23 18.9 -4.8 234 43 311.1 311.4 287.5 316.2 1.55 9 600 4324 -2.9 -20.2 25 17.4 -8.3 231 48 312.8 313.1 287.8 317.1 1.28 10 550 5007 -7.4 -34.3 10 26.9 -13.0 230 47 315.3 315.4 287.6 316.7 0.38 11 500 5742 -12.7 -36.9 11 24.2 -17.1 225 48 317.6 317.6 288.3 318.7 0.32 12 450 6535 -19.0 -35.5 22 16.4 -21.8 223 49 319.3 319.4 289.0 320.8 0.41 13 400 7399 -26.0 -37.9 32 11.8 -27.6 220 53 321.2 321.2 289.5 322.5 0.37 14 350 8350 -33.5 -49.2 19 15.7 -34.7 220 64 323.6 323.6 290.0 324.1 0.12 15 300 9415 -40.5 -58.0 14 17.5 -41.3 218 72 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.5 0.05 16 250 10638 -47.6 -64.2 13 16.6 -48.0 221 79 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.03 17 200 12085 -55.1 -68.3 18 13.2 -55.3 224 67 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.6 0.02 18 150 13908 -58.3 -79.4 5 21.1 -58.5 237 50 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16406 -65.3 -83.7 6 18.4 -65.5 244 32 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.99 m Freezing level: 630.12 mb = 3939.18 m = 12923.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.16 mb = 2757.59 m = 9047.11 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.16 % Est. max temperature: 27.06 C = 80.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.59 mb = 823.66 m = 2702.28 ft T: 16.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.19 C/km ThetaE index: 20.14 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.80 mb = 1057.68 m = 3470.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.32 C = 72.18 F Cap Strength: 2.21 C Lifted Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.03 C Showalter Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.54 C K Index: 16.16 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 309.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 736.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.77 mb = 991.72 m = 3253.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.77 mb = 1328.21 m = 4357.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 843.77 mb = 1526.21 m = 5007.17 ft B at Equ Level: 7.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 813.77 mb = 1830.63 m = 6005.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.6 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 258.6 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 137.7 neg: -14.5 tot: 123.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 19.46 Bulk Shear: 37.85 m/s