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: 36.41,-96.19 Latitude: 36.41 Longitude: -96.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 980 250 19.8 17.5 87 2.2 18.3 181 12 294.6 296.9 292.2 331.7 12.97 2 950 519 17.7 16.5 93 1.1 17.0 185 22 295.1 297.4 292.0 331.2 12.56 3 900 981 15.3 14.8 97 0.4 15.0 205 28 297.2 299.4 292.2 331.6 11.87 4 850 1465 13.1 13.0 100 0.1 13.1 215 31 299.9 301.9 292.4 332.6 11.18 5 800 1974 10.9 10.3 97 0.5 10.5 222 30 302.7 304.6 292.3 332.1 9.90 6 750 2511 8.5 4.8 78 3.6 6.4 227 31 305.8 307.1 291.0 327.6 7.22 7 700 3078 5.6 -9.3 33 14.9 -0.7 234 34 308.7 309.2 287.8 317.3 2.70 8 650 3679 1.4 -16.2 26 17.6 -4.9 235 39 310.5 310.9 287.4 316.0 1.66 9 600 4318 -3.1 -22.3 21 19.3 -8.8 233 45 312.6 312.8 287.5 316.2 1.06 10 550 5000 -7.8 -30.0 15 22.2 -13.0 231 47 314.8 314.9 287.7 316.8 0.58 11 500 5733 -12.9 -33.7 16 20.8 -17.0 227 49 317.4 317.5 288.4 319.0 0.44 12 450 6527 -18.9 -34.6 24 15.7 -21.7 223 50 319.4 319.5 289.0 321.1 0.45 13 400 7392 -25.7 -37.5 32 11.8 -27.3 220 54 321.6 321.7 289.7 323.0 0.38 14 350 8345 -32.8 -47.5 22 14.7 -34.0 219 68 324.6 324.6 290.3 325.2 0.15 15 300 9412 -40.3 -55.1 19 14.8 -41.0 212 77 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.9 0.07 16 250 10634 -48.3 -60.4 23 12.1 -48.7 214 79 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.4 0.04 17 200 12073 -56.7 -67.2 25 10.5 -56.9 220 72 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.02 18 150 13883 -58.1 -79.4 5 21.3 -58.4 243 53 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16388 -64.1 -83.8 5 19.7 -64.3 250 38 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.00 m Freezing level: 634.31 mb = 3879.74 m = 12728.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.19 mb = 3017.68 m = 9900.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.59 % Est. max temperature: 26.12 C = 79.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.64 mb = 531.69 m = 1744.38 ft T: 17.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 16.64 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 955.11 m = 3133.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.29 C = 72.13 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.72 C Showalter Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.96 C Cross Totals Index: 25.90 C K Index: 24.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 529.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.28 mb = 827.94 m = 2716.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.28 mb = 3539.78 m = 11613.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 281.28 mb = 9843.98 m = 32296.13 ft B at Equ Level: 527.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.28 mb = 12353.20 m = 40528.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.6 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 255.6 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 202.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 6.35 Bulk Shear: 83.27 m/s