MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F129.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F129.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 129 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 34.65,-96.42 Latitude: 34.65 Longitude: -96.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 980 251 20.9 19.0 89 1.9 19.6 178 15 295.7 298.3 293.4 336.6 14.21 2 950 516 18.4 17.8 96 0.6 17.9 187 24 295.8 298.3 293.0 334.9 13.58 3 900 978 16.0 15.8 99 0.2 15.9 207 30 298.0 300.3 293.0 334.7 12.66 4 850 1464 13.8 13.2 96 0.6 13.4 223 32 300.6 302.7 292.7 333.7 11.26 5 800 1974 11.6 9.2 85 2.4 10.2 232 33 303.6 305.3 292.0 331.0 9.19 6 750 2512 8.7 4.1 73 4.6 6.1 238 35 306.1 307.4 290.8 326.9 6.87 7 700 3080 5.6 -1.7 59 7.3 2.0 242 39 308.7 309.6 289.9 323.8 4.84 8 650 3682 1.5 -4.0 67 5.5 -1.2 239 45 310.7 311.5 290.1 324.4 4.37 9 600 4322 -2.8 -12.6 47 9.9 -6.5 235 51 312.9 313.4 288.9 320.7 2.41 10 550 5005 -7.4 -20.9 33 13.5 -11.5 232 50 315.3 315.6 288.6 319.7 1.31 11 500 5740 -12.4 -24.3 36 11.9 -15.6 234 50 317.9 318.1 289.2 321.5 1.07 12 450 6535 -18.5 -27.9 43 9.5 -20.5 229 52 320.0 320.2 289.7 323.0 0.85 13 400 7404 -24.2 -36.7 30 12.5 -26.1 220 57 323.6 323.6 290.3 325.1 0.41 14 350 8363 -31.2 -43.3 29 12.1 -32.4 219 63 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.6 0.24 15 300 9438 -38.9 -51.4 26 12.5 -39.7 216 68 330.5 330.5 292.0 330.9 0.11 16 250 10665 -47.4 -57.8 29 10.4 -47.7 217 79 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.9 0.06 17 200 12106 -57.0 -64.5 38 7.5 -57.2 220 70 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.03 18 150 13908 -59.7 -78.7 7 19.0 -59.9 238 61 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16401 -65.0 -83.6 6 18.5 -65.2 254 37 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.08 m Freezing level: 632.52 mb = 3905.99 m = 12814.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.55 mb = 3453.83 m = 11331.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.59 % Est. max temperature: 26.86 C = 80.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.95 mb = 488.95 m = 1604.15 ft T: 18.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 12.86 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.04 mb = 836.62 m = 2744.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.43 C = 72.37 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.42 C Showalter Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 25.61 C K Index: 32.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 781.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.57 mb = 785.04 m = 2575.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.57 mb = 1020.40 m = 3347.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 875.57 mb = 1212.17 m = 3976.89 ft B at Equ Level: 14.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.57 mb = 13289.54 m = 43600.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.2 at 40.7 knts Storm direction: 261.2 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 246.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 246.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.07 Bulk Rich Number: 7.18 Bulk Shear: 108.79 m/s