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: 34.85,-96.03 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -96.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 982 237 19.0 18.1 94 1.0 18.4 179 11 293.8 296.1 292.2 331.9 13.39 2 950 518 17.2 17.0 99 0.2 17.1 185 25 294.7 297.0 292.2 331.8 12.95 3 900 979 16.0 15.2 95 0.8 15.5 211 31 298.0 300.2 292.6 333.4 12.18 4 850 1465 13.8 12.2 90 1.6 12.9 226 28 300.6 302.6 292.2 331.8 10.60 5 800 1974 10.9 8.9 87 2.1 9.7 233 31 302.8 304.5 291.6 329.5 8.96 6 750 2511 8.5 3.7 72 4.8 5.8 238 34 305.8 307.1 290.6 326.0 6.66 7 700 3079 5.3 -2.3 58 7.6 1.5 244 37 308.3 309.2 289.6 322.7 4.61 8 650 3680 1.0 -3.8 70 4.8 -1.3 244 45 310.1 311.0 290.0 324.1 4.45 9 600 4319 -3.3 -7.3 74 3.9 -5.1 239 52 312.3 313.0 290.0 324.0 3.69 10 550 5001 -7.6 -19.1 39 11.6 -11.2 234 55 315.1 315.4 288.8 320.2 1.53 11 500 5736 -12.3 -23.7 38 11.4 -15.3 233 54 318.1 318.3 289.3 322.0 1.13 12 450 6533 -17.7 -27.1 44 9.3 -19.8 227 56 320.9 321.1 290.0 324.2 0.93 13 400 7404 -23.3 -32.1 44 8.8 -24.9 216 61 324.7 324.8 290.9 327.0 0.65 14 350 8368 -30.1 -37.1 51 7.0 -31.1 209 64 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.8 0.45 15 300 9445 -38.5 -47.7 37 9.3 -39.1 212 73 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.8 0.17 16 250 10675 -47.0 -54.6 42 7.5 -47.3 213 83 336.1 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.09 17 200 12112 -58.5 -61.5 68 3.0 -58.6 212 72 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.05 18 150 13906 -60.3 -78.8 7 18.5 -60.4 238 63 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.01 19 100 16399 -64.6 -83.7 6 19.2 -64.7 253 36 402.9 402.9 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.47 m Freezing level: 638.20 mb = 3830.67 m = 12567.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.57 mb = 3403.19 m = 11165.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.79 % Est. max temperature: 26.68 C = 80.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.67 mb = 359.46 m = 1179.32 ft T: 18.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 10.69 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.80 mb = 1057.18 m = 3468.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.68 C = 74.62 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.50 C K Index: 30.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 363.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.42 mb = 769.20 m = 2523.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 687.42 mb = 3225.97 m = 10583.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 307.42 mb = 9274.42 m = 30427.51 ft B at Equ Level: 362.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.42 mb = 12193.26 m = 40003.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.0 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 263.0 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 266.4 neg: -2.6 tot: 263.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 3.05 Bulk Shear: 119.42 m/s