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: 35.33,-95.79 Latitude: 35.33 Longitude: -95.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 983 223 19.4 18.2 93 1.2 18.6 169 12 294.0 296.4 292.4 332.4 13.47 2 950 518 17.2 17.0 99 0.2 17.1 177 25 294.7 297.0 292.2 331.7 12.93 3 900 979 15.4 14.8 96 0.6 15.1 198 32 297.4 299.6 292.2 331.8 11.86 4 850 1464 13.3 12.3 93 1.0 12.6 216 29 300.1 302.0 292.0 331.2 10.60 5 800 1972 10.7 9.4 92 1.3 9.9 229 30 302.5 304.2 291.7 330.1 9.29 6 750 2508 8.3 2.7 68 5.6 5.2 239 29 305.6 306.7 290.1 324.4 6.20 7 700 3076 5.2 -6.0 44 11.2 0.1 247 34 308.2 308.9 288.5 319.1 3.48 8 650 3676 0.9 -6.5 58 7.4 -2.4 245 42 309.9 310.6 289.2 321.4 3.62 9 600 4314 -3.4 -10.1 60 6.7 -6.1 240 50 312.2 312.7 289.2 321.6 2.95 10 550 4997 -7.7 -18.8 40 11.1 -11.2 236 53 315.0 315.3 288.8 320.2 1.57 11 500 5731 -12.5 -24.2 37 11.6 -15.6 235 53 317.8 318.0 289.2 321.5 1.08 12 450 6526 -18.3 -27.0 47 8.6 -20.3 229 55 320.2 320.4 289.8 323.4 0.93 13 400 7395 -24.1 -33.1 43 9.1 -25.6 219 63 323.7 323.8 290.5 325.8 0.59 14 350 8356 -30.7 -36.9 55 6.1 -31.6 210 70 327.3 327.4 291.5 329.0 0.46 15 300 9431 -39.0 -45.2 52 6.2 -39.4 210 76 330.5 330.5 292.1 331.3 0.23 16 250 10657 -47.7 -52.9 55 5.1 -48.0 212 85 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.11 17 200 12094 -58.3 -61.8 64 3.5 -58.4 213 78 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.6 0.05 18 150 13890 -59.4 -79.0 6 19.6 -59.6 238 64 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.8 0.01 19 100 16395 -64.1 -83.9 5 19.8 -64.3 250 34 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.84 m Freezing level: 639.88 mb = 3805.12 m = 12483.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 698.44 mb = 3093.67 m = 10149.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.76 % Est. max temperature: 26.26 C = 79.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.88 mb = 375.66 m = 1232.48 ft T: 18.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 12.68 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 868.91 m = 2850.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.18 C = 71.93 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.81 C Cross Totals Index: 24.79 C K Index: 26.89 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 387.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.71 mb = 748.16 m = 2454.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 689.71 mb = 3195.59 m = 10484.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 299.71 mb = 9437.63 m = 30962.97 ft B at Equ Level: 385.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.71 mb = 12423.41 m = 40758.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.1 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 262.1 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 275.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 275.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 2.87 Bulk Shear: 135.07 m/s