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,-96.18 Latitude: 35.33 Longitude: -96.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 980 246 20.0 18.2 90 1.8 18.8 176 13 294.9 297.3 292.7 333.8 13.58 2 950 514 17.8 17.2 97 0.6 17.4 182 24 295.2 297.6 292.5 332.9 13.12 3 900 976 15.8 15.3 97 0.5 15.5 204 28 297.8 300.0 292.6 333.3 12.25 4 850 1461 13.6 12.5 93 1.2 12.9 223 25 300.4 302.4 292.3 332.0 10.74 5 800 1970 10.6 9.3 92 1.3 9.8 231 28 302.4 304.1 291.7 329.9 9.25 6 750 2506 8.2 2.6 68 5.6 5.2 238 31 305.5 306.6 290.0 324.3 6.17 7 700 3073 5.0 -6.5 43 11.5 -0.2 243 36 308.0 308.6 288.2 318.5 3.35 8 650 3673 0.9 -8.6 49 9.5 -3.1 241 44 310.0 310.6 288.6 319.7 3.08 9 600 4311 -3.3 -13.6 45 10.3 -7.1 238 51 312.3 312.7 288.6 319.5 2.23 10 550 4993 -7.6 -22.6 29 15.0 -11.9 236 52 315.0 315.2 288.3 318.9 1.13 11 500 5728 -12.7 -26.4 31 13.7 -16.0 234 52 317.6 317.8 288.9 320.7 0.89 12 450 6522 -18.7 -28.8 41 10.1 -20.8 230 54 319.7 319.8 289.5 322.4 0.78 13 400 7388 -24.8 -36.6 33 11.7 -26.6 221 60 322.7 322.8 290.0 324.2 0.42 14 350 8346 -31.8 -42.4 34 10.6 -32.9 214 65 325.9 325.9 290.8 326.9 0.26 15 300 9417 -39.5 -51.6 26 12.1 -40.2 213 73 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.1 0.11 16 250 10643 -47.4 -57.8 29 10.4 -47.7 213 81 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.9 0.06 17 200 12083 -57.2 -64.6 38 7.4 -57.3 216 74 342.2 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.03 18 150 13889 -58.9 -79.5 5 20.6 -59.2 237 60 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16391 -63.9 -83.9 5 20.0 -64.1 251 36 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.16 m Freezing level: 639.31 mb = 3809.24 m = 12497.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.99 mb = 3049.51 m = 10004.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.48 % Est. max temperature: 26.31 C = 79.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.02 mb = 468.43 m = 1536.83 ft T: 18.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km ThetaE index: 14.84 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.47 mb = 924.10 m = 3031.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.62 C = 72.72 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.51 C Showalter Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.26 C Cross Totals Index: 25.10 C K Index: 27.23 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 663.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.37 mb = 793.87 m = 2604.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 814.37 mb = 1820.42 m = 5972.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 274.37 mb = 10017.40 m = 32865.10 ft B at Equ Level: 659.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.37 mb = 12944.34 m = 42467.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 222.0 neg: -5.3 tot: 216.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 5.70 Bulk Shear: 116.43 m/s