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: 36.2,-96.26 Latitude: 36.20 Longitude: -96.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 979 253 20.2 18.1 88 2.1 18.8 167 14 295.1 297.6 292.7 333.7 13.45 2 950 507 18.0 17.0 94 1.0 17.4 173 24 295.5 297.8 292.4 332.7 12.97 3 900 969 15.7 14.8 95 0.9 15.1 197 25 297.7 299.8 292.3 332.1 11.87 4 850 1454 13.3 11.9 91 1.4 12.4 214 24 300.1 302.0 291.8 330.4 10.33 5 800 1962 10.0 8.9 92 1.2 9.3 217 25 301.9 303.5 291.3 328.4 8.96 6 750 2498 8.2 -1.9 49 10.1 3.2 229 26 305.5 306.3 288.5 319.1 4.44 7 700 3063 4.3 -10.6 33 15.0 -1.7 240 29 307.3 307.8 287.1 315.0 2.43 8 650 3661 -0.1 -15.0 31 15.0 -5.4 239 35 308.9 309.2 287.0 314.8 1.83 9 600 4297 -4.0 -21.8 24 17.8 -9.3 235 43 311.5 311.7 287.2 315.2 1.12 10 550 4977 -8.0 -29.0 17 20.9 -13.0 235 50 314.5 314.7 287.6 316.7 0.63 11 500 5711 -12.8 -32.1 18 19.3 -16.8 233 52 317.4 317.5 288.5 319.3 0.52 12 450 6505 -19.0 -32.6 29 13.7 -21.5 230 52 319.4 319.5 289.2 321.4 0.55 13 400 7368 -26.3 -37.3 35 11.0 -27.8 225 53 320.8 320.9 289.4 322.2 0.39 14 350 8320 -33.1 -46.6 25 13.5 -34.3 217 57 324.1 324.1 290.2 324.7 0.16 15 300 9386 -40.1 -54.4 20 14.3 -40.8 212 68 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.08 16 250 10610 -47.9 -58.9 27 11.0 -48.3 211 73 334.8 334.8 293.0 335.0 0.05 17 200 12053 -55.9 -68.0 21 12.1 -56.1 215 63 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.02 18 150 13868 -58.1 -79.3 5 21.2 -58.3 240 51 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16377 -62.3 -84.0 4 21.8 -62.5 254 34 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.79 m Freezing level: 650.73 mb = 3652.38 m = 11982.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 717.66 mb = 2859.07 m = 9380.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.72 % Est. max temperature: 25.81 C = 78.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.16 mb = 514.86 m = 1689.17 ft T: 17.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 18.90 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.70 mb = 1010.06 m = 3313.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.88 C = 73.19 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: -2.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -1.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 24.66 C K Index: 22.97 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 773.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.96 mb = 847.24 m = 2779.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.96 mb = 1674.37 m = 5493.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 757.96 mb = 2410.05 m = 7906.88 ft B at Equ Level: 22.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.96 mb = 12789.25 m = 41958.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.9 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 257.9 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 174.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 7.40 Bulk Shear: 104.58 m/s