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: 37.51,-96.94 Latitude: 37.51 Longitude: -96.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 961 393 19.3 15.8 80 3.6 17.0 96 7 295.8 297.9 291.6 329.8 11.80 2 950 496 19.3 14.6 74 4.7 16.3 114 10 296.8 298.8 291.4 328.8 11.08 3 900 960 16.3 12.3 77 4.0 13.8 168 11 298.3 300.1 291.0 327.5 10.03 4 850 1443 12.4 10.3 87 2.1 11.1 187 14 299.1 300.8 290.7 326.4 9.29 5 800 1949 8.9 8.6 98 0.3 8.8 192 17 300.7 302.3 290.7 326.7 8.82 6 750 2481 6.0 1.9 75 4.1 3.8 197 21 303.1 304.2 289.0 320.7 5.86 7 700 3044 2.8 -5.1 56 7.9 -0.8 208 26 305.6 306.2 287.8 317.1 3.73 8 650 3639 -1.8 -8.7 59 6.9 -4.6 216 32 307.0 307.5 287.6 316.5 3.05 9 600 4271 -5.6 -14.6 49 9.0 -8.7 214 37 309.7 310.1 287.5 316.3 2.06 10 550 4948 -9.2 -22.1 34 12.9 -12.8 215 44 313.2 313.4 287.8 317.1 1.18 11 500 5678 -14.4 -27.1 33 12.7 -17.3 219 48 315.5 315.7 288.2 318.4 0.83 12 450 6467 -20.3 -29.5 44 9.2 -22.1 223 52 317.7 317.8 288.8 320.3 0.74 13 400 7329 -26.5 -34.2 48 7.7 -27.6 222 50 320.6 320.7 289.5 322.5 0.53 14 350 8277 -35.0 -37.0 81 2.1 -35.2 223 50 321.6 321.7 289.8 323.3 0.46 15 300 9334 -41.8 -50.8 37 9.0 -42.3 221 50 326.4 326.5 290.8 326.9 0.12 16 250 10553 -47.3 -63.5 14 16.2 -47.8 213 49 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.03 17 200 12008 -53.5 -69.8 12 16.3 -53.8 217 41 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.2 0.02 18 150 13836 -58.0 -79.8 5 21.7 -58.3 237 37 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16353 -61.8 -84.1 4 22.3 -62.0 264 38 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5622.34 m Freezing level: 669.44 mb = 3407.54 m = 11179.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.65 mb = 2943.98 m = 9658.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.48 % Est. max temperature: 23.80 C = 74.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.21 mb = 844.12 m = 2769.39 ft T: 17.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 10.37 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.45 mb = 1547.56 m = 5077.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.95 C = 73.31 F Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lifted Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: -1.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.76 C Cross Totals Index: 24.67 C K Index: 29.17 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 515.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.54 mb = 1348.91 m = 4425.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.54 mb = 1902.09 m = 6240.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 294.54 mb = 9456.56 m = 31025.07 ft B at Equ Level: 511.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 214.54 mb = 11550.08 m = 37893.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.6 at 30.2 knts Storm direction: 240.6 at 22.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 162.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 4.38 Bulk Shear: 117.69 m/s