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: 38.07,-97.51 Latitude: 38.07 Longitude: -97.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 957 439 16.5 15.2 92 1.3 15.7 66 11 293.4 295.4 290.6 326.0 11.43 2 950 502 15.9 14.9 93 1.1 15.3 71 14 293.4 295.4 290.4 325.5 11.25 3 900 961 13.9 13.1 95 0.8 13.4 108 10 295.8 297.7 290.6 326.3 10.56 4 850 1441 11.1 9.8 92 1.3 10.3 148 9 297.8 299.4 290.0 324.0 9.00 5 800 1946 8.2 7.6 96 0.6 7.9 161 11 299.9 301.4 290.0 324.2 8.24 6 750 2477 6.1 -2.4 54 8.5 2.0 184 16 303.2 304.0 287.5 316.2 4.27 7 700 3038 1.8 -4.2 64 6.0 -1.0 190 18 304.5 305.2 287.6 316.7 3.99 8 650 3631 -2.7 -6.8 73 4.1 -4.5 198 21 305.9 306.5 287.7 316.8 3.53 9 600 4261 -6.5 -10.7 72 4.2 -8.1 202 27 308.6 309.1 287.9 317.6 2.82 10 550 4936 -10.6 -12.6 85 2.1 -11.3 207 32 311.5 312.0 288.7 320.0 2.63 11 500 5663 -15.5 -15.6 99 0.1 -15.5 209 38 314.2 314.6 289.2 321.6 2.27 12 450 6449 -21.3 -21.3 100 0.0 -21.3 211 40 316.5 316.8 289.3 321.7 1.55 13 400 7307 -27.8 -27.9 99 0.1 -27.8 217 44 318.9 319.1 289.4 322.2 0.96 14 350 8251 -35.3 -35.3 100 -0.0 -35.3 214 50 321.2 321.3 289.7 323.1 0.54 15 300 9306 -43.0 -44.5 86 1.4 -43.1 218 47 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.6 0.24 16 250 10524 -46.7 -66.6 9 19.9 -47.2 228 28 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 17 200 11983 -52.2 -73.1 6 20.9 -52.5 223 32 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 13826 -56.7 -80.2 4 23.5 -57.0 241 31 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16350 -63.3 -84.1 4 20.7 -63.5 264 30 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.83 m Freezing level: 680.17 mb = 3273.05 m = 10738.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.34 mb = 2850.30 m = 9351.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.48 % Est. max temperature: 22.71 C = 72.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.47 mb = 605.71 m = 1987.23 ft T: 15.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.58 C/km ThetaE index: 7.95 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.59 mb = 1192.04 m = 3910.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.91 C = 67.83 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.93 C Showalter Index: -1.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.57 C Cross Totals Index: 25.31 C K Index: 30.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 231.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 460.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.88 mb = 1027.52 m = 3371.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.88 mb = 1761.69 m = 5779.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 777.88 mb = 2176.27 m = 7139.91 ft B at Equ Level: 17.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 227.88 mb = 11129.44 m = 36513.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.2 at 22.9 knts Storm direction: 226.2 at 17.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 117.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 117.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 3.90 Bulk Shear: 118.19 m/s