MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F135.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F135.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 135 hour GFS valid 3Z SAT 25 OCT 25 Station: 30.47,-94.85 Latitude: 30.47 Longitude: -94.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 52 22.5 20.2 87 2.3 20.9 152 8 295.1 297.8 293.9 338.1 14.99 1 1000 109 22.8 20.0 84 2.8 20.9 156 14 296.0 298.6 294.0 338.8 14.87 2 950 556 20.7 18.6 88 2.1 19.3 173 29 298.2 300.8 294.3 340.0 14.37 3 900 1023 18.5 16.1 86 2.4 16.9 188 28 300.6 303.0 294.0 338.5 12.93 4 850 1512 16.5 11.8 74 4.7 13.5 206 26 303.4 305.3 292.8 334.0 10.29 5 800 2027 13.5 8.4 71 5.1 10.4 221 25 305.5 307.1 292.2 331.6 8.68 6 750 2568 10.3 5.4 72 4.9 7.4 232 24 307.7 309.1 291.9 330.6 7.52 7 700 3139 7.1 -0.2 60 7.2 3.2 233 25 310.3 311.3 290.9 327.1 5.41 8 650 3746 4.4 -3.7 55 8.1 0.4 240 25 314.0 314.8 291.2 328.2 4.48 9 600 4392 -0.6 -4.5 75 3.9 -2.4 256 31 315.4 316.3 291.7 330.0 4.57 10 550 5082 -5.6 -8.8 79 3.1 -7.0 244 34 317.4 318.1 291.5 329.0 3.59 11 500 5823 -10.0 -18.7 49 8.8 -12.8 238 39 320.9 321.2 290.8 326.8 1.74 12 450 6628 -15.0 -24.8 43 9.8 -17.6 234 47 324.4 324.7 291.3 328.4 1.14 13 400 7508 -21.0 -24.6 73 3.6 -21.9 238 57 327.7 328.0 292.3 332.3 1.30 14 350 8481 -27.7 -28.6 92 0.9 -27.9 244 62 331.4 331.6 293.1 335.1 1.03 15 300 9571 -35.7 -37.4 85 1.7 -35.9 246 70 335.0 335.1 293.6 337.0 0.51 16 250 10811 -45.9 -46.3 95 0.4 -45.9 245 77 337.9 337.9 294.0 338.8 0.24 17 200 12257 -57.4 -58.3 90 0.8 -57.5 246 78 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.1 0.07 18 150 14038 -63.9 -76.8 16 12.9 -64.0 247 69 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16484 -69.4 -83.6 11 14.2 -69.5 251 44 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.99 m Freezing level: 605.81 mb = 4317.30 m = 14164.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.51 mb = 3839.40 m = 12596.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.52 % Est. max temperature: 30.45 C = 86.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.79 mb = 340.27 m = 1116.36 ft T: 21.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 12.84 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.72 mb = 1395.12 m = 4577.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.15 C = 86.27 F Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lifted Index: -2.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.41 C Showalter Index: -0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.44 C Cross Totals Index: 21.77 C K Index: 31.03 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 583.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 68.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.48 mb = 800.29 m = 2625.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 738.48 mb = 2695.92 m = 8844.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.48 mb = 11116.82 m = 36472.06 ft B at Equ Level: 581.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.48 mb = 14099.98 m = 46259.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.6 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 257.6 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 248.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 248.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.88 Bulk Rich Number: 6.75 Bulk Shear: 86.35 m/s