MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F198.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F198.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 198 hour GFS valid 18Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 34.26,-95.59 Latitude: 34.26 Longitude: -95.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 985 215 27.9 19.4 60 8.5 21.9 204 12 302.3 305.0 295.6 345.2 14.51 2 950 533 23.6 18.0 71 5.6 19.8 207 23 301.2 303.7 294.8 341.8 13.84 3 900 1003 19.3 17.0 87 2.3 17.7 210 24 301.4 303.9 294.7 341.6 13.66 4 850 1493 16.6 13.8 83 2.8 14.8 224 27 303.6 305.8 294.0 338.5 11.76 5 800 2011 15.3 9.8 69 5.6 11.8 239 34 307.5 309.3 293.4 336.4 9.53 6 750 2554 11.0 4.7 65 6.3 7.4 231 33 308.5 309.9 291.9 330.5 7.17 7 700 3126 6.7 -4.1 46 10.8 1.5 234 32 309.9 310.7 289.6 322.6 4.04 8 650 3729 2.6 -11.4 35 14.0 -3.1 243 31 311.9 312.4 288.7 319.9 2.46 9 600 4371 -1.4 -20.7 21 19.3 -7.6 250 31 314.5 314.7 288.3 318.6 1.22 10 550 5059 -5.3 -22.5 24 17.2 -10.5 256 35 317.8 318.0 289.3 321.7 1.14 11 500 5800 -10.6 -18.0 55 7.4 -13.0 260 36 320.1 320.5 290.7 326.4 1.86 12 450 6601 -16.3 -27.5 37 11.3 -18.9 266 37 322.8 322.9 290.5 325.9 0.88 13 400 7476 -23.2 -29.8 55 6.6 -24.5 263 38 324.8 324.9 291.0 327.7 0.81 14 350 8437 -31.0 -32.7 85 1.7 -31.2 275 45 327.0 327.1 291.6 329.5 0.70 15 300 9510 -39.6 -41.3 84 1.7 -39.8 275 48 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.9 0.34 16 250 10730 -49.4 -52.1 73 2.7 -49.5 279 55 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12155 -59.7 -61.9 75 2.2 -59.7 296 70 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.5 0.05 18 150 13964 -59.9 -77.7 8 17.8 -60.1 286 31 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.9 0.01 19 100 16452 -65.6 -83.5 7 17.9 -65.7 277 39 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.73 m Freezing level: 617.59 mb = 4145.53 m = 13600.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.54 mb = 3319.49 m = 10890.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.05 % Est. max temperature: 30.26 C = 86.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.47 mb = 1289.35 m = 4230.10 ft T: 17.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 26.58 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.12 mb = 1977.46 m = 6487.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.77 C = 90.99 F Cap Strength: 1.83 C Lifted Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.24 C Cross Totals Index: 24.41 C K Index: 30.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1870.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.47 mb = 1279.50 m = 4197.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 746.47 mb = 2593.41 m = 8508.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.47 mb = 12595.32 m = 41322.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1841.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.47 mb = 15516.67 m = 50907.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.8 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 270.8 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.5 neg: -19.6 tot: 142.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.84 Bulk Rich Number: 42.42 Bulk Shear: 44.09 m/s