MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F201.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F201.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 201 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 34.92,-94.85 Latitude: 34.92 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 62 SFC 978 255 28.1 19.6 60 8.5 22.1 204 9 303.1 305.9 296.0 347.1 14.82 2 950 513 25.4 17.9 63 7.5 20.2 208 21 303.0 305.5 295.2 343.7 13.72 3 900 986 20.8 16.7 77 4.2 18.0 211 26 303.0 305.5 295.0 342.7 13.40 4 850 1478 16.5 15.2 92 1.3 15.6 217 29 303.4 305.8 294.7 341.6 12.86 5 800 1992 13.8 11.4 85 2.4 12.3 233 33 305.9 307.9 293.8 337.9 10.67 6 750 2536 11.3 3.8 60 7.4 7.1 240 39 308.8 310.1 291.6 329.5 6.73 7 700 3107 6.6 -1.7 55 8.4 2.4 242 39 309.8 310.7 290.2 324.8 4.82 8 650 3710 2.2 -11.7 35 13.9 -3.4 250 38 311.4 311.9 288.5 319.2 2.39 9 600 4351 -1.8 -18.6 26 16.8 -7.4 260 36 314.0 314.3 288.4 318.9 1.47 10 550 5038 -5.8 -15.6 46 9.8 -9.3 260 38 317.2 317.6 290.0 324.1 2.06 11 500 5778 -10.3 -22.8 35 12.5 -13.9 261 39 320.5 320.7 290.2 324.7 1.22 12 450 6580 -16.8 -23.1 58 6.3 -18.5 260 42 322.1 322.4 290.7 326.7 1.33 13 400 7452 -23.6 -25.6 83 2.0 -24.1 264 47 324.3 324.5 291.3 328.5 1.19 14 350 8412 -31.7 -34.2 78 2.5 -32.1 276 54 326.0 326.1 291.2 328.2 0.60 15 300 9483 -40.0 -42.0 81 2.0 -40.2 268 47 329.0 329.0 291.7 330.2 0.32 16 250 10700 -49.9 -49.9 99 0.1 -49.9 288 64 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.5 0.16 17 200 12126 -57.9 -64.0 45 6.1 -58.0 293 70 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.03 18 150 13939 -58.7 -78.6 6 19.9 -58.9 297 33 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.01 19 100 16435 -64.3 -83.6 5 19.3 -64.5 283 34 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.87 m Freezing level: 622.73 mb = 4060.01 m = 13320.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.42 mb = 3350.13 m = 10991.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.52 % Est. max temperature: 29.43 C = 84.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.55 mb = 1331.38 m = 4367.99 ft T: 17.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 28.19 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.26 mb = 1585.50 m = 5201.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.90 C = 84.02 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.18 C Showalter Index: -4.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.81 C Cross Totals Index: 25.47 C K Index: 33.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 457.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2183.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.46 mb = 1472.88 m = 4832.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.46 mb = 1934.57 m = 6346.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.46 mb = 12601.45 m = 41342.83 ft B at Equ Level: 2138.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.46 mb = 15550.18 m = 51017.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.3 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 275.3 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 250.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 250.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.96 Bulk Rich Number: 31.28 Bulk Shear: 69.82 m/s