MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F204.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F204.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 8.5 day GFS valid 0Z TUE 28 OCT 25 Station: 34.85,-95.24 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -95.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 977 259 24.3 18.9 72 5.3 20.6 185 9 299.4 302.0 294.6 341.0 14.24 2 950 505 24.3 18.0 68 6.3 19.9 188 24 301.9 304.4 294.9 342.5 13.78 3 900 978 22.1 15.7 67 6.3 17.8 209 33 304.2 306.6 294.7 341.7 12.58 4 850 1473 19.2 12.7 66 6.5 15.0 232 33 306.3 308.3 294.1 339.2 10.94 5 800 1992 15.3 9.9 70 5.4 11.9 251 34 307.5 309.3 293.4 336.6 9.61 6 750 2536 10.7 7.3 80 3.4 8.6 261 37 308.2 309.8 292.9 334.3 8.58 7 700 3106 5.9 3.3 83 2.6 4.5 264 38 309.0 310.3 291.8 330.4 6.96 8 650 3710 2.5 -5.9 54 8.4 -1.4 264 37 311.8 312.5 289.9 323.8 3.79 9 600 4354 -0.6 -13.2 38 12.6 -5.5 264 34 315.4 315.9 289.6 323.0 2.30 10 550 5043 -5.1 -18.4 34 13.4 -9.5 266 34 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.6 1.63 11 500 5784 -10.5 -22.4 37 11.9 -14.0 267 38 320.2 320.4 290.1 324.5 1.26 12 450 6584 -17.1 -24.9 51 7.8 -19.0 267 43 321.7 322.0 290.5 325.7 1.13 13 400 7454 -24.8 -28.8 69 4.0 -25.6 272 45 322.8 322.9 290.5 325.9 0.89 14 350 8411 -32.0 -32.7 94 0.7 -32.1 275 54 325.6 325.7 291.2 328.1 0.70 15 300 9480 -40.5 -44.5 66 4.0 -40.8 282 61 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.24 16 250 10698 -48.7 -56.6 39 7.9 -49.0 298 87 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.07 17 200 12138 -56.8 -64.5 37 7.8 -56.9 305 80 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 18 150 13951 -58.2 -78.8 5 20.6 -58.4 293 28 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.01 19 100 16445 -64.2 -83.7 5 19.5 -64.3 276 36 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.89 m Freezing level: 609.67 mb = 4229.11 m = 13874.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.83 mb = 3563.14 m = 11689.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.63 % Est. max temperature: 31.66 C = 89.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.13 mb = 938.17 m = 3077.94 ft T: 22.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 19.51 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 789.75 mb = 2100.62 m = 6891.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.44 C = 90.40 F Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lifted Index: -4.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.31 C Showalter Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.27 C K Index: 39.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 433.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1826.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 105.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.49 mb = 1518.73 m = 4982.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 750.49 mb = 2530.05 m = 8300.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 200.49 mb = 12122.57 m = 39771.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1809.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.49 mb = 15298.40 m = 50190.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.5 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 284.5 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 406.1 neg: -0.8 tot: 405.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.34 Bulk Rich Number: 14.18 Bulk Shear: 128.82 m/s