MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F357.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F357.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 357 hour GFS valid 9Z MON 3 NOV 25 Station: 35.80,-90.67 Latitude: 35.80 Longitude: -90.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -6 SFC 990 80 21.4 19.6 89 1.8 20.2 200 16 295.4 298.1 293.7 337.5 14.64 2 950 438 19.2 18.7 97 0.5 18.8 205 32 296.7 299.3 293.9 338.3 14.41 3 900 903 16.9 16.7 99 0.2 16.8 220 43 298.9 301.4 293.8 338.0 13.42 4 850 1391 15.9 12.7 81 3.2 13.8 242 45 302.8 304.8 293.1 335.2 10.94 5 800 1906 14.9 2.9 44 12.0 8.2 250 36 307.1 308.2 290.3 325.2 5.92 6 750 2448 11.7 -7.4 25 19.1 2.9 247 33 309.3 309.8 288.3 318.5 2.91 7 700 3020 7.0 -11.4 26 18.4 -0.6 251 33 310.2 310.6 287.9 317.6 2.28 8 650 3623 2.1 -13.6 30 15.8 -3.9 253 35 311.4 311.8 288.1 318.0 2.05 9 600 4263 -2.2 -15.1 36 12.9 -6.9 248 40 313.6 314.0 288.8 320.0 1.96 10 550 4949 -6.3 -14.7 51 8.4 -9.4 246 50 316.6 317.0 289.9 323.9 2.22 11 500 5688 -10.5 -17.0 59 6.6 -12.7 243 58 320.3 320.7 290.9 327.1 2.02 12 450 6491 -15.9 -25.6 43 9.7 -18.3 249 63 323.3 323.5 290.9 327.0 1.06 13 400 7366 -22.9 -28.8 58 5.9 -24.1 254 68 325.2 325.4 291.2 328.3 0.88 14 350 8329 -30.9 -32.6 85 1.7 -31.1 254 74 327.1 327.3 291.6 329.7 0.71 15 300 9403 -39.4 -39.4 100 -0.0 -39.4 251 84 329.8 329.9 292.1 331.4 0.42 16 250 10624 -49.4 -49.8 95 0.5 -49.4 253 87 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.3 0.16 17 200 12062 -56.3 -64.3 36 8.0 -56.5 247 93 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 18 150 13871 -61.0 -78.8 8 17.9 -61.2 251 68 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.01 19 100 16347 -66.7 -83.9 7 17.2 -66.8 254 39 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.03 m Freezing level: 625.34 mb = 3938.74 m = 12922.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.74 mb = 2917.05 m = 9570.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.52 % Est. max temperature: 29.61 C = 85.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.01 mb = 311.82 m = 1023.03 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 20.70 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.53 mb = 718.46 m = 2357.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.04 C = 75.27 F Cap Strength: 2.61 C Lifted Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.08 C Showalter Index: -1.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.36 C Cross Totals Index: 23.18 C K Index: 20.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1053.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 106.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.04 mb = 620.82 m = 2036.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 695.04 mb = 3077.65 m = 10097.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.04 mb = 11301.54 m = 37078.09 ft B at Equ Level: 1051.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.04 mb = 14076.51 m = 46182.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.5 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 272.5 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 379.0 neg: -26.0 tot: 353.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.46 Bulk Rich Number: 11.93 Bulk Shear: 88.31 m/s