MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F369.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191200F369.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 369 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 3 NOV 25 Station: 32.96,-90.52 Latitude: 32.96 Longitude: -90.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 998 39 27.9 20.0 62 7.9 22.3 200 17 301.2 303.9 295.6 345.1 14.94 2 950 479 24.5 18.2 68 6.3 20.1 206 33 302.1 304.6 295.1 343.4 14.00 3 900 951 21.2 15.8 71 5.4 17.5 223 37 303.3 305.6 294.5 340.8 12.64 4 850 1443 16.9 14.2 84 2.7 15.1 229 35 303.9 306.1 294.3 339.9 12.10 5 800 1958 12.9 12.6 97 0.4 12.7 232 35 304.9 307.1 294.1 339.3 11.50 6 750 2499 10.8 2.0 54 8.8 6.0 232 35 308.4 309.5 290.7 326.6 5.92 7 700 3071 7.5 -6.4 36 14.0 1.1 237 38 310.8 311.5 289.2 321.6 3.37 8 650 3676 3.1 -13.5 28 16.6 -3.4 249 43 312.5 312.9 288.5 319.2 2.07 9 600 4318 -1.4 -22.1 19 20.7 -7.8 247 44 314.5 314.7 288.1 318.1 1.08 10 550 5005 -5.8 -29.2 14 23.4 -11.6 240 45 317.2 317.3 288.5 319.4 0.62 11 500 5745 -10.6 -37.3 9 26.7 -15.7 240 44 320.1 320.2 289.1 321.3 0.31 12 450 6546 -16.0 -41.5 9 25.5 -20.0 241 45 323.1 323.2 290.0 324.0 0.22 13 400 7422 -22.7 -32.7 40 10.0 -24.5 241 43 325.5 325.6 291.0 327.7 0.61 14 350 8386 -30.1 -41.3 33 11.3 -31.4 247 48 328.2 328.2 291.5 329.3 0.29 15 300 9464 -39.2 -45.3 52 6.1 -39.6 242 50 330.2 330.2 292.0 331.0 0.22 16 250 10692 -46.5 -62.5 15 16.0 -47.0 236 68 336.9 337.0 293.6 337.1 0.03 17 200 12144 -55.1 -69.2 16 14.1 -55.4 235 82 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.6 0.02 18 150 13946 -62.5 -77.2 12 14.7 -62.6 242 83 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.01 19 100 16409 -67.8 -83.1 9 15.3 -67.9 245 57 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.44 m Freezing level: 615.82 mb = 4115.28 m = 13501.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.94 mb = 3213.06 m = 10541.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.99 % Est. max temperature: 30.63 C = 87.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.51 mb = 1042.09 m = 3418.89 ft T: 20.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 27.02 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.65 mb = 1547.34 m = 5076.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.82 C = 87.47 F Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lifted Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.08 C Showalter Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.51 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 27.76 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1641.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.05 mb = 1312.02 m = 4304.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.05 mb = 1768.49 m = 5802.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 208.05 mb = 11887.58 m = 39000.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1629.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.05 mb = 15400.58 m = 50526.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.8 at 39.0 knts Storm direction: 265.8 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 218.7 neg: -1.7 tot: 217.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.99 Bulk Rich Number: 27.30 Bulk Shear: 60.13 m/s