MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 34.72,-100.36 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -100.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 1 950 495 SFC 937 620 25.7 13.8 48 11.9 17.8 152 15 304.5 306.5 293.4 336.3 10.65 3 900 970 24.5 12.6 48 11.9 16.7 165 29 306.8 308.7 293.7 337.8 10.27 4 850 1469 21.0 10.9 52 10.1 14.6 187 32 308.2 310.0 293.7 337.7 9.71 5 800 1990 16.9 9.3 61 7.6 12.1 199 37 309.1 310.9 293.6 337.2 9.22 6 750 2536 12.2 7.6 73 4.6 9.4 207 40 309.8 311.5 293.4 336.6 8.75 7 700 3111 7.7 4.5 80 3.2 5.9 218 38 311.1 312.5 292.9 334.4 7.57 8 650 3718 3.7 -0.2 76 3.8 1.7 229 38 313.1 314.2 292.1 331.4 5.83 9 600 4363 -1.2 -4.0 81 2.9 -2.6 230 44 314.8 315.7 291.6 329.8 4.73 10 550 5051 -6.0 -12.9 58 6.9 -8.6 232 50 317.0 317.5 290.4 325.5 2.58 11 500 5791 -10.7 -29.5 20 18.8 -15.1 235 50 320.0 320.1 289.5 322.4 0.66 12 450 6591 -17.1 -25.5 48 8.3 -19.1 239 51 321.7 321.9 290.4 325.4 1.07 13 400 7463 -23.0 -26.8 71 3.8 -23.9 245 56 325.1 325.3 291.4 328.8 1.06 14 350 8429 -29.4 -31.1 85 1.7 -29.7 244 59 329.0 329.2 292.3 332.0 0.81 15 300 9510 -38.3 -40.1 83 1.8 -38.5 248 69 331.4 331.5 292.5 332.9 0.39 16 250 10734 -49.1 -50.2 89 1.1 -49.2 247 75 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.15 17 200 12160 -59.5 -61.4 79 1.9 -59.6 253 71 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.7 0.05 18 150 13950 -62.0 -77.7 11 15.6 -62.2 255 57 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.01 19 100 16423 -66.7 -83.5 8 16.7 -66.8 258 38 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.21 m Freezing level: 612.02 mb = 4208.16 m = 13806.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.32 mb = 3966.04 m = 13011.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.11 % Est. max temperature: 30.43 C = 86.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 786.72 mb = 2131.80 m = 6994.00 ft T: 15.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.87 C/km ThetaE index: 15.39 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 712.70 mb = 2961.17 m = 9715.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.84 C = 89.31 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.87 C Showalter Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.71 C Cross Totals Index: 21.63 C K Index: 39.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 450.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 849.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 122.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.47 mb = 2519.82 m = 8267.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.47 mb = 3762.22 m = 12343.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.47 mb = 11956.23 m = 39225.99 ft B at Equ Level: 845.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.47 mb = 14095.59 m = 46244.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.8 at 41.2 knts Storm direction: 250.8 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 381.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 381.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.86 Bulk Rich Number: 5.35 Bulk Shear: 158.71 m/s