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: 34.85,-100.27 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -100.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 1 950 497 SFC 936 631 24.9 14.0 51 10.9 17.7 156 15 303.8 305.8 293.3 336.1 10.83 3 900 971 23.8 13.0 51 10.8 16.7 165 30 306.1 308.0 293.7 337.6 10.49 4 850 1468 20.3 11.4 57 8.9 14.5 185 33 307.4 309.2 293.7 337.6 9.99 5 800 1989 16.6 9.4 62 7.2 12.0 200 37 308.8 310.6 293.6 337.1 9.29 6 750 2535 12.2 7.4 73 4.7 9.3 208 42 309.8 311.4 293.4 336.3 8.65 7 700 3109 8.1 3.7 74 4.4 5.6 220 38 311.4 312.8 292.7 333.6 7.15 8 650 3717 3.6 -0.5 75 4.1 1.5 229 37 313.1 314.2 292.0 331.0 5.70 9 600 4362 -1.1 -4.4 79 3.2 -2.7 230 44 314.8 315.7 291.6 329.5 4.61 10 550 5050 -5.9 -13.2 57 7.3 -8.7 231 50 317.1 317.6 290.4 325.4 2.52 11 500 5789 -10.8 -28.1 22 17.4 -15.0 234 51 319.9 320.1 289.5 322.6 0.75 12 450 6589 -17.0 -25.6 48 8.5 -19.1 239 51 321.8 322.0 290.4 325.5 1.06 13 400 7462 -23.0 -27.1 69 4.2 -23.9 245 56 325.1 325.3 291.4 328.8 1.04 14 350 8428 -29.3 -31.5 82 2.1 -29.7 243 59 329.2 329.3 292.3 332.0 0.79 15 300 9509 -38.3 -40.5 79 2.2 -38.5 248 69 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.37 16 250 10733 -49.0 -50.3 87 1.2 -49.1 247 74 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.8 0.15 17 200 12159 -59.8 -61.4 82 1.5 -59.9 253 71 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.2 0.05 18 150 13946 -62.3 -77.6 11 15.2 -62.5 254 57 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.01 19 100 16420 -65.9 -83.5 7 17.6 -66.1 260 39 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.47 m Freezing level: 611.83 mb = 4209.05 m = 13809.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.16 mb = 3941.14 m = 12930.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.77 % Est. max temperature: 30.11 C = 86.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 797.51 mb = 2014.96 m = 6610.69 ft T: 16.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 15.04 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 714.26 mb = 2941.25 m = 9649.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.92 C = 89.46 F Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lifted Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.24 C Showalter Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.13 C K Index: 38.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 455.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 817.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 138.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.70 mb = 2392.48 m = 7849.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.70 mb = 3745.44 m = 12288.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.70 mb = 11917.53 m = 39099.04 ft B at Equ Level: 816.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.70 mb = 14040.14 m = 46062.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.6 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 250.6 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 386.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 386.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 128.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.86 Bulk Rich Number: 5.13 Bulk Shear: 159.36 m/s