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,-100.36 Latitude: 34.85 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 54 1 950 496 SFC 933 651 25.2 13.8 49 11.4 17.7 155 15 304.2 306.2 293.3 336.1 10.68 3 900 970 24.1 12.9 49 11.2 16.7 164 28 306.3 308.3 293.7 337.7 10.41 4 850 1468 20.6 11.2 55 9.3 14.5 185 32 307.7 309.5 293.7 337.6 9.88 5 800 1988 16.7 9.3 62 7.3 12.0 200 37 308.9 310.6 293.6 337.1 9.26 6 750 2534 12.2 7.5 73 4.7 9.3 208 42 309.8 311.4 293.4 336.4 8.69 7 700 3109 7.9 3.9 76 4.0 5.6 220 38 311.3 312.6 292.7 333.7 7.26 8 650 3717 3.6 -0.5 74 4.2 1.4 229 37 313.1 314.2 291.9 330.9 5.67 9 600 4361 -1.2 -4.6 78 3.3 -2.9 229 44 314.7 315.6 291.5 329.1 4.54 10 550 5049 -6.1 -13.4 56 7.3 -8.8 231 51 316.9 317.4 290.3 325.0 2.47 11 500 5788 -10.9 -29.5 20 18.7 -15.2 233 51 319.8 319.9 289.4 322.2 0.66 12 450 6588 -17.2 -25.9 47 8.7 -19.3 238 52 321.6 321.8 290.3 325.2 1.03 13 400 7460 -23.1 -27.5 67 4.4 -24.1 245 57 324.9 325.1 291.3 328.4 1.00 14 350 8425 -29.4 -31.5 82 2.1 -29.7 243 60 329.1 329.3 292.3 332.0 0.79 15 300 9506 -38.3 -40.8 77 2.6 -38.5 248 70 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.36 16 250 10731 -49.0 -50.5 84 1.5 -49.1 248 75 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.8 0.15 17 200 12157 -59.7 -61.5 79 1.8 -59.7 254 71 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.5 0.05 18 150 13947 -62.0 -77.9 10 15.8 -62.2 254 56 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.01 19 100 16421 -66.2 -83.5 7 17.3 -66.4 260 39 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.34 m Freezing level: 612.72 mb = 4197.09 m = 13769.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.33 mb = 3925.73 m = 12879.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.34 % Est. max temperature: 30.00 C = 86.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 790.04 mb = 2094.27 m = 6870.88 ft T: 15.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 15.54 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 713.18 mb = 2953.52 m = 9689.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.64 C = 88.95 F Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lifted Index: -2.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.08 C Showalter Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.40 C Cross Totals Index: 22.06 C K Index: 38.61 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 456.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 844.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 126.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 756.70 mb = 2459.17 m = 8068.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 651.70 mb = 3695.09 m = 12122.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.70 mb = 11793.68 m = 38692.70 ft B at Equ Level: 844.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.70 mb = 14294.05 m = 46895.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.6 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 250.6 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 384.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 384.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 128.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.91 Bulk Rich Number: 5.21 Bulk Shear: 161.97 m/s