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: 34.92,-100.04 Latitude: 34.92 Longitude: -100.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 1 950 500 SFC 940 595 24.0 14.7 56 9.3 17.8 159 16 302.5 304.5 293.2 335.7 11.22 3 900 973 22.8 13.4 55 9.4 16.5 165 33 305.0 307.0 293.6 337.2 10.77 4 850 1468 19.2 11.9 62 7.3 14.4 182 35 306.3 308.2 293.7 337.4 10.33 5 800 1988 16.3 9.5 64 6.8 12.0 203 38 308.5 310.3 293.6 337.0 9.38 6 750 2534 12.2 7.2 71 5.0 9.1 209 42 309.8 311.4 293.3 335.9 8.51 7 700 3109 8.5 2.7 67 5.8 5.2 221 37 311.9 313.2 292.4 332.7 6.67 8 650 3717 3.7 -0.5 74 4.3 1.5 229 37 313.2 314.3 292.0 331.0 5.67 9 600 4362 -0.8 -4.3 77 3.4 -2.5 231 43 315.2 316.1 291.7 330.0 4.65 10 550 5051 -5.5 -13.4 53 8.0 -8.5 231 49 317.6 318.1 290.5 325.7 2.46 11 500 5791 -10.6 -25.4 29 14.8 -14.5 236 50 320.2 320.3 289.8 323.5 0.97 12 450 6592 -16.7 -24.1 53 7.4 -18.6 240 50 322.2 322.5 290.7 326.4 1.21 13 400 7466 -22.5 -26.0 74 3.4 -23.3 245 54 325.7 325.9 291.6 329.8 1.15 14 350 8433 -29.3 -31.6 80 2.3 -29.7 244 58 329.3 329.4 292.3 332.1 0.78 15 300 9513 -38.4 -39.8 86 1.4 -38.5 248 68 331.3 331.4 292.5 332.8 0.40 16 250 10737 -49.1 -49.6 95 0.5 -49.1 246 74 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.8 0.17 17 200 12162 -60.4 -61.1 91 0.7 -60.4 250 70 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.3 0.05 18 150 13941 -63.2 -77.0 14 13.8 -63.3 255 60 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 19 100 16419 -64.9 -83.7 6 18.8 -65.1 262 38 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.29 m Freezing level: 608.93 mb = 4246.70 m = 13932.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.37 mb = 3951.26 m = 12963.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.76 % Est. max temperature: 30.18 C = 86.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 819.26 mb = 1784.08 m = 5853.22 ft T: 17.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 13.81 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 717.19 mb = 2906.47 m = 9535.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.56 C = 90.61 F Cap Strength: 3.71 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.83 C Showalter Index: -2.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.78 C Cross Totals Index: 22.43 C K Index: 35.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 452.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 723.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 175.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.98 mb = 2180.53 m = 7153.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 636.98 mb = 3879.92 m = 12729.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.98 mb = 12255.94 m = 40209.29 ft B at Equ Level: 705.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.98 mb = 14065.61 m = 46146.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.3 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 250.3 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 392.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 392.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.71 Bulk Rich Number: 4.60 Bulk Shear: 157.14 m/s