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: 35.06,-100.27 Latitude: 35.06 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 56 1 950 497 SFC 930 679 24.2 13.9 53 10.3 17.4 159 16 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.7 10.80 3 900 970 23.3 13.2 53 10.1 16.6 164 30 305.5 307.4 293.7 337.3 10.62 4 850 1466 19.6 11.6 60 8.1 14.4 183 33 306.7 308.6 293.6 337.3 10.13 5 800 1986 16.2 9.4 64 6.8 12.0 201 38 308.5 310.2 293.5 336.8 9.31 6 750 2531 12.1 7.1 71 5.0 9.0 209 42 309.7 311.3 293.2 335.6 8.46 7 700 3106 8.3 2.9 69 5.4 5.2 222 37 311.7 312.9 292.4 332.6 6.75 8 650 3714 3.6 -1.0 72 4.6 1.3 228 37 313.1 314.1 291.8 330.3 5.48 9 600 4358 -1.2 -5.3 74 4.1 -3.1 229 44 314.7 315.5 291.3 328.4 4.30 10 550 5046 -6.0 -14.4 52 8.4 -9.1 229 52 317.0 317.4 290.1 324.5 2.28 11 500 5785 -11.0 -28.7 22 17.8 -15.2 232 52 319.7 319.8 289.4 322.2 0.71 12 450 6585 -17.2 -26.0 46 8.9 -19.3 236 52 321.7 321.9 290.3 325.2 1.02 13 400 7457 -23.2 -27.7 67 4.5 -24.1 244 57 324.8 325.0 291.2 328.3 0.98 14 350 8422 -29.4 -31.9 79 2.4 -29.9 242 60 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.8 0.76 15 300 9502 -38.3 -40.9 76 2.6 -38.5 248 70 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.36 16 250 10727 -48.9 -50.3 85 1.4 -49.0 248 73 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.9 0.15 17 200 12153 -60.0 -61.3 85 1.3 -60.0 254 71 337.7 337.8 293.8 338.0 0.05 18 150 13939 -62.3 -77.8 11 15.6 -62.4 252 55 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 19 100 16417 -65.4 -83.6 6 18.3 -65.5 263 40 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.17 m Freezing level: 612.59 mb = 4196.07 m = 13766.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.78 mb = 3892.06 m = 12769.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.02 % Est. max temperature: 29.50 C = 85.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 800.00 mb = 1985.80 m = 6515.00 ft T: 16.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.19 C/km ThetaE index: 15.16 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 713.48 mb = 2947.20 m = 9669.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.62 C = 88.92 F Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lifted Index: -2.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.52 C Showalter Index: -3.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.61 C Cross Totals Index: 22.55 C K Index: 36.81 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 459.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 795.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 143.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 768.10 mb = 2329.79 m = 7643.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 643.10 mb = 3799.86 m = 12466.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 203.10 mb = 12054.92 m = 39549.79 ft B at Equ Level: 787.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.10 mb = 14227.29 m = 46676.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.0 at 42.3 knts Storm direction: 250.0 at 31.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 375.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 375.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.81 Bulk Rich Number: 5.00 Bulk Shear: 159.19 m/s