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: 36.02,-99.82 Latitude: 36.02 Longitude: -99.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 1 950 498 SFC 927 714 24.3 13.3 50 11.0 17.1 171 20 303.9 305.9 293.0 334.9 10.39 3 900 971 22.8 12.8 53 10.0 16.3 175 33 305.0 306.9 293.3 336.0 10.36 4 850 1465 18.4 11.7 65 6.6 14.1 182 36 305.4 307.3 293.3 336.1 10.23 5 800 1982 14.4 9.9 74 4.5 11.6 191 31 306.5 308.2 293.2 335.4 9.60 6 750 2524 10.8 6.5 75 4.3 8.3 203 27 308.3 309.9 292.6 333.2 8.14 7 700 3098 8.0 2.4 67 5.7 4.9 225 22 311.4 312.6 292.2 331.6 6.51 8 650 3705 3.3 -2.0 68 5.3 0.6 228 25 312.7 313.7 291.3 328.7 5.08 9 600 4349 -1.2 -8.3 59 7.1 -4.3 224 36 314.7 315.3 290.5 325.7 3.41 10 550 5036 -6.2 -16.4 44 10.2 -9.8 224 45 316.7 317.1 289.7 323.1 1.93 11 500 5774 -11.4 -28.6 23 17.2 -15.4 226 46 319.2 319.3 289.3 321.7 0.72 12 450 6572 -17.6 -28.5 38 10.9 -20.0 224 45 321.1 321.3 289.9 324.0 0.81 13 400 7441 -24.5 -26.0 88 1.4 -24.8 230 50 323.1 323.3 290.9 327.1 1.15 14 350 8401 -30.6 -30.7 99 0.1 -30.6 237 54 327.5 327.7 291.9 330.5 0.85 15 300 9478 -38.6 -38.6 100 -0.0 -38.6 242 56 331.0 331.1 292.4 332.7 0.45 16 250 10703 -48.4 -48.5 100 0.0 -48.4 250 65 334.0 334.1 293.0 334.8 0.19 17 200 12128 -61.2 -61.4 97 0.2 -61.2 254 69 335.8 335.9 293.3 336.0 0.05 18 150 13917 -61.4 -78.9 8 17.6 -61.5 251 51 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.01 19 100 16399 -65.1 -83.7 6 18.6 -65.3 267 39 401.9 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.55 m Freezing level: 613.51 mb = 4174.65 m = 13696.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.85 mb = 3781.24 m = 12405.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.34 % Est. max temperature: 27.56 C = 81.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 788.73 mb = 2101.08 m = 6893.22 ft T: 13.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 14.34 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 723.05 mb = 2828.33 m = 9279.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.15 C = 86.27 F Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.70 C Showalter Index: -2.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.72 C Cross Totals Index: 23.09 C K Index: 35.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 447.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 725.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 100.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 773.77 mb = 2261.95 m = 7421.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 638.77 mb = 3844.90 m = 12614.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.77 mb = 12165.95 m = 39914.05 ft B at Equ Level: 710.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.77 mb = 13967.50 m = 45824.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.6 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 244.6 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 30.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.3 neg: -15.6 tot: 129.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 10.77 Bulk Shear: 67.37 m/s