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: 36.54,-98.31 Latitude: 36.54 Longitude: -98.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 961 409 22.4 16.8 71 5.6 18.6 121 9 298.9 301.2 293.2 335.7 12.62 2 950 514 23.2 16.6 66 6.6 18.7 129 17 300.7 303.0 293.7 337.6 12.58 3 900 984 20.8 14.8 68 6.0 16.8 172 21 303.0 305.2 293.9 338.1 11.83 4 850 1477 17.5 13.0 75 4.5 14.5 190 29 304.5 306.5 293.7 337.6 11.11 5 800 1992 13.6 11.1 85 2.5 12.0 196 40 305.7 307.6 293.6 337.0 10.45 6 750 2533 9.8 7.6 86 2.2 8.5 207 39 307.2 308.9 292.7 333.8 8.78 7 700 3106 7.6 1.1 63 6.5 4.1 228 32 310.9 312.0 291.5 329.3 5.91 8 650 3712 3.6 -1.0 72 4.6 1.2 247 24 313.0 314.1 291.7 330.2 5.47 9 600 4357 -1.3 -5.2 75 3.9 -3.1 252 22 314.6 315.4 291.2 328.4 4.33 10 550 5044 -6.2 -13.9 55 7.6 -9.1 254 31 316.7 317.2 290.1 324.5 2.38 11 500 5783 -10.8 -21.8 40 11.0 -14.0 250 38 319.9 320.1 290.1 324.4 1.34 12 450 6584 -16.2 -30.2 29 14.0 -19.2 248 39 322.9 323.0 290.3 325.3 0.69 13 400 7458 -23.5 -30.8 51 7.3 -24.9 246 44 324.4 324.6 290.9 327.0 0.73 14 350 8420 -30.6 -32.4 84 1.8 -30.9 246 53 327.4 327.6 291.7 330.0 0.72 15 300 9495 -39.3 -39.4 99 0.1 -39.3 246 60 330.0 330.1 292.2 331.5 0.42 16 250 10716 -49.6 -49.7 100 0.0 -49.7 251 75 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.16 17 200 12135 -60.7 -61.4 91 0.7 -60.7 248 73 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.05 18 150 13915 -62.8 -78.5 10 15.7 -62.9 260 60 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.01 19 100 16390 -66.0 -83.6 7 17.6 -66.1 270 41 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.25 m Freezing level: 613.62 mb = 4181.30 m = 13718.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.26 mb = 3884.28 m = 12743.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.97 % Est. max temperature: 28.82 C = 83.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.70 mb = 1122.29 m = 3682.00 ft T: 19.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.87 C/km ThetaE index: 8.80 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.99 mb = 2076.77 m = 6813.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.34 C = 84.82 F Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lifted Index: -3.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.65 C Showalter Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.29 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 34.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 446.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1062.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.81 mb = 1640.36 m = 5381.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 658.81 mb = 3602.01 m = 11817.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.81 mb = 12171.85 m = 39933.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1060.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.81 mb = 14388.43 m = 47205.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.6 at 30.3 knts Storm direction: 256.6 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 421.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 421.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 140.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.49 Bulk Rich Number: 7.50 Bulk Shear: 141.74 m/s