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: 38.08,-99.62 Latitude: 38.08 Longitude: -99.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 1 950 513 SFC 930 700 18.0 12.9 73 5.0 14.8 91 7 297.2 299.1 290.7 326.7 10.14 3 900 978 19.3 11.9 62 7.4 14.6 121 12 301.4 303.2 291.7 330.2 9.75 4 850 1468 16.5 9.8 64 6.7 12.3 169 15 303.4 305.1 291.7 330.2 8.96 5 800 1981 12.5 8.8 78 3.6 10.3 178 22 304.5 306.1 292.0 331.3 8.95 6 750 2520 9.1 5.1 76 4.1 6.8 200 23 306.5 307.9 291.4 328.8 7.34 7 700 3089 5.8 1.6 74 4.2 3.5 214 22 308.9 310.1 291.1 327.8 6.13 8 650 3693 2.7 -3.4 64 6.1 -0.3 221 23 312.0 312.9 290.7 326.4 4.57 9 600 4335 -2.4 -9.1 60 6.7 -5.3 224 27 313.3 313.9 289.9 323.6 3.20 10 550 5019 -7.2 -20.0 35 12.8 -11.1 228 30 315.6 315.8 288.8 320.4 1.43 11 500 5755 -12.1 -27.2 27 15.0 -15.8 232 32 318.2 318.4 289.1 321.1 0.82 12 450 6551 -17.9 -28.2 40 10.3 -20.1 236 36 320.7 320.9 289.9 323.7 0.84 13 400 7420 -24.6 -31.3 54 6.7 -25.8 240 41 323.0 323.1 290.4 325.5 0.70 14 350 8377 -32.2 -39.1 50 6.9 -33.0 240 49 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.6 0.37 15 300 9444 -40.8 -51.6 30 10.8 -41.4 241 51 327.8 327.9 291.2 328.3 0.11 16 250 10658 -50.8 -60.3 32 9.5 -51.1 245 55 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.7 0.05 17 200 12077 -58.5 -65.0 43 6.5 -58.6 246 61 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.3 0.03 18 150 13876 -60.7 -78.8 7 18.1 -60.9 255 47 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.5 0.01 19 100 16372 -65.7 -83.7 6 18.0 -65.8 268 31 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.09 m Freezing level: 623.66 mb = 4031.15 m = 13225.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.97 mb = 3643.44 m = 11953.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.46 % Est. max temperature: 25.83 C = 78.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.90 mb = 1338.98 m = 4392.91 ft T: 17.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 10.94 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 739.45 mb = 2636.95 m = 8651.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.50 C = 81.50 F Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lifted Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.56 C Showalter Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.65 C Cross Totals Index: 21.91 C K Index: 34.18 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 198.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 180.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 795.77 mb = 2025.55 m = 6645.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 580.77 mb = 4591.04 m = 15062.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 280.77 mb = 9885.24 m = 32431.51 ft B at Equ Level: 198.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.77 mb = 11743.65 m = 38528.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.0 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 247.0 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 199.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 199.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 1.90 Bulk Shear: 104.92 m/s