MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F105.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F105.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 105 hour GFS valid 3Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 33.77,-100.20 Latitude: 33.77 Longitude: -100.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 518 SFC 947 544 22.9 14.5 59 8.4 17.3 182 16 300.7 302.7 292.5 333.0 10.99 3 900 991 23.9 11.9 47 12.0 16.1 193 40 306.2 308.0 293.2 335.5 9.76 4 850 1488 20.5 10.7 53 9.8 14.2 203 42 307.6 309.4 293.4 336.5 9.55 5 800 2009 16.8 8.7 58 8.2 11.7 217 38 309.1 310.8 293.3 336.1 8.84 6 750 2555 12.3 6.3 67 6.0 8.7 222 36 309.9 311.5 292.9 334.5 8.01 7 700 3129 7.6 3.5 75 4.1 5.2 228 35 310.9 312.2 292.4 332.6 7.03 8 650 3736 3.4 -0.4 76 3.8 1.4 236 34 312.8 313.9 291.9 330.7 5.73 9 600 4380 -1.1 -6.2 68 5.1 -3.4 238 35 314.9 315.7 291.0 327.7 4.01 10 550 5068 -6.0 -13.0 58 6.9 -8.7 239 38 317.0 317.4 290.4 325.4 2.56 11 500 5807 -11.4 -17.5 61 6.0 -13.4 242 40 319.1 319.5 290.5 325.6 1.94 12 450 6606 -17.0 -20.5 74 3.6 -18.0 248 45 321.9 322.3 291.0 327.6 1.66 13 400 7479 -22.6 -23.7 91 1.1 -22.9 246 54 325.6 325.9 291.9 330.5 1.41 14 350 8447 -29.1 -30.3 89 1.2 -29.3 244 61 329.5 329.7 292.4 332.7 0.88 15 300 9528 -37.8 -39.2 87 1.4 -37.9 240 62 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.7 0.43 16 250 10757 -48.1 -51.1 71 3.0 -48.2 240 71 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.14 17 200 12187 -59.7 -60.6 89 0.9 -59.7 250 63 338.2 338.3 293.9 338.5 0.05 18 150 13974 -62.8 -76.8 13 14.0 -63.0 257 61 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.01 19 100 16440 -67.4 -83.5 8 16.1 -67.5 259 37 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.44 m Freezing level: 612.03 mb = 4225.17 m = 13861.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.77 mb = 3913.98 m = 12840.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.30 % Est. max temperature: 31.23 C = 88.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 836.74 mb = 1622.93 m = 5324.51 ft T: 19.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 11.16 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 711.52 mb = 2993.29 m = 9820.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.72 C = 90.90 F Cap Strength: 4.03 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.43 C Showalter Index: -3.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.92 C Cross Totals Index: 22.14 C K Index: 38.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 457.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 435.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 212.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 766.66 mb = 2368.92 m = 7771.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.66 mb = 3966.15 m = 13012.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.66 mb = 10712.00 m = 35143.91 ft B at Equ Level: 435.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.66 mb = 13508.99 m = 44320.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.9 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 257.9 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 310.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 310.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 6.31 Bulk Shear: 69.09 m/s