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: 35.33,-98.86 Latitude: 35.33 Longitude: -98.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 SFC 954 483 20.0 16.3 79 3.7 17.5 156 16 297.1 299.4 292.4 332.8 12.31 2 950 522 20.6 16.0 75 4.6 17.5 155 20 298.1 300.3 292.6 333.3 12.12 3 900 990 20.4 13.2 64 7.1 15.7 170 41 302.5 304.5 292.8 334.1 10.67 4 850 1482 17.6 11.4 67 6.2 13.6 184 45 304.6 306.4 292.9 334.5 10.01 5 800 1998 14.7 9.4 71 5.2 11.4 201 41 306.8 308.5 293.0 334.9 9.32 6 750 2542 11.1 6.9 75 4.2 8.5 216 40 308.6 310.1 292.8 334.0 8.34 7 700 3114 6.9 4.2 83 2.6 5.4 225 40 310.1 311.5 292.5 332.9 7.42 8 650 3719 2.8 1.1 88 1.8 1.9 235 39 312.2 313.4 292.3 332.1 6.38 9 600 4363 -1.7 -3.4 88 1.8 -2.5 239 40 314.2 315.2 291.7 329.9 4.95 10 550 5050 -6.4 -10.7 71 4.3 -8.1 236 43 316.5 317.1 290.7 326.5 3.08 11 500 5787 -11.7 -15.5 73 3.8 -13.0 237 46 318.8 319.2 290.7 326.4 2.29 12 450 6587 -16.3 -19.5 77 3.1 -17.3 243 49 322.7 323.0 291.4 328.9 1.82 13 400 7464 -21.8 -23.9 83 2.1 -22.4 238 50 326.6 326.9 292.1 331.5 1.38 14 350 8433 -28.9 -31.7 77 2.8 -29.4 241 59 329.7 329.9 292.4 332.5 0.77 15 300 9515 -37.8 -40.7 74 2.9 -38.1 245 61 332.1 332.1 292.6 333.5 0.36 16 250 10742 -48.5 -51.7 69 3.3 -48.6 246 63 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.13 17 200 12170 -60.9 -61.5 92 0.6 -60.9 236 52 336.3 336.4 293.4 336.6 0.05 18 150 13936 -63.5 -77.1 14 13.7 -63.6 253 61 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.01 19 100 16410 -66.0 -83.6 7 17.6 -66.1 271 38 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.74 m Freezing level: 618.40 mb = 4126.03 m = 13536.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.58 mb = 3988.64 m = 13085.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.45 % Est. max temperature: 29.35 C = 84.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.18 mb = 959.07 m = 3146.50 ft T: 20.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 8.55 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 746.58 mb = 2579.41 m = 8462.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.42 C = 88.56 F Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lifted Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.16 C Showalter Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.29 C Cross Totals Index: 23.10 C K Index: 38.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 466.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 258.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 198.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.26 mb = 1743.65 m = 5720.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 629.26 mb = 3979.96 m = 13057.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 289.26 mb = 9760.17 m = 32021.16 ft B at Equ Level: 257.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.26 mb = 12841.72 m = 42131.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.9 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 250.9 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 536.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 536.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 178.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 1.60 Bulk Shear: 161.71 m/s