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: 35.58,-97.66 Latitude: 35.58 Longitude: -97.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 968 375 18.6 16.9 89 1.8 17.5 157 17 294.5 296.8 291.9 330.5 12.57 2 950 533 17.6 16.5 93 1.2 16.9 158 29 295.1 297.3 292.0 331.0 12.51 3 900 998 20.8 13.9 65 6.8 16.3 179 51 302.9 305.0 293.3 336.0 11.16 4 850 1491 18.4 11.0 62 7.5 13.7 192 49 305.5 307.3 293.0 334.7 9.73 5 800 2008 14.5 9.1 70 5.4 11.2 201 41 306.6 308.3 292.9 334.2 9.12 6 750 2551 11.5 5.9 69 5.6 8.2 219 36 309.0 310.5 292.5 332.9 7.81 7 700 3125 7.4 3.5 76 4.0 5.2 233 29 310.7 312.0 292.4 332.4 7.03 8 650 3731 3.0 0.7 85 2.2 1.8 246 26 312.3 313.5 292.2 331.8 6.23 9 600 4374 -1.8 -2.5 95 0.7 -2.2 251 26 314.0 315.0 291.9 330.8 5.30 10 550 5061 -6.7 -7.4 95 0.7 -7.1 252 33 316.1 316.9 291.4 328.9 3.98 11 500 5798 -12.0 -15.2 77 3.3 -13.1 247 42 318.5 318.9 290.6 326.2 2.34 12 450 6596 -17.3 -20.2 78 2.9 -18.1 242 42 321.5 321.8 290.9 327.3 1.71 13 400 7470 -22.8 -23.0 99 0.1 -22.9 241 47 325.3 325.6 291.9 330.5 1.51 14 350 8436 -29.4 -29.4 100 0.0 -29.4 244 53 329.1 329.3 292.4 332.6 0.96 15 300 9516 -38.4 -38.5 99 0.1 -38.4 247 60 331.3 331.4 292.5 333.0 0.46 16 250 10741 -48.9 -49.1 98 0.2 -48.9 249 64 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.1 0.18 17 200 12166 -60.8 -61.0 98 0.1 -60.9 246 63 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.6 0.05 18 150 13932 -63.1 -77.0 14 13.9 -63.2 261 64 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.5 0.01 19 100 16410 -65.5 -83.7 6 18.2 -65.7 270 41 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.74 m Freezing level: 619.05 mb = 4129.24 m = 13547.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.53 mb = 4013.76 m = 13168.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.70 % Est. max temperature: 30.21 C = 86.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.01 mb = 596.80 m = 1957.98 ft T: 18.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 9.77 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 754.30 mb = 2503.29 m = 8212.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.80 C = 91.03 F Cap Strength: 5.03 C Lifted Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.78 C Showalter Index: -2.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.39 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 37.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 484.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 374.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 275.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.38 mb = 1426.90 m = 4681.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.38 mb = 3964.59 m = 13007.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 261.38 mb = 10441.84 m = 34257.59 ft B at Equ Level: 374.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.38 mb = 13114.27 m = 43025.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.8 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 252.8 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 527.9 neg: -3.9 tot: 524.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 174.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.6 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.21 Bulk Rich Number: 2.61 Bulk Shear: 143.47 m/s