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: 35.66,-100.12 Latitude: 35.66 Longitude: -100.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 508 SFC 924 747 18.2 15.2 83 3.0 16.3 137 4 298.0 300.2 292.4 332.5 11.84 3 900 973 19.4 14.1 71 5.3 15.9 157 17 301.5 303.5 293.0 334.7 11.28 4 850 1465 18.4 11.7 65 6.8 14.1 183 33 305.5 307.3 293.3 336.0 10.19 5 800 1984 16.3 8.5 60 7.8 11.5 204 40 308.5 310.2 293.1 335.2 8.76 6 750 2529 11.9 6.2 68 5.7 8.5 214 42 309.5 311.0 292.7 333.8 7.94 7 700 3102 6.9 3.8 80 3.1 5.2 221 43 310.2 311.5 292.4 332.4 7.21 8 650 3707 1.9 0.7 92 1.2 1.3 226 42 311.1 312.3 291.8 330.5 6.22 9 600 4348 -3.0 -4.4 90 1.4 -3.7 229 42 312.6 313.5 290.9 327.2 4.61 10 550 5032 -6.9 -13.5 59 6.6 -9.4 227 46 315.9 316.3 289.9 323.9 2.44 11 500 5769 -11.5 -24.0 35 12.5 -14.9 229 53 319.0 319.2 289.6 322.8 1.10 12 450 6568 -16.8 -27.5 39 10.7 -19.3 231 57 322.1 322.2 290.3 325.2 0.89 13 400 7441 -22.7 -31.2 46 8.5 -24.3 236 50 325.5 325.6 291.2 328.0 0.70 14 350 8406 -30.0 -34.5 65 4.5 -30.7 234 53 328.3 328.4 291.8 330.4 0.58 15 300 9484 -38.5 -41.6 72 3.1 -38.7 237 64 331.2 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.33 16 250 10709 -48.6 -51.8 70 3.2 -48.8 240 56 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.13 17 200 12140 -59.0 -62.4 65 3.4 -59.1 232 41 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.4 0.04 18 150 13928 -61.8 -77.7 10 15.9 -62.0 250 48 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.01 19 100 16407 -66.5 -83.5 7 17.0 -66.7 270 34 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.66 m Freezing level: 630.47 mb = 3957.19 m = 12982.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.08 mb = 3867.72 m = 12689.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.99 % Est. max temperature: 28.97 C = 84.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.65 mb = 1130.89 m = 3710.22 ft T: 19.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 13.25 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 731.54 mb = 2736.28 m = 8977.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.66 C = 85.39 F Cap Strength: 4.87 C Lifted Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.83 C Showalter Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.95 C Cross Totals Index: 23.19 C K Index: 38.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 457.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 593.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 175.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 800.02 mb = 1983.55 m = 6507.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 675.02 mb = 3398.92 m = 11151.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.02 mb = 11105.45 m = 36434.77 ft B at Equ Level: 587.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.02 mb = 13334.85 m = 43748.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.8 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 250.8 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 515.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 515.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 171.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.81 Bulk Rich Number: 3.26 Bulk Shear: 182.11 m/s