MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 6Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 35.66,-97.63 Latitude: 35.66 Longitude: -97.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 968 363 19.3 16.4 83 2.9 17.4 175 20 295.1 297.3 291.7 330.1 12.18 2 950 527 18.4 15.9 85 2.5 16.8 175 34 295.9 298.1 291.9 330.6 12.07 3 900 991 20.0 13.2 65 6.8 15.5 190 56 302.1 304.0 292.7 333.5 10.63 4 850 1484 18.2 10.1 59 8.1 13.1 201 54 305.2 306.9 292.4 332.7 9.17 5 800 2000 14.2 8.6 69 5.5 10.7 209 49 306.2 307.9 292.5 332.8 8.81 6 750 2543 11.0 6.1 72 4.9 8.0 225 43 308.5 310.0 292.4 332.5 7.88 7 700 3115 6.6 3.4 80 3.2 4.8 232 40 309.8 311.2 292.1 331.4 6.99 8 650 3719 2.4 0.2 85 2.2 1.3 238 37 311.7 312.9 291.8 330.4 5.98 9 600 4362 -2.2 -5.0 81 2.8 -3.5 240 37 313.6 314.4 291.0 327.6 4.41 10 550 5047 -6.9 -10.2 78 3.3 -8.3 236 40 315.8 316.5 290.6 326.2 3.20 11 500 5784 -11.6 -14.0 82 2.4 -12.5 238 42 318.9 319.4 291.0 327.5 2.59 12 450 6584 -16.6 -18.1 89 1.4 -17.1 244 44 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.3 2.05 13 400 7460 -22.2 -23.2 92 1.0 -22.5 242 46 326.1 326.4 292.0 331.3 1.48 14 350 8427 -29.2 -30.3 90 1.1 -29.5 241 57 329.3 329.5 292.4 332.5 0.88 15 300 9508 -38.1 -38.6 95 0.5 -38.1 238 55 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.4 0.45 16 250 10734 -48.8 -49.1 97 0.3 -48.8 235 56 333.5 333.6 292.9 334.2 0.18 17 200 12159 -61.1 -61.3 98 0.2 -61.1 246 52 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.2 0.05 18 150 13923 -63.5 -77.4 13 13.9 -63.6 256 56 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.01 19 100 16407 -64.6 -83.7 5 19.2 -64.7 264 34 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.88 m Freezing level: 623.62 mb = 4058.08 m = 13313.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.83 mb = 3883.50 m = 12740.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.92 % Est. max temperature: 29.90 C = 85.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.96 mb = 728.75 m = 2390.88 ft T: 19.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 6.63 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 751.56 mb = 2525.13 m = 8284.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.44 C = 90.39 F Cap Strength: 5.21 C Lifted Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.52 C Showalter Index: -1.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.77 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 36.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 422.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 166.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 268.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.12 mb = 1482.98 m = 4865.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 625.12 mb = 4032.45 m = 13229.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 365.12 mb = 8120.99 m = 26643.33 ft B at Equ Level: 165.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.12 mb = 11694.06 m = 38365.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.6 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 252.6 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 555.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 555.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 185.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 1.46 Bulk Shear: 114.37 m/s