MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F120.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F120.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5 day GFS valid 18Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 37.15,-96.50 Latitude: 37.15 Longitude: -96.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 968 364 21.4 16.2 72 5.2 17.9 201 12 297.3 299.5 292.3 332.2 12.05 2 950 524 19.9 15.1 74 4.7 16.8 202 18 297.3 299.4 291.9 330.5 11.46 3 900 988 15.5 13.9 90 1.6 14.5 204 22 297.5 299.5 291.7 330.0 11.18 4 850 1471 13.0 12.8 99 0.2 12.9 207 23 299.8 301.8 292.3 332.0 11.02 5 800 1981 12.9 -2.8 33 15.7 5.2 210 19 304.9 305.7 287.8 316.9 3.90 6 750 2520 10.1 -9.9 23 20.0 1.6 199 17 307.6 308.0 287.2 315.2 2.41 7 700 3088 5.0 -10.9 31 15.9 -1.5 217 18 308.0 308.4 287.3 315.6 2.38 8 650 3686 0.2 -15.9 29 16.1 -5.5 227 24 309.2 309.5 287.0 314.7 1.70 9 600 4322 -4.2 -22.4 23 18.2 -9.5 227 34 311.2 311.4 287.0 314.8 1.06 10 550 5001 -9.1 -25.1 26 16.0 -13.2 227 43 313.3 313.5 287.5 316.4 0.90 11 500 5731 -14.3 -31.6 21 17.3 -17.8 226 51 315.6 315.7 287.9 317.6 0.54 12 450 6520 -20.1 -39.5 16 19.3 -22.9 222 55 317.9 318.0 288.4 318.9 0.28 13 400 7381 -26.8 -43.4 19 16.6 -28.6 223 58 320.2 320.2 289.0 321.0 0.20 14 350 8329 -34.6 -45.4 33 10.8 -35.4 230 66 322.2 322.2 289.6 322.9 0.19 15 300 9388 -42.3 -53.7 28 11.5 -42.8 231 74 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.1 0.09 16 250 10599 -49.3 -62.8 19 13.5 -49.7 238 77 332.7 332.8 292.5 332.9 0.03 17 200 12044 -53.7 -69.2 13 15.5 -54.0 234 59 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.02 18 150 13884 -57.4 -80.2 4 22.8 -57.7 254 44 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16391 -63.5 -84.1 4 20.6 -63.7 262 32 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.85 m Freezing level: 647.66 mb = 3715.95 m = 12191.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 724.21 mb = 2807.80 m = 9211.84 ft Precipitable water: 0.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.71 % Est. max temperature: 27.08 C = 80.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.67 mb = 1019.23 m = 3343.88 ft T: 15.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.28 C/km ThetaE index: 16.80 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.42 mb = 1397.65 m = 4585.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.50 C = 74.30 F Cap Strength: 2.89 C Lifted Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.45 C Showalter Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.28 C Cross Totals Index: 27.10 C K Index: 24.26 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 423.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 758.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 122.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.57 mb = 1182.00 m = 3877.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 684.57 mb = 3267.63 m = 10720.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 264.57 mb = 10222.67 m = 33538.55 ft B at Equ Level: 752.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.57 mb = 12557.48 m = 41198.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.2 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 250.2 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 34.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.3 neg: -23.5 tot: 37.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 28.62 Bulk Shear: 26.49 m/s