MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F123.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F123.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 123 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 35.68,-96.31 Latitude: 35.68 Longitude: -96.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 979 256 23.2 18.7 76 4.5 20.1 189 13 298.1 300.7 294.0 338.6 13.95 2 950 518 20.6 17.5 82 3.1 18.5 197 22 298.1 300.5 293.5 336.8 13.35 3 900 984 17.1 15.9 93 1.2 16.3 211 27 299.1 301.4 293.4 336.2 12.72 4 850 1470 13.7 13.1 96 0.6 13.3 224 28 300.5 302.6 292.7 333.5 11.22 5 800 1980 11.3 8.1 81 3.2 9.3 229 29 303.2 304.7 291.3 328.5 8.49 6 750 2518 9.9 -8.1 27 18.1 2.0 238 31 307.4 307.9 287.5 316.1 2.76 7 700 3087 6.0 -13.0 24 19.0 -1.4 237 35 309.2 309.6 287.3 315.7 2.01 8 650 3689 2.1 -12.6 33 14.7 -3.7 234 44 311.3 311.8 288.3 318.6 2.23 9 600 4329 -2.8 -13.7 43 10.9 -6.9 233 50 312.9 313.3 288.8 320.1 2.20 10 550 5012 -7.1 -28.6 16 21.5 -12.4 234 49 315.6 315.8 288.1 317.9 0.65 11 500 5748 -11.9 -38.5 9 26.6 -16.6 234 48 318.6 318.6 288.6 319.6 0.27 12 450 6545 -17.8 -39.4 13 21.5 -21.2 234 49 320.8 320.9 289.3 321.8 0.28 13 400 7413 -25.0 -39.1 26 14.1 -26.9 237 48 322.4 322.5 289.9 323.6 0.32 14 350 8367 -33.0 -39.3 53 6.3 -33.7 243 54 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.6 0.36 15 300 9434 -40.8 -41.8 90 1.0 -40.9 237 69 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.1 0.33 16 250 10653 -48.4 -56.7 37 8.3 -48.7 243 88 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.5 0.07 17 200 12092 -55.8 -67.8 21 12.1 -55.9 243 78 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.02 18 150 13911 -59.8 -79.1 6 19.3 -60.0 244 47 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.1 0.01 19 100 16394 -64.8 -83.8 6 19.0 -65.0 245 34 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.82 m Freezing level: 628.59 mb = 3962.70 m = 13000.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 721.26 mb = 2839.98 m = 9317.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.61 % Est. max temperature: 26.66 C = 79.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.36 mb = 828.67 m = 2718.71 ft T: 18.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 22.95 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.57 mb = 1130.88 m = 3710.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.58 C = 76.25 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.59 C Cross Totals Index: 24.96 C K Index: 19.69 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1185.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.52 mb = 1016.73 m = 3335.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.52 mb = 1257.27 m = 4124.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 771.52 mb = 2282.02 m = 7486.86 ft B at Equ Level: 20.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.52 mb = 13846.88 m = 45428.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.7 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 260.7 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 166.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 15.58 Bulk Shear: 76.13 m/s