MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F192.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510191800F192.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 8 day GFS valid 18Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 34.81,-95.45 Latitude: 34.81 Longitude: -95.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 977 255 25.5 21.1 77 4.4 22.4 174 13 300.7 303.7 296.3 348.7 16.35 2 950 499 22.5 19.2 82 3.3 20.2 179 27 300.0 302.8 295.2 343.6 14.90 3 900 968 19.1 16.9 87 2.1 17.6 190 33 301.2 303.7 294.6 341.2 13.62 4 850 1459 17.1 12.7 76 4.4 14.3 207 37 304.0 306.1 293.5 336.6 10.94 5 800 1974 13.9 9.8 76 4.1 11.4 213 38 306.0 307.8 293.0 334.8 9.58 6 750 2516 9.9 6.8 81 3.1 8.0 216 39 307.3 308.8 292.4 332.4 8.28 7 700 3086 5.7 3.0 83 2.7 4.2 221 40 308.8 310.1 291.6 329.7 6.81 8 650 3688 1.6 -2.6 74 4.1 -0.4 228 41 310.8 311.7 290.6 326.0 4.88 9 600 4328 -2.2 -9.9 55 7.7 -5.4 234 42 313.5 314.1 289.7 323.2 2.99 10 550 5014 -6.5 -13.8 56 7.3 -9.2 239 45 316.4 316.9 290.0 324.3 2.40 11 500 5753 -10.7 -17.6 57 6.8 -13.0 239 51 319.9 320.3 290.7 326.4 1.93 12 450 6555 -16.0 -27.9 35 11.9 -18.7 241 55 323.1 323.3 290.6 326.2 0.86 13 400 7430 -22.5 -31.6 43 9.1 -24.2 240 58 325.8 325.9 291.2 328.3 0.68 14 350 8395 -30.1 -38.7 43 8.6 -31.2 237 57 328.2 328.2 291.6 329.6 0.38 15 300 9472 -38.4 -47.0 40 8.6 -39.0 241 56 331.3 331.3 292.3 332.0 0.18 16 250 10706 -45.6 -55.0 34 9.3 -46.0 253 62 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.6 0.09 17 200 12163 -54.1 -62.7 34 8.6 -54.4 242 69 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.04 18 150 13987 -60.1 -79.1 7 19.1 -60.2 264 49 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.01 19 100 16467 -65.8 -83.4 7 17.6 -66.0 252 34 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.32 m Freezing level: 629.21 mb = 3954.23 m = 12973.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.85 mb = 3627.40 m = 11900.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.71 % Est. max temperature: 29.75 C = 85.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.21 mb = 813.19 m = 2667.93 ft T: 20.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 25.51 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.95 mb = 1519.40 m = 4984.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.10 C = 84.38 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: -5.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.89 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.82 C Cross Totals Index: 23.47 C K Index: 37.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 415.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1618.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.74 mb = 1095.31 m = 3593.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 791.74 mb = 2061.29 m = 6762.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.74 mb = 11488.94 m = 37692.91 ft B at Equ Level: 1612.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.74 mb = 15263.91 m = 50077.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.7 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 253.7 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 325.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.99 Bulk Rich Number: 15.49 Bulk Shear: 104.54 m/s