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: 34.85,-95.40 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -95.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 977 253 25.6 21.0 76 4.6 22.3 175 13 300.7 303.7 296.3 348.4 16.23 2 950 500 22.5 19.1 81 3.4 20.1 180 27 300.0 302.7 295.1 343.3 14.81 3 900 969 19.1 16.8 87 2.3 17.5 191 33 301.2 303.7 294.6 341.0 13.52 4 850 1459 17.1 12.7 75 4.4 14.2 207 37 304.0 306.1 293.4 336.5 10.90 5 800 1975 13.9 9.7 76 4.2 11.3 213 39 306.0 307.7 292.9 334.5 9.50 6 750 2516 9.8 6.6 81 3.2 7.9 216 39 307.2 308.8 292.3 332.1 8.20 7 700 3086 5.6 2.9 83 2.7 4.1 221 40 308.7 310.0 291.6 329.4 6.75 8 650 3688 1.5 -2.5 75 4.0 -0.4 227 40 310.7 311.6 290.6 326.0 4.91 9 600 4329 -2.3 -9.5 58 7.1 -5.3 233 41 313.4 314.0 289.8 323.4 3.11 10 550 5014 -6.6 -13.2 60 6.6 -9.1 237 44 316.2 316.7 290.1 324.5 2.51 11 500 5752 -10.9 -17.1 61 6.1 -13.0 237 50 319.7 320.1 290.7 326.4 2.01 12 450 6553 -16.1 -26.1 42 10.0 -18.6 240 54 322.9 323.1 290.7 326.5 1.01 13 400 7429 -22.6 -30.4 49 7.8 -24.1 239 57 325.7 325.8 291.3 328.4 0.76 14 350 8394 -30.1 -37.3 49 7.2 -31.1 235 56 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.8 0.44 15 300 9470 -38.3 -45.6 46 7.3 -38.9 240 55 331.3 331.4 292.3 332.2 0.22 16 250 10704 -45.7 -53.7 40 8.0 -46.1 253 61 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.5 0.10 17 200 12160 -54.1 -62.5 35 8.5 -54.3 242 69 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.3 0.04 18 150 13986 -60.0 -79.2 6 19.2 -60.2 262 49 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.01 19 100 16468 -65.8 -83.4 7 17.7 -65.9 251 34 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.02 m Freezing level: 630.24 mb = 3941.24 m = 12930.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.91 mb = 3627.01 m = 11899.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.75 C = 85.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.21 mb = 832.89 m = 2732.56 ft T: 20.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 24.96 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.80 mb = 1541.84 m = 5058.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.21 C = 84.58 F Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lifted Index: -5.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.85 C Showalter Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.02 C Cross Totals Index: 23.62 C K Index: 37.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 417.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1605.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.49 mb = 1108.26 m = 3635.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.49 mb = 2075.34 m = 6808.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.49 mb = 11523.87 m = 37807.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1594.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.49 mb = 14839.01 m = 48683.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.0 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 253.0 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 315.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 315.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.89 Bulk Rich Number: 16.37 Bulk Shear: 98.08 m/s