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: 35.53,-95.71 Latitude: 35.53 Longitude: -95.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 981 210 24.5 19.7 75 4.8 21.2 187 17 299.3 302.1 295.0 342.9 14.93 2 950 487 22.8 18.4 76 4.4 19.8 191 31 300.3 302.9 294.8 341.8 14.17 3 900 957 19.3 16.7 85 2.5 17.5 199 36 301.3 303.8 294.6 340.9 13.43 4 850 1446 15.9 14.4 91 1.5 15.0 208 39 302.8 305.1 294.1 339.1 12.25 5 800 1961 14.0 9.8 76 4.2 11.4 219 43 306.1 307.9 293.0 334.9 9.55 6 750 2503 10.3 6.1 75 4.2 7.8 221 45 307.8 309.2 292.2 331.8 7.90 7 700 3073 5.8 1.6 75 4.1 3.5 221 45 308.9 310.0 291.1 327.9 6.17 8 650 3675 1.6 -5.4 60 7.0 -1.6 222 44 310.8 311.5 289.7 323.2 3.94 9 600 4315 -2.5 -13.1 44 10.5 -6.5 224 44 313.2 313.6 289.0 320.8 2.33 10 550 5000 -6.5 -17.2 43 10.6 -10.1 227 47 316.3 316.7 289.5 322.3 1.80 11 500 5737 -11.6 -18.1 59 6.5 -13.7 228 51 318.9 319.2 290.3 325.1 1.84 12 450 6535 -17.1 -31.6 27 14.5 -20.0 231 57 321.8 321.9 289.9 323.9 0.60 13 400 7407 -23.7 -35.4 33 11.7 -25.6 231 63 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.9 0.47 14 350 8367 -31.2 -42.1 33 11.0 -32.3 221 65 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.7 0.27 15 300 9440 -38.8 -53.6 20 14.8 -39.7 226 64 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.09 16 250 10673 -45.1 -59.9 18 14.7 -45.7 235 57 338.9 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.05 17 200 12132 -53.2 -67.6 16 14.4 -53.5 242 77 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 13965 -58.7 -79.1 6 20.4 -58.9 248 41 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.1 0.01 19 100 16456 -65.5 -83.5 6 18.0 -65.6 249 38 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.07 m Freezing level: 630.66 mb = 3922.65 m = 12869.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.72 mb = 3481.11 m = 11420.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.23 % Est. max temperature: 29.22 C = 84.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.74 mb = 815.48 m = 2675.41 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 22.15 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.38 mb = 1352.32 m = 4436.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.70 C = 81.86 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: -5.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.40 C Showalter Index: -4.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.53 C Cross Totals Index: 26.04 C K Index: 37.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 462.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1551.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.61 mb = 1123.75 m = 3686.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.61 mb = 2308.15 m = 7572.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.61 mb = 11005.48 m = 36106.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1547.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.61 mb = 14494.97 m = 47555.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 273.1 neg: -0.2 tot: 272.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.58 Bulk Rich Number: 21.95 Bulk Shear: 70.68 m/s