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,-97.13 Latitude: 35.53 Longitude: -97.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 966 328 29.6 10.3 30 19.3 17.3 225 21 305.7 307.2 291.8 330.3 8.14 2 950 473 26.7 9.3 33 17.4 15.9 225 29 304.3 305.7 291.0 327.5 7.74 3 900 946 22.0 8.1 41 13.9 13.6 224 33 304.1 305.5 290.8 326.8 7.55 4 850 1438 17.4 6.9 50 10.5 11.2 223 35 304.3 305.7 290.7 326.5 7.35 5 800 1951 12.6 5.7 63 7.0 8.6 221 35 304.6 305.9 290.6 326.3 7.18 6 750 2489 8.2 3.3 71 4.9 5.5 220 39 305.5 306.7 290.3 325.2 6.49 7 700 3056 5.7 -8.3 36 14.1 -0.4 216 48 308.8 309.4 288.1 318.1 2.91 8 650 3657 1.1 -13.1 34 14.2 -4.3 216 48 310.3 310.7 287.8 317.2 2.15 9 600 4295 -3.3 -14.2 43 10.9 -7.3 216 48 312.3 312.7 288.5 319.2 2.12 10 550 4978 -7.9 -15.9 52 8.0 -10.6 219 49 314.7 315.1 289.2 321.3 2.00 11 500 5710 -13.7 -23.6 43 9.9 -16.3 223 52 316.4 316.6 288.8 320.3 1.14 12 450 6501 -19.9 -39.0 17 19.0 -22.7 233 58 318.2 318.2 288.5 319.2 0.29 13 400 7363 -26.3 -42.3 21 16.0 -28.2 239 70 320.8 320.8 289.3 321.7 0.23 14 350 8313 -33.8 -48.6 21 14.9 -34.9 228 76 323.2 323.2 289.9 323.7 0.13 15 300 9376 -41.0 -59.9 11 18.9 -41.7 240 79 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.8 0.04 16 250 10601 -46.2 -63.3 13 17.1 -46.7 248 82 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.03 17 200 12072 -49.8 -70.9 7 21.1 -50.3 255 97 353.9 353.9 297.5 353.9 0.01 18 150 13944 -54.2 -80.6 3 26.4 -54.6 224 45 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.7 0.00 19 100 16460 -64.6 -83.6 6 19.1 -64.7 253 31 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.55 m Freezing level: 637.08 mb = 3822.17 m = 12539.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.30 mb = 3017.83 m = 9900.91 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.86 % Est. max temperature: 28.38 C = 83.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 728.76 mb = 2725.35 m = 8941.33 ft T: 7.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.31 C/km ThetaE index: 13.08 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 683.69 mb = 3247.60 m = 10654.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.10 C = 91.59 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: -1.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.43 C Showalter Index: -0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.04 C Cross Totals Index: 20.56 C K Index: 23.85 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 189.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 114.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 732.78 mb = 2680.18 m = 8793.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 557.78 mb = 4867.72 m = 15970.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 317.78 mb = 8979.36 m = 29459.47 ft B at Equ Level: 187.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 257.78 mb = 10395.61 m = 34105.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 43.7 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.8 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.2 neg: -0.9 tot: 98.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 6.50 Bulk Shear: 29.08 m/s