MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510160600F066.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510160600F066.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 66 hour GFS valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.4,-90.4 Latitude: 35.40 Longitude: -90.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 998 69 24.5 14.5 54 10.0 17.9 199 9 297.8 299.7 291.2 328.2 10.45 2 950 503 25.4 11.8 43 13.6 16.7 200 29 302.9 304.6 291.8 330.2 9.18 3 900 975 21.1 11.2 53 9.9 14.8 201 34 303.3 305.0 292.0 331.1 9.33 4 850 1466 16.6 10.6 67 6.1 12.8 202 37 303.5 305.3 292.2 331.7 9.45 5 800 1979 12.0 9.8 86 2.2 10.6 204 40 304.0 305.7 292.4 332.4 9.54 6 750 2517 8.6 8.0 96 0.6 8.3 219 41 306.0 307.6 292.6 333.2 9.04 7 700 3089 7.3 3.4 76 3.9 5.1 233 46 310.6 311.9 292.3 332.2 6.98 8 650 3695 3.0 0.3 82 2.7 1.5 234 49 312.4 313.5 292.0 331.2 6.01 9 600 4339 -1.4 -2.7 91 1.3 -2.0 234 52 314.5 315.5 292.0 331.1 5.23 10 550 5027 -5.8 -6.5 94 0.8 -6.1 232 53 317.3 318.1 292.0 331.0 4.26 11 500 5768 -10.4 -12.2 87 1.8 -11.1 232 55 320.4 321.0 291.8 330.3 3.00 12 450 6571 -15.3 -17.7 81 2.5 -16.1 233 58 324.0 324.4 292.0 331.2 2.11 13 400 7452 -20.8 -23.6 78 2.8 -21.5 237 59 327.9 328.2 292.5 333.0 1.43 14 350 8424 -28.2 -29.9 85 1.7 -28.5 239 61 330.8 331.0 292.8 334.1 0.91 15 300 9512 -36.2 -37.1 91 0.9 -36.3 247 57 334.3 334.4 293.4 336.3 0.53 16 250 10753 -44.9 -45.9 90 1.0 -44.9 252 52 339.3 339.4 294.4 340.3 0.25 17 200 12214 -53.5 -64.2 26 10.7 -53.7 248 56 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.03 18 150 14032 -61.8 -77.3 11 15.5 -61.9 250 56 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.01 19 100 16488 -70.1 -83.4 12 13.4 -70.1 242 29 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.53 m Freezing level: 615.71 mb = 4136.25 m = 13570.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.41 mb = 3966.37 m = 13012.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.57 % Est. max temperature: 30.24 C = 86.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 861.67 mb = 1349.19 m = 4426.42 ft T: 17.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 2.91 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 752.83 mb = 2485.92 m = 8155.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.52 C = 90.53 F Cap Strength: 2.99 C Lifted Index: 0.84 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.99 C Showalter Index: 0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.00 C Cross Totals Index: 20.94 C K Index: 33.61 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5216.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 796.84 mb = 2012.45 m = 6602.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.8 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 253.8 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 337.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 337.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 93.52 m/s