MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508260600F270.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508260600F270.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 270 hour GFS valid 12Z SAT 6 SEP 25 Station: 56.91,-121.6 Latitude: 56.91 Longitude: -121.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 141 1 950 558 SFC 919 824 0.6 0.6 100 0.0 0.6 357 6 280.4 281.2 277.9 292.5 4.34 3 900 993 -0.1 -0.2 100 0.0 -0.2 7 16 281.4 282.1 278.2 293.1 4.20 4 850 1450 -1.8 -2.0 99 0.2 -1.9 34 25 284.2 284.9 279.2 295.2 3.88 5 800 1930 -4.1 -4.5 97 0.4 -4.3 41 24 286.7 287.3 279.8 296.6 3.42 6 750 2438 -6.1 -6.6 96 0.5 -6.3 35 24 289.9 290.5 280.9 299.0 3.10 7 700 2975 -8.2 -8.8 96 0.6 -8.4 37 20 293.4 293.9 282.1 301.8 2.81 8 650 3550 -9.5 -10.0 96 0.6 -9.6 55 6 298.3 298.8 284.0 306.6 2.74 9 600 4166 -11.7 -12.2 96 0.5 -11.8 244 4 302.6 303.1 285.5 310.4 2.50 10 550 4831 -12.8 -13.1 97 0.3 -12.9 251 30 308.9 309.4 287.8 316.9 2.53 11 500 5555 -15.7 -15.9 98 0.2 -15.7 256 40 313.9 314.3 289.1 321.1 2.21 12 450 6341 -21.2 -21.2 100 0.0 -21.2 256 37 316.6 316.9 289.3 321.9 1.56 13 400 7198 -28.1 -28.1 100 0.0 -28.1 250 39 318.5 318.6 289.3 321.7 0.94 14 350 8142 -35.2 -35.2 100 -0.0 -35.3 253 45 321.2 321.3 289.8 323.2 0.55 15 300 9200 -42.5 -42.5 100 0.0 -42.5 250 78 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.6 0.30 16 250 10407 -51.0 -51.0 100 0.0 -51.0 250 92 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.7 0.14 17 200 11832 -55.1 -68.6 17 13.5 -55.3 256 81 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.6 0.02 18 150 13696 -49.0 -78.9 2 29.9 -49.7 268 51 385.6 385.7 303.1 385.7 0.01 19 100 16338 -52.6 -81.6 2 29.0 -53.3 290 34 426.1 426.1 308.4 426.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5413.23 m Freezing level: 903.30 mb = 964.00 m = 3162.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 903.91 mb = 958.33 m = 3144.08 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.97 % Est. max temperature: 8.65 C = 47.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.69 mb = 828.00 m = 2716.50 ft T: 0.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 2.91 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 858.20 mb = 1373.09 m = 4504.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 3.84 C = 38.91 F Cap Strength: 14.24 C Lifted Index: 17.28 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.62 C Showalter Index: 16.69 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.56 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 13.87 C Cross Totals Index: 13.69 C K Index: 11.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 90.97 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16593.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 16.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.67 mb = 1303.86 m = 4277.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 289.7 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 319.7 at 17.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 2.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 8.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.7 neg: -56.0 tot: 80.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 102.40 m/s