MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508261200F243.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508261200F243.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 243 hour GFS valid 15Z FRI 5 SEP 25 Station: 58.55,-88.15 Latitude: 58.55 Longitude: -88.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 0 5.2 -0.9 65 6.1 2.6 326 15 277.9 278.5 275.5 287.7 3.56 1 1000 48 4.6 -2.6 60 7.2 1.7 327 16 277.7 278.3 274.8 286.5 3.16 2 950 463 0.5 -3.6 74 4.2 -1.1 328 18 277.7 278.2 274.7 286.3 3.07 3 900 893 -3.5 -4.7 91 1.2 -4.0 330 19 277.9 278.4 274.6 286.2 2.99 4 850 1342 -7.0 -8.6 88 1.6 -7.5 334 20 278.9 279.3 274.3 285.5 2.35 5 800 1812 -10.0 -12.9 79 2.9 -10.8 328 19 280.5 280.8 274.3 285.6 1.77 6 750 2306 -13.7 -15.5 86 1.8 -14.1 319 18 281.7 282.0 274.7 286.2 1.52 7 700 2827 -17.7 -18.1 96 0.5 -17.8 312 17 282.9 283.2 275.0 286.8 1.31 8 650 3378 -20.4 -20.8 96 0.4 -20.4 310 18 285.9 286.1 276.3 289.3 1.12 9 600 3967 -23.4 -24.2 93 0.8 -23.5 303 19 289.1 289.2 277.6 291.9 0.90 10 550 4599 -27.4 -28.6 90 1.1 -27.6 296 21 291.5 291.7 278.4 293.6 0.66 11 500 5277 -32.5 -34.4 83 1.9 -32.7 293 22 293.4 293.4 279.0 294.7 0.41 12 450 6012 -36.7 -40.9 65 4.2 -37.0 279 23 297.1 297.2 280.4 297.9 0.24 13 400 6821 -40.7 -47.3 49 6.7 -41.0 264 23 302.2 302.2 282.4 302.6 0.13 14 350 7722 -44.2 -52.7 38 8.5 -44.5 245 25 309.2 309.2 285.1 309.5 0.08 15 300 8752 -45.3 -59.8 18 14.5 -45.7 233 25 321.6 321.6 289.3 321.7 0.04 16 250 9970 -43.9 -71.8 3 27.9 -44.6 243 18 340.9 340.9 294.6 340.9 0.01 17 200 11475 -42.1 -73.7 2 31.7 -43.2 256 13 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.01 18 150 13420 -42.9 -74.3 2 31.5 -44.2 267 8 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.3 0.01 19 100 16136 -45.5 -76.3 2 30.8 -46.9 229 9 439.9 439.9 309.8 440.0 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5229.31 m Freezing level: 943.44 mb = 519.11 m = 1703.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 969.85 mb = 295.36 m = 969.03 ft Precipitable water: 0.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.21 % Est. max temperature: 6.06 C = 42.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.99 mb = 752.95 m = 2470.29 ft T: -2.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 2.21 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.74 mb = 1018.61 m = 3341.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 5.45 C = 41.81 F Cap Strength: 5.54 C Lifted Index: 6.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 24.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.43 C Showalter Index: 7.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.58 C Cross Totals Index: 23.94 C K Index: 16.53 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 73.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 0.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19831.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.63 mb = 975.42 m = 3200.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 309.9 at 19.6 knts Storm direction: 339.9 at 14.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 1.2 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 8.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: -12.1 tot: -5.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.4 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 4.92 m/s