MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508271800F264.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508271800F264.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 11 day GFS valid 18Z SUN 7 SEP 25 Station: 43.79,-116.45 Latitude: 43.79 Longitude: -116.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 1 950 535 SFC 909 923 29.6 -1.3 13 30.9 12.8 285 3 311.1 311.9 289.8 323.2 3.82 3 900 1010 27.4 -1.7 15 29.1 11.9 288 3 309.8 310.5 289.2 321.5 3.74 4 850 1509 22.6 -2.7 18 25.3 9.5 281 2 309.9 310.6 289.2 321.5 3.68 5 800 2032 19.2 -4.2 20 23.4 7.3 259 8 311.6 312.3 289.6 322.7 3.50 6 750 2582 15.3 -6.8 21 22.1 4.7 257 13 313.2 313.8 289.6 323.0 3.05 7 700 3161 10.7 -7.5 27 18.2 2.2 253 17 314.3 314.9 290.1 324.4 3.12 8 650 3772 5.5 -7.9 37 13.4 -0.6 243 20 315.2 315.8 290.5 325.7 3.25 9 600 4420 0.9 -18.4 22 19.3 -5.9 243 22 317.1 317.4 289.4 322.1 1.49 10 550 5113 -3.5 -29.1 12 25.6 -10.2 239 23 319.9 320.1 289.4 322.2 0.63 11 500 5859 -8.4 -33.0 12 24.6 -14.0 234 26 322.8 322.8 290.1 324.5 0.47 12 450 6666 -14.5 -35.7 15 21.2 -18.6 237 24 325.1 325.1 290.7 326.5 0.40 13 400 7547 -20.9 -42.7 12 21.8 -23.9 235 23 327.9 327.9 291.3 328.7 0.22 14 350 8519 -27.6 -48.3 12 20.7 -29.7 239 26 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.0 0.14 15 300 9609 -36.3 -38.4 81 2.1 -36.5 251 28 334.2 334.3 293.3 336.0 0.46 16 250 10846 -46.5 -46.8 97 0.3 -46.6 253 32 336.9 336.9 293.8 337.8 0.23 17 200 12293 -56.2 -62.5 45 6.3 -56.3 257 55 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.04 18 150 14085 -62.8 -76.8 13 14.1 -62.9 259 62 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.01 19 100 16578 -63.6 -83.9 5 20.3 -63.8 255 19 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5765.36 m Freezing level: 590.20 mb = 4556.04 m = 14947.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.28 mb = 3642.70 m = 11950.96 ft Precipitable water: 0.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.09 % Est. max temperature: 31.31 C = 88.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 576.37 mb = 4740.11 m = 15551.36 ft T: -1.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 1.72 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 486.23 mb = 6072.57 m = 19922.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.52 C = 106.74 F Cap Strength: 6.91 C Lifted Index: 7.01 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.75 C Showalter Index: 7.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.82 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 31.08 C Cross Totals Index: 5.74 C K Index: 10.23 Risk: None Sweat Index: 30.85 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7502.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 579.23 mb = 4700.74 m = 15422.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.0 at 17.8 knts Storm direction: 273.0 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.2 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 15.0 neg: -1.4 tot: 13.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 33.95 m/s