MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250000F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 0Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 44.27,-87.24 Latitude: 44.27 Longitude: -87.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 146 SFC 996 183 16.7 9.3 62 7.4 12.4 174 24 290.2 291.5 285.8 311.2 7.41 2 950 582 16.8 1.2 35 15.6 8.9 185 44 294.2 295.0 284.2 307.1 4.38 3 900 1041 15.2 3.4 45 11.8 8.9 199 41 297.2 298.2 286.5 313.3 5.45 4 850 1527 16.1 4.5 46 11.6 9.6 216 37 303.0 304.2 289.3 321.7 6.22 5 800 2040 14.3 -3.1 30 17.5 5.6 228 36 306.4 307.1 288.1 318.2 3.79 6 750 2582 11.4 -7.8 25 19.1 2.7 239 35 308.9 309.5 288.1 317.9 2.84 7 700 3153 7.3 -9.3 30 16.6 0.1 249 32 310.6 311.1 288.5 319.2 2.69 8 650 3757 2.3 -9.5 41 11.8 -2.7 252 28 311.6 312.1 289.0 320.8 2.87 9 600 4397 -3.5 -7.3 75 3.8 -5.2 252 25 312.0 312.7 289.9 323.7 3.68 10 550 5078 -8.6 -14.5 62 5.9 -10.7 264 24 313.9 314.3 289.1 321.3 2.26 11 500 5809 -14.1 -21.0 56 6.9 -16.0 269 26 315.8 316.1 288.9 320.6 1.44 12 450 6604 -17.2 -35.7 18 18.5 -20.5 257 28 321.6 321.7 289.7 323.1 0.40 13 400 7476 -23.5 -38.8 23 15.3 -25.7 262 33 324.4 324.5 290.5 325.6 0.33 14 350 8437 -30.9 -44.3 26 13.3 -32.3 265 32 327.1 327.1 291.1 327.9 0.21 15 300 9511 -39.6 -44.2 61 4.6 -40.0 260 29 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.5 0.25 16 250 10729 -49.7 -52.1 76 2.4 -49.8 248 27 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.7 0.12 17 200 12156 -58.6 -64.3 48 5.7 -58.7 265 42 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.03 18 150 13939 -64.2 -76.6 17 12.4 -64.3 277 59 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 19 100 16405 -66.2 -82.7 8 16.5 -66.3 269 45 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.07 m Freezing level: 630.32 mb = 4009.09 m = 13153.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 698.58 mb = 3169.82 m = 10399.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.30 % Est. max temperature: 29.77 C = 85.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.86 mb = 1118.47 m = 3669.48 ft T: 15.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.07 C/km ThetaE index: 4.11 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 612.11 mb = 4237.28 m = 13901.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.38 C = 101.09 F Cap Strength: 12.17 C Lifted Index: 8.24 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.44 C Showalter Index: 1.33 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.23 C Cross Totals Index: 18.62 C K Index: 18.10 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11156.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 783.88 mb = 2211.06 m = 7254.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 388.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 388.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 129.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 115.77 m/s