MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F096.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F096.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4 day GFS valid 6Z MON 29 SEP 25 Station: 54.54,-113.37 Latitude: 54.54 Longitude: -113.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 108 1 950 537 SFC 936 661 8.7 -1.2 50 9.9 4.2 89 7 287.2 287.9 280.4 298.0 3.74 3 900 986 11.3 -1.0 42 12.3 5.4 117 20 293.1 293.8 283.3 304.7 3.95 4 850 1461 7.6 -2.0 51 9.5 3.1 132 19 294.1 294.8 283.6 305.5 3.88 5 800 1956 3.9 -2.9 61 6.7 0.8 160 18 295.3 296.0 284.1 306.8 3.87 6 750 2478 0.7 -3.2 75 3.9 -1.1 184 20 297.3 298.0 285.1 309.3 4.01 7 700 3032 0.6 -3.1 76 3.7 -1.1 209 24 303.2 304.0 287.6 316.4 4.34 8 650 3625 -2.7 -5.0 84 2.3 -3.7 216 30 305.9 306.7 288.2 318.5 4.06 9 600 4253 -7.6 -8.1 96 0.5 -7.8 230 28 307.4 308.0 288.2 318.2 3.47 10 550 4926 -11.1 -11.6 96 0.5 -11.3 233 26 310.9 311.4 288.7 320.0 2.86 11 500 5653 -14.6 -15.1 96 0.5 -14.8 229 28 315.2 315.7 289.6 323.0 2.36 12 450 6445 -19.0 -19.3 98 0.3 -19.1 237 34 319.3 319.7 290.5 325.5 1.84 13 400 7313 -24.5 -24.6 100 0.0 -24.5 231 43 323.1 323.4 291.0 327.6 1.31 14 350 8270 -32.1 -32.2 99 0.1 -32.1 229 45 325.4 325.6 291.2 328.1 0.73 15 300 9338 -41.3 -41.9 95 0.5 -41.4 232 49 327.1 327.2 291.2 328.3 0.32 16 250 10545 -52.6 -52.7 99 0.1 -52.6 242 47 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.4 0.12 17 200 11946 -63.0 -64.8 78 1.8 -63.0 242 62 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.03 18 150 13729 -56.8 -79.1 4 22.4 -57.1 241 70 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.01 19 100 16313 -56.7 -84.8 2 28.1 -57.2 235 47 418.1 418.1 307.5 418.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5544.94 m Freezing level: 690.48 mb = 3144.51 m = 10316.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 778.28 mb = 2178.81 m = 7148.24 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.84 % Est. max temperature: 17.13 C = 62.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 804.73 mb = 1908.19 m = 6260.40 ft T: 4.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 611.82 mb = 4100.09 m = 13451.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.10 C = 82.59 F Cap Strength: 9.46 C Lifted Index: 11.67 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.88 C Showalter Index: 10.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.79 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.17 C Cross Totals Index: 12.62 C K Index: 16.42 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 65.56 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13393.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 750.55 mb = 2471.79 m = 8109.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.0 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 242.0 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 261.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 261.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 126.02 m/s