MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F144.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F144.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6 day GFS valid 6Z WED 1 OCT 25 Station: 46.94,-122.01 Latitude: 46.94 Longitude: -122.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 1 950 468 SFC 917 756 6.5 5.8 95 0.7 6.2 173 4 286.7 287.8 283.1 304.4 6.32 3 900 914 6.0 4.3 89 1.7 5.1 189 9 287.7 288.7 283.0 304.0 5.77 4 850 1379 2.4 1.9 96 0.6 2.1 198 21 288.7 289.6 282.7 303.4 5.15 5 800 1867 -0.5 -0.8 98 0.3 -0.6 211 34 290.6 291.4 282.8 303.7 4.51 6 750 2381 -3.4 -3.6 98 0.2 -3.5 224 36 292.9 293.6 283.1 304.4 3.90 7 700 2924 -6.7 -6.9 99 0.2 -6.8 226 32 295.0 295.6 283.3 304.7 3.25 8 650 3498 -10.3 -11.5 91 1.2 -10.8 221 27 297.3 297.7 283.2 304.7 2.43 9 600 4110 -14.5 -15.8 90 1.3 -14.9 221 24 299.3 299.6 283.4 305.1 1.86 10 550 4763 -19.6 -20.0 96 0.5 -19.7 228 21 300.9 301.1 283.5 305.4 1.42 11 500 5464 -24.1 -24.4 98 0.2 -24.2 220 16 303.6 303.8 284.2 307.1 1.06 12 450 6225 -28.5 -28.8 97 0.3 -28.5 107 17 307.4 307.6 285.3 310.1 0.79 13 400 7060 -33.0 -33.5 95 0.5 -33.1 98 42 312.0 312.1 286.7 314.0 0.56 14 350 7986 -40.3 -41.2 91 0.9 -40.4 94 50 314.4 314.5 287.2 315.5 0.30 15 300 9027 -41.5 -61.5 10 20.0 -42.2 150 23 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.0 0.03 16 250 10264 -41.7 -73.5 2 31.8 -42.7 218 23 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.0 0.01 17 200 11764 -44.9 -75.9 2 30.9 -45.7 230 38 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.01 18 150 13671 -48.8 -78.8 2 30.0 -49.6 237 39 385.9 385.9 303.2 386.0 0.01 19 100 16303 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.2 235 37 424.2 424.2 308.2 424.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5422.03 m Freezing level: 808.66 mb = 1782.83 m = 5849.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 811.34 mb = 1753.99 m = 5754.50 ft Precipitable water: 0.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.93 % Est. max temperature: 11.83 C = 53.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.56 mb = 844.87 m = 2771.86 ft T: 6.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 1.01 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.39 mb = 1375.67 m = 4513.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 8.50 C = 47.31 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: 2.26 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.64 C Showalter Index: 2.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 52.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.58 C Cross Totals Index: 26.01 C K Index: 28.25 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.24 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13682.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.01 mb = 1341.05 m = 4399.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.5 at 24.0 knts Storm direction: 239.5 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 163.9 neg: -16.1 tot: 147.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.43 Bulk Shear: 24.52 m/s