MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F162.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F162.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 162 hour GFS valid 12Z THU 2 OCT 25 Station: 47.85,-97.02 Latitude: 47.85 Longitude: -97.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 980 259 18.7 11.5 63 7.2 14.3 165 10 293.5 295.1 288.3 318.5 8.72 2 950 526 20.1 10.1 52 10.1 14.0 189 25 297.6 299.1 289.2 321.5 8.17 3 900 995 22.6 8.5 41 14.1 14.0 215 19 304.8 306.2 291.2 328.2 7.77 4 850 1492 21.0 4.3 33 16.7 11.3 223 14 308.1 309.3 290.9 327.0 6.15 5 800 2012 17.0 4.5 43 12.5 9.7 226 21 309.2 310.5 291.6 329.6 6.60 6 750 2558 12.4 1.8 48 10.6 6.5 227 23 310.0 311.1 291.2 328.0 5.80 7 700 3131 7.3 -1.3 54 8.7 2.9 232 24 310.6 311.6 290.6 326.1 4.96 8 650 3736 1.9 -3.6 67 5.5 -0.7 238 24 311.1 312.0 290.4 325.3 4.52 9 600 4375 -4.1 -5.3 92 1.2 -4.7 243 23 311.3 312.2 290.2 324.9 4.30 10 550 5054 -8.9 -11.5 81 2.6 -9.9 242 25 313.5 314.1 289.6 322.9 2.89 11 500 5788 -11.9 -20.2 50 8.4 -14.4 234 28 318.6 318.9 289.9 323.8 1.53 12 450 6588 -16.0 -25.9 42 9.9 -18.4 238 32 323.1 323.3 290.8 326.8 1.03 13 400 7465 -21.8 -32.7 37 10.9 -23.8 251 33 326.6 326.7 291.4 328.8 0.61 14 350 8433 -30.0 -36.8 51 6.9 -30.9 254 32 328.3 328.4 291.7 330.0 0.46 15 300 9509 -38.5 -47.9 37 9.4 -39.2 260 30 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.17 16 250 10738 -47.7 -52.8 55 5.1 -47.9 274 35 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.6 0.11 17 200 12185 -54.6 -65.6 25 11.0 -54.8 266 52 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.03 18 150 13999 -61.5 -77.3 11 15.8 -61.7 253 41 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.01 19 100 16485 -63.5 -83.7 5 20.2 -63.7 242 29 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.58 m Freezing level: 634.09 mb = 3938.96 m = 12922.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.21 mb = 3608.46 m = 11838.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.21 % Est. max temperature: 33.66 C = 92.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.36 mb = 1186.84 m = 3893.77 ft T: 21.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.23 C/km ThetaE index: 6.69 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 675.68 mb = 3419.56 m = 11218.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.95 C = 96.71 F Cap Strength: 8.44 C Lifted Index: 2.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.28 C Showalter Index: 0.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.88 C Cross Totals Index: 16.22 C K Index: 28.54 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 110.51 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7542.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.70 mb = 2207.82 m = 7243.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 22.9 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 17.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.7 neg: -11.6 tot: 125.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.38 Bulk Shear: 31.48 m/s