MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F216.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F216.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 day GFS valid 18Z SAT 4 OCT 25 Station: 44.98,-94.90 Latitude: 44.98 Longitude: -94.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 969 339 21.5 17.2 77 4.3 18.6 176 13 297.3 299.7 292.9 334.5 12.84 2 950 506 19.9 15.8 77 4.1 17.2 180 22 297.4 299.6 292.3 332.2 11.99 3 900 970 16.1 14.2 89 1.9 14.8 192 28 298.1 300.2 292.0 331.2 11.38 4 850 1456 14.5 11.5 82 3.0 12.6 214 28 301.3 303.2 292.0 331.0 10.06 5 800 1967 12.3 8.4 77 3.9 9.9 207 34 304.3 305.9 291.8 330.3 8.69 6 750 2506 9.2 3.5 67 5.8 6.0 197 48 306.6 307.8 290.7 326.6 6.56 7 700 3075 5.5 1.1 74 4.3 3.1 193 44 308.5 309.6 290.8 326.8 5.94 8 650 3676 0.7 -1.0 88 1.7 -0.2 189 40 309.7 310.7 290.7 326.7 5.47 9 600 4315 -3.2 -4.2 93 1.0 -3.7 200 37 312.5 313.4 290.9 327.2 4.68 10 550 5000 -6.7 -7.4 95 0.7 -7.0 219 38 316.1 316.9 291.4 328.9 3.99 11 500 5739 -11.0 -11.5 97 0.4 -11.2 222 41 319.6 320.2 291.7 330.1 3.19 12 450 6539 -16.8 -17.4 95 0.6 -17.0 222 44 322.1 322.5 291.5 329.4 2.17 13 400 7413 -22.8 -23.2 96 0.5 -22.9 215 42 325.4 325.7 291.9 330.5 1.47 14 350 8378 -30.1 -31.2 90 1.1 -30.3 208 41 328.2 328.4 292.0 331.1 0.81 15 300 9455 -39.2 -40.1 91 0.9 -39.2 200 42 330.2 330.3 292.2 331.7 0.39 16 250 10675 -49.9 -50.6 92 0.7 -50.0 197 44 331.8 331.9 292.4 332.4 0.15 17 200 12099 -59.5 -59.9 95 0.4 -59.5 209 56 338.5 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.06 18 150 13885 -59.7 -77.8 8 18.1 -59.9 233 42 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16402 -61.8 -83.9 4 22.1 -62.0 246 28 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.15 m Freezing level: 641.35 mb = 3786.58 m = 12423.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.21 mb = 3636.05 m = 11929.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.23 % Est. max temperature: 27.26 C = 81.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.29 mb = 881.98 m = 2893.60 ft T: 16.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 7.90 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 813.28 mb = 1828.32 m = 5998.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.57 C = 81.63 F Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lifted Index: -0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.52 C Showalter Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.53 C Cross Totals Index: 22.50 C K Index: 32.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 180.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 100.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.29 mb = 1177.62 m = 3863.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 683.29 mb = 3270.81 m = 10730.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 293.29 mb = 9606.35 m = 31516.50 ft B at Equ Level: 180.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.29 mb = 11995.13 m = 39353.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.3 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 234.3 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 2.6 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.5 neg: -51.9 tot: 93.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 3.87 Bulk Shear: 46.61 m/s