MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 18Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 44.77,-93.49 Latitude: 44.77 Longitude: -93.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 970 300 20.0 13.5 66 6.5 15.8 154 15 295.7 297.5 290.2 324.7 10.07 2 950 479 17.6 12.3 71 5.3 14.3 156 27 295.1 296.8 289.5 322.4 9.49 3 900 938 13.9 11.0 83 2.9 12.1 165 36 295.8 297.4 289.5 322.3 9.17 4 850 1422 14.4 8.2 66 6.2 10.7 188 54 301.2 302.7 290.3 325.2 8.07 5 800 1932 11.4 6.2 71 5.2 8.4 192 57 303.3 304.7 290.5 325.6 7.47 6 750 2468 7.2 4.8 85 2.4 5.9 189 55 304.4 305.7 290.6 326.1 7.22 7 700 3032 3.6 2.5 92 1.1 3.0 187 54 306.5 307.7 290.7 326.4 6.55 8 650 3631 0.2 -1.8 86 2.0 -0.8 197 56 309.2 310.2 290.3 325.2 5.15 9 600 4269 -3.3 -19.0 29 15.6 -8.4 206 60 312.3 312.5 287.8 317.0 1.42 10 550 4950 -8.6 -20.5 38 11.9 -12.1 203 55 313.9 314.1 288.2 318.4 1.36 11 500 5683 -12.9 -19.4 58 6.5 -14.9 212 55 317.3 317.6 289.6 322.8 1.64 12 450 6478 -18.1 -24.2 59 6.1 -19.6 218 55 320.5 320.7 290.2 324.7 1.20 13 400 7346 -25.1 -30.5 61 5.4 -26.1 219 61 322.4 322.6 290.3 325.1 0.76 14 350 8300 -33.1 -36.2 74 3.1 -33.5 218 60 324.1 324.2 290.5 325.9 0.49 15 300 9363 -42.1 -42.1 100 0.0 -42.1 230 52 326.0 326.0 290.9 327.1 0.31 16 250 10569 -51.0 -54.6 65 3.6 -51.1 246 64 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.09 17 200 12012 -54.1 -68.2 16 14.1 -54.4 231 51 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 18 150 13836 -57.4 -77.4 6 20.0 -57.7 249 50 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.2 0.01 19 100 16385 -60.1 -84.6 3 24.6 -60.4 251 40 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5643.87 m Freezing level: 646.81 mb = 3672.02 m = 12047.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.51 mb = 3501.70 m = 11488.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.04 % Est. max temperature: 26.68 C = 80.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.31 mb = 1115.79 m = 3660.69 ft T: 14.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 2.41 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 768.16 mb = 2269.16 m = 7444.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.20 C = 82.76 F Cap Strength: 4.48 C Lifted Index: 1.93 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.01 C Showalter Index: 0.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.34 C Cross Totals Index: 21.17 C K Index: 34.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7666.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.67 mb = 1316.15 m = 4318.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.2 at 52.3 knts Storm direction: 226.2 at 39.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 532.4 neg: -41.3 tot: 491.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 163.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 163.02 m/s