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: 45.09,-90.84 Latitude: 45.09 Longitude: -90.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 968 366 17.3 11.3 68 6.0 13.7 135 17 293.2 294.8 288.2 318.2 8.74 2 950 526 15.0 10.4 74 4.6 12.3 138 30 292.4 293.9 287.5 316.2 8.35 3 900 982 14.6 10.8 78 3.8 12.3 163 41 296.6 298.2 289.6 322.9 9.08 4 850 1468 15.3 6.6 56 8.7 10.3 182 40 302.2 303.5 289.9 323.7 7.23 5 800 1979 12.2 0.3 44 11.9 6.0 189 42 304.2 305.1 288.4 319.0 4.88 6 750 2516 8.4 -5.4 37 13.8 2.0 195 44 305.7 306.3 287.5 316.3 3.41 7 700 3080 3.7 -8.8 39 12.5 -1.6 198 46 306.6 307.1 287.2 315.5 2.81 8 650 3678 -0.1 -16.2 29 16.1 -5.7 200 49 308.9 309.2 286.8 314.3 1.66 9 600 4313 -4.4 -17.9 34 13.4 -8.8 203 51 311.0 311.3 287.5 316.1 1.56 10 550 4993 -8.0 -13.7 64 5.6 -10.1 203 48 314.6 315.0 289.5 322.5 2.42 11 500 5728 -12.8 -18.5 62 5.8 -14.6 205 45 317.5 317.8 289.8 323.4 1.77 12 450 6522 -18.6 -21.6 78 2.9 -19.4 211 44 319.8 320.1 290.3 325.0 1.52 13 400 7391 -24.3 -25.7 88 1.4 -24.6 213 49 323.4 323.6 291.0 327.5 1.18 14 350 8349 -31.8 -31.8 100 -0.0 -31.8 207 53 325.9 326.0 291.3 328.6 0.76 15 300 9419 -40.5 -41.3 92 0.8 -40.6 194 55 328.3 328.3 291.6 329.6 0.34 16 250 10633 -50.8 -52.9 78 2.1 -50.8 191 59 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.11 17 200 12059 -57.0 -65.6 33 8.5 -57.2 208 48 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.03 18 150 13858 -61.0 -75.2 14 14.2 -61.2 232 42 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.01 19 100 16387 -60.6 -84.6 3 24.0 -60.9 253 42 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.28 m Freezing level: 651.23 mb = 3662.92 m = 12017.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 721.85 mb = 2828.84 m = 9280.85 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.75 % Est. max temperature: 27.49 C = 81.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.19 mb = 1123.22 m = 3685.06 ft T: 14.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 9.48 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 735.25 mb = 2678.30 m = 8786.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.98 C = 85.96 F Cap Strength: 6.26 C Lifted Index: 3.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.19 C Showalter Index: 1.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.06 C Cross Totals Index: 19.41 C K Index: 22.20 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 205.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7745.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.84 mb = 1429.54 m = 4690.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.6 at 44.4 knts Storm direction: 224.6 at 33.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 469.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 469.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 156.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 149.30 m/s