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: 45.14,-90.96 Latitude: 45.14 Longitude: -90.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 969 354 17.3 11.4 68 5.9 13.7 135 17 293.1 294.6 288.1 318.1 8.74 2 950 523 14.8 10.4 75 4.5 12.2 138 30 292.2 293.7 287.5 316.1 8.35 3 900 979 14.8 10.9 77 4.0 12.4 164 42 296.8 298.5 289.8 323.3 9.12 4 850 1465 15.4 6.2 54 9.2 10.1 182 40 302.3 303.6 289.8 323.3 7.01 5 800 1976 12.3 -0.3 42 12.7 5.8 189 42 304.3 305.2 288.3 318.6 4.68 6 750 2513 8.4 -6.0 35 14.5 1.8 196 44 305.7 306.3 287.3 315.8 3.24 7 700 3078 3.7 -9.2 38 12.9 -1.7 198 46 306.6 307.1 287.1 315.1 2.72 8 650 3675 -0.1 -15.9 29 15.8 -5.7 200 49 308.8 309.1 286.9 314.4 1.70 9 600 4310 -4.6 -16.9 38 12.3 -8.7 203 51 310.8 311.1 287.5 316.3 1.69 10 550 4990 -8.0 -12.0 73 4.0 -9.5 201 48 314.6 315.1 289.9 323.6 2.77 11 500 5725 -12.7 -16.2 75 3.6 -13.9 207 43 317.6 318.0 290.2 324.7 2.15 12 450 6520 -18.6 -21.1 80 2.5 -19.3 217 42 319.9 320.2 290.3 325.2 1.58 13 400 7389 -24.4 -26.1 86 1.7 -24.8 212 48 323.3 323.5 290.9 327.3 1.14 14 350 8346 -32.0 -32.0 100 -0.0 -32.0 205 56 325.6 325.8 291.2 328.3 0.75 15 300 9415 -40.6 -41.6 90 1.0 -40.7 193 56 328.2 328.2 291.6 329.4 0.33 16 250 10629 -50.8 -53.0 77 2.2 -50.8 190 60 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.11 17 200 12055 -56.8 -66.2 30 9.3 -57.0 207 48 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.03 18 150 13855 -60.8 -75.3 13 14.5 -61.0 232 42 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.4 0.01 19 100 16386 -60.6 -84.6 3 24.0 -60.9 253 42 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.65 m Freezing level: 651.59 mb = 3655.85 m = 11994.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 723.89 mb = 2803.25 m = 9196.91 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.71 % Est. max temperature: 27.68 C = 81.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.25 mb = 1100.40 m = 3610.21 ft T: 15.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 8.92 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 734.96 mb = 2679.00 m = 8789.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.09 C = 86.17 F Cap Strength: 6.40 C Lifted Index: 3.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.13 C Showalter Index: 1.96 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.11 C Cross Totals Index: 18.87 C K Index: 21.45 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 198.61 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.28 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7772.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.85 mb = 1426.52 m = 4680.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.8 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 224.8 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 480.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 480.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 160.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 149.81 m/s