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: 47.23,-91.35 Latitude: 47.23 Longitude: -91.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 972 329 10.9 7.7 80 3.3 9.2 88 13 286.4 287.6 283.5 305.3 6.77 2 950 522 10.8 6.5 74 4.4 8.5 117 15 288.2 289.3 283.9 306.2 6.38 3 900 971 9.4 7.1 86 2.3 8.1 160 29 291.2 292.4 285.8 311.3 7.05 4 850 1450 12.5 8.7 78 3.8 10.2 184 42 299.2 300.7 289.9 323.7 8.32 5 800 1957 9.6 5.3 74 4.4 7.2 183 44 301.4 302.7 289.4 322.2 6.97 6 750 2489 5.9 2.4 78 3.5 4.0 183 45 303.0 304.1 289.1 321.3 6.08 7 700 3051 2.1 -0.0 86 2.2 1.0 183 49 304.9 305.9 289.2 321.5 5.46 8 650 3646 -1.4 -3.6 85 2.2 -2.4 189 52 307.3 308.2 289.1 321.3 4.51 9 600 4280 -5.0 -7.3 84 2.3 -6.0 193 51 310.3 311.0 289.3 321.9 3.68 10 550 4960 -8.8 -10.1 90 1.3 -9.4 192 49 313.6 314.2 289.9 323.9 3.22 11 500 5693 -12.7 -14.2 88 1.5 -13.2 190 53 317.6 318.1 290.6 326.0 2.55 12 450 6489 -18.0 -18.3 97 0.3 -18.1 185 54 320.6 321.0 290.9 327.3 2.00 13 400 7358 -24.6 -24.8 98 0.2 -24.6 183 55 323.0 323.3 291.0 327.5 1.28 14 350 8316 -31.6 -31.9 98 0.3 -31.7 191 51 326.1 326.2 291.4 328.8 0.75 15 300 9387 -40.2 -40.2 100 -0.0 -40.2 186 48 328.6 328.7 291.7 330.1 0.38 16 250 10603 -50.5 -50.5 100 0.0 -50.5 178 52 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.5 0.15 17 200 12021 -59.7 -62.0 75 2.2 -59.7 183 51 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.05 18 150 13806 -60.1 -78.1 8 18.1 -60.3 220 48 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.01 19 100 16342 -59.6 -84.6 2 25.0 -59.9 246 37 412.6 412.6 306.9 412.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5600.78 m Freezing level: 670.12 mb = 3406.72 m = 11176.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.31 mb = 3221.51 m = 10569.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.94 % Est. max temperature: 24.86 C = 76.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.03 mb = 743.05 m = 2437.79 ft T: 10.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 2.41 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 717.87 mb = 2845.93 m = 9336.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.57 C = 83.43 F Cap Strength: 8.13 C Lifted Index: 9.76 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.34 C Showalter Index: 1.73 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.14 C Cross Totals Index: 21.35 C K Index: 31.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10829.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.92 mb = 1188.63 m = 3899.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.3 at 45.0 knts Storm direction: 215.3 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 419.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 419.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 203.78 m/s