MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F351.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F351.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 351 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 10 OCT 25 Station: 46.87,-101.62 Latitude: 46.87 Longitude: -101.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -20 1 950 420 SFC 924 665 24.4 10.1 40 14.3 15.4 177 18 304.4 306.0 291.6 329.6 8.41 3 900 890 21.4 8.8 45 12.5 13.7 183 30 303.5 305.0 290.9 327.3 7.94 4 850 1381 16.6 7.4 54 9.2 11.1 191 35 303.5 304.9 290.6 326.3 7.61 5 800 1893 12.6 4.6 58 8.0 8.1 207 37 304.6 305.9 290.2 324.8 6.67 6 750 2433 9.7 -3.0 41 12.7 3.5 229 43 307.2 307.9 288.7 319.8 4.09 7 700 3000 5.3 -9.2 34 14.5 -0.9 229 46 308.4 308.9 287.8 317.0 2.72 8 650 3601 1.4 -12.8 34 14.3 -4.1 215 44 310.6 311.0 288.0 317.7 2.19 9 600 4240 -3.0 -15.7 37 12.7 -7.5 199 47 312.7 313.1 288.3 318.9 1.88 10 550 4923 -8.2 -13.0 69 4.7 -10.0 186 56 314.3 314.8 289.6 322.7 2.56 11 500 5654 -14.0 -15.1 91 1.1 -14.4 186 64 316.0 316.4 289.9 323.7 2.36 12 450 6445 -19.8 -22.3 81 2.4 -20.4 188 69 318.3 318.6 289.7 323.1 1.42 13 400 7308 -26.0 -30.3 67 4.3 -26.8 190 71 321.2 321.4 289.9 323.9 0.77 14 350 8263 -32.6 -40.1 47 7.5 -33.4 188 74 324.8 324.9 290.6 326.0 0.33 15 300 9329 -41.3 -45.9 61 4.6 -41.6 190 77 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.0 0.21 16 250 10541 -49.8 -57.2 42 7.4 -50.0 180 75 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.07 17 200 11980 -53.8 -71.2 10 17.4 -54.1 205 68 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 13827 -55.5 -79.3 4 23.7 -55.9 221 60 374.4 374.4 301.4 374.4 0.01 19 100 16374 -59.8 -83.7 3 23.9 -60.1 194 41 412.1 412.1 306.7 412.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.12 m Freezing level: 633.59 mb = 3810.86 m = 12502.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.91 mb = 2884.73 m = 9464.21 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.97 % Est. max temperature: 25.92 C = 78.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 747.55 mb = 2459.49 m = 8069.09 ft T: 9.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.28 C/km ThetaE index: 12.63 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.02 mb = 3105.12 m = 10187.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.68 C = 83.62 F Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lifted Index: -1.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.13 C Showalter Index: -0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.59 C Cross Totals Index: 21.39 C K Index: 23.47 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 127.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 174.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 741.62 mb = 2524.99 m = 8283.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 556.62 mb = 4828.69 m = 15841.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 356.62 mb = 8128.69 m = 26668.60 ft B at Equ Level: 127.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 256.62 mb = 10367.32 m = 34013.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.9 at 48.8 knts Storm direction: 228.9 at 36.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 2.1 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 175.9 neg: -30.9 tot: 145.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 1.86 Bulk Shear: 68.89 m/s