MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F009.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F009.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 hour GFS valid 3Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 49.37,-94.85 Latitude: 49.37 Longitude: -94.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14 SFC 963 331 17.1 8.7 58 8.4 12.2 181 14 293.4 294.7 286.9 314.5 7.34 2 950 451 17.3 7.5 53 9.8 11.7 183 24 294.8 296.0 287.0 314.7 6.87 3 900 912 17.3 8.0 54 9.3 11.8 206 44 299.4 300.7 289.2 321.5 7.51 4 850 1400 15.8 6.7 55 9.1 10.4 234 47 302.7 304.0 290.1 324.4 7.26 5 800 1911 11.6 5.6 66 6.0 8.2 243 44 303.5 304.8 290.2 324.9 7.13 6 750 2447 6.8 4.4 85 2.4 5.5 246 41 303.9 305.2 290.3 325.0 7.01 7 700 3010 2.5 2.2 98 0.3 2.3 246 38 305.2 306.4 290.2 324.7 6.42 8 650 3606 -0.6 -4.5 75 3.9 -2.4 236 44 308.3 309.1 289.2 321.4 4.21 9 600 4242 -4.4 -10.8 61 6.5 -6.9 237 45 311.1 311.6 288.8 320.0 2.79 10 550 4921 -9.4 -14.4 67 5.0 -11.1 230 44 312.9 313.4 288.8 320.3 2.27 11 500 5651 -14.6 -17.6 78 3.0 -15.5 234 49 315.3 315.6 289.2 321.6 1.92 12 450 6439 -20.2 -27.6 52 7.4 -21.7 239 53 317.9 318.1 289.0 321.0 0.88 13 400 7302 -26.2 -28.1 84 1.9 -26.5 240 59 321.0 321.2 290.0 324.3 0.95 14 350 8255 -32.7 -37.1 65 4.4 -33.3 239 67 324.6 324.7 290.6 326.3 0.45 15 300 9323 -40.6 -41.6 90 1.0 -40.6 231 73 328.2 328.2 291.6 329.4 0.33 16 250 10540 -49.4 -51.6 77 2.3 -49.5 230 79 332.6 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.13 17 200 11987 -52.8 -69.6 11 16.8 -53.1 246 67 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 13826 -56.1 -79.7 4 23.7 -56.4 257 62 373.5 373.5 301.2 373.5 0.00 19 100 16382 -60.0 -83.7 3 23.7 -60.3 260 30 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5637.05 m Freezing level: 659.76 mb = 3489.43 m = 11448.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.41 mb = 3297.29 m = 10817.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.97 % Est. max temperature: 26.93 C = 80.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 849.72 mb = 1402.42 m = 4601.07 ft T: 15.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 5.02 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 721.48 mb = 2762.97 m = 9064.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.28 C = 82.91 F Cap Strength: 5.22 C Lifted Index: 2.17 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.33 C Showalter Index: -0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.35 C Cross Totals Index: 21.28 C K Index: 36.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8764.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 792.90 mb = 1985.00 m = 6512.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.0 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 264.0 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 496.8 neg: -8.1 tot: 488.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 110.61 m/s