MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F081.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F081.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 81 hour GFS valid 3Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 46.34,-100.30 Latitude: 46.34 Longitude: -100.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 96 1 950 539 SFC 947 568 24.0 8.1 36 15.8 14.4 152 14 301.8 303.1 289.8 323.2 7.18 3 900 1012 24.2 5.9 31 18.3 13.3 171 38 306.4 307.6 290.6 326.2 6.49 4 850 1510 21.0 5.3 36 15.7 11.7 184 36 308.1 309.3 291.2 328.2 6.56 5 800 2030 16.5 5.2 47 11.2 9.9 188 29 308.7 310.0 291.7 330.0 6.96 6 750 2575 12.0 4.1 58 7.9 7.5 185 19 309.6 310.9 291.9 330.8 6.88 7 700 3149 7.8 1.6 65 6.2 4.4 176 16 311.1 312.3 291.7 330.2 6.14 8 650 3755 3.1 -1.4 72 4.5 0.8 173 14 312.5 313.5 291.5 329.2 5.32 9 600 4398 -1.7 -7.1 67 5.4 -4.1 175 11 314.2 314.9 290.6 326.2 3.75 10 550 5085 -6.5 -11.6 67 5.2 -8.5 186 7 316.4 316.9 290.5 325.7 2.85 11 500 5823 -11.1 -15.5 70 4.3 -12.6 194 7 319.5 319.9 290.9 327.1 2.29 12 450 6625 -15.8 -18.4 81 2.6 -16.6 211 9 323.4 323.8 291.7 330.2 2.00 13 400 7503 -21.9 -24.2 81 2.3 -22.5 218 15 326.5 326.8 292.0 331.3 1.35 14 350 8471 -29.5 -33.0 71 3.6 -30.0 210 16 329.0 329.2 292.1 331.5 0.68 15 300 9551 -38.3 -42.1 67 3.8 -38.7 231 22 331.4 331.4 292.4 332.5 0.31 16 250 10782 -46.4 -54.0 42 7.6 -46.7 223 37 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.5 0.10 17 200 12231 -54.1 -66.5 20 12.4 -54.4 216 28 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 18 150 14070 -56.2 -80.9 3 24.7 -56.5 254 20 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 19 100 16597 -62.5 -84.2 4 21.6 -62.7 291 7 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.68 m Freezing level: 617.42 mb = 4174.05 m = 13694.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.97 mb = 3854.95 m = 12647.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.56 % Est. max temperature: 30.82 C = 87.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 749.25 mb = 2582.88 m = 8473.92 ft T: 11.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.07 C/km ThetaE index: 5.12 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 629.88 mb = 4007.64 m = 13148.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.16 C = 95.29 F Cap Strength: 4.83 C Lifted Index: 2.04 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.75 C Showalter Index: 0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.08 C Cross Totals Index: 16.38 C K Index: 31.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 141.75 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6972.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 696.42 mb = 3190.42 m = 10467.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 180.8 at 17.0 knts Storm direction: 210.8 at 12.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.5 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 19.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.3 neg: -30.6 tot: 128.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.49 Bulk Shear: 16.90 m/s