MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F243.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F243.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 243 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 6 OCT 25 Station: 45.99,-97.68 Latitude: 45.99 Longitude: -97.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 964 398 24.9 16.2 58 8.8 19.0 165 16 301.3 303.5 293.5 336.8 12.08 2 950 520 23.7 14.9 58 8.7 17.8 169 25 301.2 303.3 292.9 334.5 11.29 3 900 990 19.1 13.6 71 5.4 15.5 174 32 301.1 303.2 292.6 333.5 10.97 4 850 1478 14.3 12.5 89 1.8 13.2 177 36 301.2 303.1 292.5 333.0 10.81 5 800 1987 10.7 10.5 98 0.3 10.6 187 37 302.6 304.4 292.3 332.3 10.01 6 750 2526 10.0 5.6 74 4.4 7.4 209 37 307.4 308.8 291.9 330.6 7.61 7 700 3096 6.3 0.3 66 5.9 3.1 221 36 309.4 310.5 290.8 326.8 5.61 8 650 3699 1.9 -8.0 48 9.9 -2.4 230 33 311.1 311.7 289.1 321.3 3.21 9 600 4338 -3.5 -10.4 59 6.8 -6.3 236 36 312.0 312.6 289.2 321.3 2.90 10 550 5019 -9.2 -11.5 83 2.3 -10.1 233 38 313.2 313.7 289.5 322.5 2.88 11 500 5749 -13.5 -18.9 64 5.3 -15.2 239 41 316.5 316.9 289.5 322.3 1.72 12 450 6544 -18.1 -30.1 34 12.0 -20.5 242 41 320.5 320.7 289.7 323.0 0.70 13 400 7413 -24.2 -36.5 31 12.3 -26.1 239 44 323.5 323.6 290.3 325.0 0.42 14 350 8372 -31.6 -40.7 40 9.1 -32.6 239 44 326.1 326.2 290.9 327.3 0.31 15 300 9441 -40.9 -44.2 70 3.4 -41.1 242 49 327.8 327.8 291.3 328.7 0.25 16 250 10656 -49.3 -55.2 50 5.8 -49.5 257 52 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.1 0.09 17 200 12091 -57.0 -63.1 46 6.1 -57.2 259 60 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.6 0.04 18 150 13895 -60.0 -77.9 8 17.9 -60.2 256 63 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.01 19 100 16412 -61.1 -83.9 3 22.8 -61.4 255 38 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.83 m Freezing level: 632.84 mb = 3918.49 m = 12855.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.93 mb = 3429.21 m = 11250.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.11 % Est. max temperature: 25.86 C = 78.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.48 mb = 1502.55 m = 4929.57 ft T: 14.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.47 C/km ThetaE index: 15.54 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.22 mb = 1736.51 m = 5697.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.55 C = 78.00 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -4.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.56 C Showalter Index: -3.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.87 C Cross Totals Index: 26.08 C K Index: 34.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 499.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 823.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.92 mb = 1648.23 m = 5407.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 807.92 mb = 1904.42 m = 6248.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 787.92 mb = 2114.20 m = 6936.28 ft B at Equ Level: 1.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 777.92 mb = 2220.79 m = 7285.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.9 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 246.9 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 322.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 322.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.44 Bulk Rich Number: 9.06 Bulk Shear: 90.97 m/s