MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F363.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F363.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 363 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 43.7,-90.12 Latitude: 43.70 Longitude: -90.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 971 308 22.9 17.9 74 4.9 19.5 190 13 298.6 301.0 293.7 337.7 13.45 2 950 495 22.5 17.1 71 5.5 18.8 195 27 300.1 302.4 293.9 338.1 13.01 3 900 964 19.1 15.7 81 3.4 16.8 205 38 301.2 303.5 293.9 338.1 12.56 4 850 1454 16.1 13.1 83 3.0 14.1 224 46 303.0 305.1 293.4 336.3 11.24 5 800 1967 12.0 10.8 92 1.2 11.3 231 49 304.0 305.9 292.9 334.6 10.25 6 750 2506 8.9 8.6 98 0.3 8.7 236 52 306.2 308.0 292.9 334.5 9.38 7 700 3075 6.0 1.3 72 4.7 3.4 238 56 309.1 310.2 291.0 327.6 6.00 8 650 3679 3.8 -14.2 25 18.0 -3.2 239 60 313.3 313.6 288.6 319.7 1.95 9 600 4323 -1.3 -17.6 28 16.3 -7.0 236 62 314.6 314.9 288.7 319.9 1.60 10 550 5009 -6.9 -20.7 32 13.8 -11.1 236 60 315.9 316.2 288.9 320.4 1.33 11 500 5744 -12.3 -24.1 37 11.8 -15.4 238 59 318.0 318.2 289.3 321.8 1.09 12 450 6539 -18.7 -24.7 59 6.0 -20.1 242 65 319.8 320.0 289.9 323.7 1.15 13 400 7407 -24.8 -31.7 53 6.9 -26.0 246 76 322.8 322.9 290.3 325.2 0.67 14 350 8364 -31.4 -34.0 78 2.6 -31.8 251 82 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.6 0.61 15 300 9438 -38.8 -49.8 30 11.0 -39.5 256 93 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.3 0.14 16 250 10670 -46.2 -54.5 39 8.3 -46.6 265 114 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.7 0.09 17 200 12118 -55.6 -67.4 22 11.8 -55.8 266 122 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 18 150 13918 -62.0 -78.1 10 16.1 -62.1 266 95 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.01 19 100 16409 -65.2 -83.5 6 18.3 -65.3 252 61 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.16 m Freezing level: 612.85 mb = 4157.68 m = 13640.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.07 mb = 3382.62 m = 11097.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.21 % Est. max temperature: 27.85 C = 82.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.07 mb = 934.55 m = 3066.06 ft T: 19.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 18.48 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 831.84 mb = 1637.00 m = 5370.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.63 C = 81.74 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.09 C Showalter Index: -3.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.40 C Cross Totals Index: 25.45 C K Index: 36.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 461.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1118.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.14 mb = 1312.82 m = 4307.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.14 mb = 1976.20 m = 6483.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.14 mb = 10692.14 m = 35078.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1115.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.14 mb = 13953.31 m = 45778.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 53.1 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 39.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 498.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 498.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 166.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.12 Bulk Rich Number: 6.85 Bulk Shear: 163.43 m/s