MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261800F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 18Z SUN 12 OCT 25 Station: 45.30,-75.71 Latitude: 45.30 Longitude: -75.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1000 108 20.8 17.2 80 3.6 18.4 210 12 293.9 296.2 291.5 329.3 12.41 1 1000 109 20.9 16.9 78 4.0 18.2 211 14 294.0 296.2 291.4 328.8 12.19 2 950 551 17.2 15.2 88 1.9 16.0 216 29 294.6 296.7 291.0 327.7 11.54 3 900 1011 14.6 13.5 93 1.1 13.9 228 37 296.6 298.5 291.2 328.0 10.87 4 850 1494 13.1 10.9 86 2.2 11.7 242 40 299.9 301.6 291.2 328.3 9.67 5 800 2003 10.9 7.5 80 3.3 8.9 243 39 302.7 304.2 290.9 327.1 8.18 6 750 2539 7.1 5.3 88 1.8 6.1 249 41 304.3 305.7 290.8 326.8 7.48 7 700 3103 3.3 2.7 96 0.6 3.0 250 44 306.2 307.4 290.7 326.5 6.67 8 650 3701 -0.2 -0.8 96 0.6 -0.5 248 45 308.7 309.8 290.5 325.9 5.55 9 600 4338 -4.0 -5.6 88 1.7 -4.7 245 48 311.5 312.3 290.2 324.8 4.19 10 550 5020 -7.9 -8.9 93 1.0 -8.3 247 46 314.7 315.4 290.6 326.1 3.55 11 500 5757 -11.3 -12.0 95 0.7 -11.6 244 46 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.3 3.06 12 450 6558 -16.5 -16.7 98 0.3 -16.6 242 47 322.5 323.0 291.7 330.2 2.29 13 400 7433 -22.2 -22.8 95 0.6 -22.4 251 59 326.2 326.5 292.1 331.5 1.53 14 350 8401 -29.6 -31.6 83 1.9 -30.0 257 72 328.8 328.9 292.2 331.6 0.78 15 300 9478 -39.3 -39.3 100 0.0 -39.4 258 81 329.9 330.0 292.1 331.5 0.42 16 250 10698 -49.3 -51.6 77 2.3 -49.4 273 94 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.13 17 200 12128 -58.8 -62.5 62 3.7 -58.9 279 108 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.04 18 150 13906 -63.1 -75.9 16 12.8 -63.3 272 94 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.01 19 100 16396 -64.6 -83.5 6 18.9 -64.8 244 50 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.32 m Freezing level: 653.00 mb = 3665.36 m = 12025.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.22 mb = 3612.17 m = 11850.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.95 % Est. max temperature: 26.74 C = 80.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.21 mb = 567.33 m = 1861.29 ft T: 17.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 3.52 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.03 mb = 1181.79 m = 3877.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.61 C = 76.30 F Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lifted Index: 0.87 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.26 C Showalter Index: 0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.41 C Cross Totals Index: 22.19 C K Index: 34.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.14 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 52.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 75.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.44 mb = 838.70 m = 2751.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 713.44 mb = 2947.79 m = 9671.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 523.44 mb = 5402.57 m = 17724.74 ft B at Equ Level: 51.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 433.44 mb = 6836.41 m = 22428.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.9 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 272.9 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 277.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 277.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.68 Bulk Shear: 77.35 m/s