MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509270000F213.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509270000F213.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 213 hour GFS valid 21Z SUN 5 OCT 25 Station: 45.98,-96.49 Latitude: 45.98 Longitude: -96.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6 SFC 966 303 21.6 16.3 72 5.3 18.1 200 17 297.7 299.9 292.5 332.9 12.14 2 950 447 19.3 15.3 78 3.9 16.7 200 26 296.7 298.8 291.8 330.2 11.59 3 900 911 17.2 12.6 74 4.6 14.3 196 31 299.2 301.1 291.5 329.2 10.24 4 850 1398 14.6 9.9 73 4.7 11.7 198 32 301.5 303.1 291.2 328.3 9.05 5 800 1908 11.4 7.7 78 3.7 9.2 197 36 303.3 304.9 291.2 328.1 8.28 6 750 2445 8.0 5.5 84 2.5 6.6 194 39 305.3 306.7 291.2 328.1 7.57 7 700 3011 3.8 2.7 93 1.1 3.2 191 42 306.7 307.9 290.9 327.0 6.68 8 650 3609 0.6 -0.3 93 0.9 0.1 188 45 309.6 310.7 291.0 327.5 5.75 9 600 4248 -2.9 -3.9 93 1.0 -3.4 192 50 312.8 313.7 291.1 327.8 4.77 10 550 4931 -7.0 -7.9 93 0.9 -7.4 190 51 315.8 316.5 291.2 328.1 3.83 11 500 5668 -10.9 -11.7 94 0.8 -11.2 184 50 319.8 320.4 291.7 330.0 3.12 12 450 6468 -15.7 -16.5 94 0.8 -16.0 179 50 323.4 323.9 292.1 331.3 2.33 13 400 7343 -22.2 -22.8 95 0.6 -22.3 181 51 326.2 326.5 292.1 331.5 1.53 14 350 8307 -30.1 -30.4 96 0.4 -30.1 180 50 328.2 328.4 292.1 331.4 0.87 15 300 9382 -39.7 -39.9 97 0.3 -39.7 176 47 329.4 329.5 292.0 330.9 0.39 16 250 10599 -49.6 -52.2 75 2.5 -49.7 182 50 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.8 0.12 17 200 12053 -51.5 -70.7 8 19.2 -51.9 201 58 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 13898 -57.6 -80.3 4 22.7 -57.9 221 54 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16423 -62.2 -83.7 4 21.4 -62.4 232 33 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.90 m Freezing level: 641.38 mb = 3719.50 m = 12202.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.05 mb = 3633.42 m = 11920.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.27 % Est. max temperature: 26.60 C = 79.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.59 mb = 972.16 m = 3189.45 ft T: 16.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 4.81 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.59 mb = 1902.28 m = 6240.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.18 C = 80.93 F Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lifted Index: 0.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.43 C Showalter Index: 1.16 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.53 C Cross Totals Index: 20.81 C K Index: 34.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.83 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.28 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 42.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 93.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.01 mb = 1327.99 m = 4356.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 712.01 mb = 2871.31 m = 9420.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 522.01 mb = 5334.97 m = 17502.97 ft B at Equ Level: 42.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 432.01 mb = 6771.42 m = 22215.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.6 at 42.4 knts Storm direction: 220.6 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 3.7 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 70.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.16 Bulk Shear: 36.89 m/s