MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509270600F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509270600F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 18Z WED 1 OCT 25 Station: 47.2,-122.81 Latitude: 47.20 Longitude: -122.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 SFC 996 136 16.3 10.6 69 5.7 12.9 190 7 289.7 291.1 286.2 312.5 8.05 2 950 539 11.8 7.7 76 4.1 9.5 188 16 289.2 290.4 284.9 308.8 6.95 3 900 988 8.2 4.6 78 3.6 6.3 189 20 290.0 291.1 284.1 306.9 5.92 4 850 1458 5.0 0.8 74 4.2 3.0 198 23 291.4 292.3 283.5 305.2 4.77 5 800 1950 1.8 -3.2 69 5.0 -0.4 200 25 293.1 293.7 283.1 304.1 3.77 6 750 2467 -1.4 -8.5 58 7.1 -4.1 199 26 295.1 295.5 282.7 303.1 2.68 7 700 3013 -4.9 -14.0 49 9.1 -7.8 199 29 297.1 297.4 282.5 302.8 1.85 8 650 3592 -8.7 -16.9 52 8.2 -11.1 201 32 299.1 299.4 283.0 304.0 1.56 9 600 4207 -12.9 -19.6 57 6.7 -14.7 203 35 301.1 301.4 283.5 305.4 1.35 10 550 4865 -16.6 -30.0 30 13.4 -19.0 207 41 304.4 304.5 284.0 306.4 0.58 11 500 5576 -20.4 -46.4 8 26.0 -23.2 209 47 308.2 308.2 284.8 308.6 0.12 12 450 6348 -25.7 -43.1 18 17.4 -27.5 203 45 310.9 310.9 285.9 311.6 0.19 13 400 7189 -32.8 -41.8 40 9.0 -33.6 202 46 312.3 312.4 286.5 313.2 0.24 14 350 8117 -37.8 -54.2 16 16.4 -38.7 212 61 317.8 317.8 288.1 318.0 0.07 15 300 9166 -43.5 -58.1 18 14.7 -44.0 213 75 324.1 324.1 290.0 324.3 0.05 16 250 10379 -47.9 -63.4 15 15.5 -48.3 213 76 334.8 334.8 293.0 335.0 0.03 17 200 11842 -49.2 -73.4 4 24.2 -49.7 218 62 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.9 0.01 18 150 13719 -52.0 -80.6 2 28.6 -52.5 216 53 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00 19 100 16328 -54.7 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.3 210 28 422.0 422.0 307.9 422.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5470.04 m Freezing level: 771.85 mb = 2241.38 m = 7353.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 805.74 mb = 1892.08 m = 6207.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.89 % Est. max temperature: 18.07 C = 64.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.96 mb = 851.36 m = 2793.13 ft T: 9.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 9.68 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.34 mb = 1273.37 m = 4177.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.42 C = 63.35 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: 2.50 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.34 C Showalter Index: 5.02 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.40 C Cross Totals Index: 21.19 C K Index: 17.15 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 102.66 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.52 mb = 1112.51 m = 3649.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.52 mb = 1934.73 m = 6347.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 581.52 mb = 4443.42 m = 14577.98 ft B at Equ Level: 28.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 521.52 mb = 5261.69 m = 17262.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.1 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 232.1 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 2.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 92.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.60 Bulk Shear: 48.12 m/s