MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509270600F177.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509270600F177.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 177 hour GFS valid 15Z SAT 4 OCT 25 Station: 47.07,-99.89 Latitude: 47.07 Longitude: -99.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 1 950 451 SFC 938 562 15.3 12.1 81 3.3 13.3 35 12 293.8 295.5 289.0 321.0 9.47 3 900 908 11.6 11.3 98 0.3 11.4 39 17 293.4 295.1 288.8 320.2 9.36 4 850 1389 14.2 8.9 70 5.3 11.0 99 8 301.0 302.6 290.6 326.0 8.44 5 800 1902 15.2 4.8 50 10.3 9.2 178 9 307.3 308.6 291.2 328.0 6.77 6 750 2447 12.3 3.5 55 8.8 7.3 176 19 309.9 311.2 291.8 330.3 6.59 7 700 3021 8.5 1.5 61 7.0 4.6 185 28 311.9 313.1 292.0 331.0 6.11 8 650 3630 3.9 -1.3 69 5.2 1.3 195 33 313.4 314.4 291.8 330.3 5.36 9 600 4274 -1.5 -4.1 82 2.6 -2.8 196 35 314.4 315.3 291.5 329.3 4.69 10 550 4961 -6.7 -7.8 92 1.1 -7.1 189 37 316.2 316.9 291.3 328.7 3.87 11 500 5700 -11.0 -11.6 95 0.6 -11.2 191 37 319.6 320.3 291.7 330.0 3.15 12 450 6502 -16.0 -16.6 95 0.6 -16.2 202 36 323.1 323.6 292.0 331.0 2.33 13 400 7378 -22.6 -22.6 100 0.0 -22.5 206 39 325.7 326.0 292.0 331.1 1.56 14 350 8342 -30.4 -30.6 98 0.2 -30.4 210 40 327.7 327.9 291.9 330.8 0.85 15 300 9417 -39.4 -39.4 100 0.0 -39.4 210 44 329.9 330.0 292.1 331.4 0.42 16 250 10636 -50.2 -50.2 100 0.0 -50.2 208 44 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.15 17 200 12063 -56.8 -62.9 46 6.1 -56.9 216 57 342.8 342.8 295.0 343.0 0.04 18 150 13881 -59.5 -78.5 7 18.9 -59.7 224 52 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.01 19 100 16405 -62.2 -83.9 4 21.6 -62.4 227 30 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.22 m Freezing level: 613.93 mb = 4094.86 m = 13434.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.54 mb = 3823.68 m = 12544.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.53 % Est. max temperature: 29.18 C = 84.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.10 mb = 972.40 m = 3190.24 ft T: 11.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.29 C/km ThetaE index: 0.75 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 677.25 mb = 3292.64 m = 10802.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.76 C = 92.77 F Cap Strength: 7.82 C Lifted Index: 4.00 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.06 C Showalter Index: 2.24 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.20 C Cross Totals Index: 19.87 C K Index: 27.06 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 159.61 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.84 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7155.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.24 mb = 1396.05 m = 4580.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.1 at 27.2 knts Storm direction: 218.1 at 20.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.6 neg: -1.4 tot: 209.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 215.65 m/s