MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509271200F075.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509271200F075.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 75 hour GFS valid 15Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 58.22,-106.97 Latitude: 58.22 Longitude: -106.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 952 475 12.3 3.7 56 8.6 7.9 153 13 289.5 290.4 283.2 304.5 5.25 2 950 495 12.2 3.6 55 8.6 7.8 156 15 289.6 290.5 283.2 304.5 5.20 3 900 947 12.7 2.9 51 9.7 7.6 190 30 294.6 295.5 285.3 309.9 5.25 4 850 1431 16.8 2.6 38 14.2 9.0 229 25 303.8 304.8 288.8 320.2 5.43 5 800 1946 14.7 1.4 40 13.3 7.5 233 30 306.8 307.8 289.7 323.1 5.29 6 750 2487 10.5 -0.7 46 11.2 4.7 216 33 308.0 308.9 289.7 323.0 4.85 7 700 3057 5.5 -1.8 59 7.4 1.8 204 38 308.6 309.5 289.8 323.4 4.78 8 650 3657 -0.6 -2.5 87 1.9 -1.5 198 42 308.3 309.2 289.8 323.5 4.90 9 600 4292 -4.8 -5.3 96 0.5 -5.0 195 46 310.6 311.4 290.0 324.1 4.31 10 550 4972 -8.8 -9.3 96 0.6 -9.0 204 56 313.7 314.3 290.2 324.7 3.43 11 500 5705 -13.2 -13.6 97 0.4 -13.4 218 58 316.9 317.4 290.5 325.7 2.67 12 450 6499 -18.4 -18.4 100 0.0 -18.4 230 53 320.1 320.5 290.8 326.8 1.99 13 400 7367 -24.8 -26.6 85 1.8 -25.2 229 48 322.8 323.0 290.7 326.6 1.09 14 350 8324 -32.0 -37.0 61 5.0 -32.6 230 41 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.3 0.46 15 300 9391 -41.6 -45.6 65 4.0 -41.9 236 48 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.6 0.22 16 250 10597 -52.7 -54.7 79 2.0 -52.8 244 58 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.1 0.09 17 200 11999 -62.5 -64.2 79 1.7 -62.5 237 61 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.0 0.03 18 150 13797 -55.9 -80.0 3 24.1 -56.2 240 49 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 19 100 16384 -55.2 -83.6 2 28.4 -55.7 243 43 421.1 421.1 307.9 421.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.42 m Freezing level: 654.69 mb = 3600.72 m = 11813.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.51 mb = 3381.42 m = 11093.78 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.28 % Est. max temperature: 29.25 C = 84.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 836.47 mb = 1567.34 m = 5142.12 ft T: 16.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 0.04 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 634.47 mb = 3848.74 m = 12626.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.57 C = 88.82 F Cap Strength: 11.29 C Lifted Index: 8.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.22 C Showalter Index: 3.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.03 C Cross Totals Index: 15.82 C K Index: 25.25 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 139.34 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.11 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10686.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 768.07 mb = 2287.71 m = 7505.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.6 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 239.6 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 3.7 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.6 neg: -16.4 tot: 162.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.67 Bulk Shear: 82.00 m/s