MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 16 OCT 25 Station: 47.54,-96.57 Latitude: 47.54 Longitude: -96.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 972 282 21.0 15.3 70 5.7 17.3 170 11 296.6 298.6 291.5 329.3 11.33 2 950 480 19.4 14.5 73 4.9 16.2 171 18 296.9 298.9 291.3 328.7 10.98 3 900 943 15.2 13.4 89 1.8 14.1 176 22 297.2 299.1 291.3 328.5 10.80 4 850 1426 12.2 11.8 97 0.4 11.9 196 27 298.9 300.8 291.4 328.9 10.26 5 800 1933 9.5 9.4 99 0.2 9.5 207 28 301.3 303.0 291.3 328.8 9.28 6 750 2469 9.7 7.3 85 2.3 8.3 208 34 307.1 308.7 292.6 333.2 8.61 7 700 3043 8.6 2.5 66 6.1 5.2 223 39 312.0 313.3 292.4 332.5 6.57 8 650 3652 4.3 -1.4 66 5.7 1.3 227 43 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.6 5.30 9 600 4298 -0.3 -7.4 59 7.1 -3.5 229 44 315.8 316.5 291.0 327.6 3.66 10 550 4988 -5.1 -11.1 63 6.0 -7.5 230 46 318.0 318.6 291.1 327.8 2.98 11 500 5730 -10.2 -14.4 71 4.2 -11.8 231 48 320.6 321.1 291.4 329.0 2.51 12 450 6534 -15.6 -21.6 60 6.0 -17.3 232 53 323.6 323.9 291.4 328.8 1.51 13 400 7411 -21.9 -25.2 74 3.3 -22.7 230 48 326.6 326.8 292.0 330.9 1.23 14 350 8379 -29.1 -33.9 63 4.8 -29.8 228 54 329.5 329.7 292.2 331.8 0.62 15 300 9461 -38.1 -42.6 62 4.5 -38.5 229 62 331.7 331.7 292.4 332.8 0.30 16 250 10691 -47.0 -56.6 33 9.6 -47.4 234 70 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.07 17 200 12139 -56.1 -65.1 31 9.0 -56.3 239 66 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.03 18 150 13928 -64.1 -74.5 23 10.3 -64.2 245 65 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.7 0.01 19 100 16408 -61.7 -83.9 4 22.2 -62.0 268 31 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.65 m Freezing level: 603.29 mb = 4255.69 m = 13962.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.38 mb = 3822.89 m = 12542.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.24 % Est. max temperature: 24.67 C = 76.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.70 mb = 1002.47 m = 3288.89 ft T: 14.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 5.61 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.55 mb = 1321.86 m = 4336.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.99 C = 73.37 F Cap Strength: 4.78 C Lifted Index: 1.67 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.78 C Showalter Index: 1.55 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.39 C Cross Totals Index: 21.98 C K Index: 28.07 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5153.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.08 mb = 1151.43 m = 3777.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.0 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 250.0 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 264.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 109.08 m/s