MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F072.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F072.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 day GFS valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 53.83,-115.01 Latitude: 53.83 Longitude: -115.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -7 1 950 416 SFC 913 744 5.1 -6.7 42 11.8 0.5 323 7 285.6 286.1 278.2 293.0 2.54 3 900 857 3.5 -7.2 45 10.7 -0.6 324 9 285.1 285.5 277.7 292.2 2.47 4 850 1317 -0.7 -8.1 58 7.3 -3.4 323 11 285.4 285.8 277.9 292.5 2.45 5 800 1799 -2.3 -5.8 77 3.5 -3.7 315 18 288.7 289.2 280.3 297.7 3.10 6 750 2311 -4.1 -5.1 93 0.9 -4.5 316 23 292.1 292.7 282.3 302.4 3.50 7 700 2852 -6.8 -7.4 95 0.6 -7.0 318 23 295.0 295.5 283.1 304.3 3.13 8 650 3428 -9.9 -10.5 95 0.6 -10.1 313 22 297.8 298.3 283.7 305.8 2.64 9 600 4041 -13.7 -15.8 84 2.2 -14.3 302 23 300.3 300.7 283.8 306.1 1.85 10 550 4697 -18.0 -23.6 62 5.6 -19.3 276 24 302.7 302.9 283.8 306.1 1.04 11 500 5402 -23.1 -27.9 65 4.7 -23.9 248 25 304.8 305.0 284.4 307.4 0.77 12 450 6165 -28.5 -30.8 81 2.3 -28.9 219 28 307.4 307.5 285.1 309.6 0.65 13 400 6997 -35.2 -35.2 99 0.1 -35.2 187 34 309.3 309.4 285.7 310.9 0.48 14 350 7913 -42.5 -42.5 100 0.0 -42.5 180 46 311.4 311.5 286.2 312.4 0.26 15 300 8935 -50.2 -50.3 99 0.1 -50.3 187 48 314.6 314.6 287.1 315.0 0.13 16 250 10115 -51.1 -67.5 13 16.4 -51.4 217 42 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.02 17 200 11581 -47.7 -77.9 2 30.2 -48.3 224 24 357.3 357.3 298.1 357.3 0.00 18 150 13475 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.5 219 26 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.01 19 100 16123 -52.6 -81.7 2 29.0 -53.3 242 20 426.1 426.1 308.4 426.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5409.39 m Freezing level: 858.88 mb = 1235.16 m = 4052.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 906.77 mb = 795.95 m = 2611.36 ft Precipitable water: 0.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.83 % Est. max temperature: 10.55 C = 50.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 760.55 mb = 2199.99 m = 7217.72 ft T: -3.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.41 C/km ThetaE index: 0.76 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 630.08 mb = 3666.24 m = 12028.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.91 C = 64.24 F Cap Strength: 9.90 C Lifted Index: 10.73 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.78 C Showalter Index: 11.25 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.43 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.37 C Cross Totals Index: 15.06 C K Index: 13.71 Risk: None Sweat Index: 46.90 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.16 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15474.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 759.42 mb = 2211.72 m = 7256.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 279.8 at 22.3 knts Storm direction: 309.8 at 16.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 1.8 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -179.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: -16.3 tot: -15.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: -2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 36.93 m/s