MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F219.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F219.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 219 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 25 OCT 25 Station: 45.45,-97.05 Latitude: 45.45 Longitude: -97.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 953 475 23.0 12.3 51 10.7 16.2 195 17 300.3 302.0 291.2 328.1 9.46 2 950 502 22.5 12.0 51 10.5 15.8 196 20 300.0 301.7 291.0 327.4 9.32 3 900 969 17.7 10.8 64 6.9 13.4 199 32 299.8 301.4 290.7 326.5 9.10 4 850 1454 13.3 9.4 77 4.0 10.9 204 37 300.1 301.7 290.5 325.8 8.73 5 800 1965 13.6 -1.1 36 14.7 6.1 221 36 305.6 306.4 288.5 319.2 4.41 6 750 2505 10.6 -11.3 20 21.9 1.4 228 32 308.0 308.4 287.1 314.9 2.14 7 700 3074 6.5 -12.5 24 19.0 -1.1 230 31 309.7 310.1 287.6 316.5 2.09 8 650 3677 2.1 -10.8 38 12.9 -3.2 234 30 311.4 311.9 288.6 319.7 2.58 9 600 4318 -2.7 -11.7 50 9.0 -6.2 237 28 312.9 313.4 289.2 321.3 2.60 10 550 5000 -8.0 -15.3 56 7.3 -10.6 244 29 314.6 315.0 289.2 321.5 2.11 11 500 5733 -13.9 -21.9 51 8.0 -16.0 250 32 316.1 316.4 288.9 320.6 1.32 12 450 6524 -19.5 -32.3 31 12.7 -21.8 249 34 318.7 318.8 289.0 320.7 0.57 13 400 7388 -25.6 -36.3 36 10.6 -27.2 250 41 321.7 321.7 289.8 323.2 0.43 14 350 8340 -33.5 -33.9 97 0.3 -33.6 250 52 323.5 323.7 290.5 325.8 0.62 15 300 9404 -41.4 -41.4 100 -0.0 -41.4 255 53 327.0 327.1 291.2 328.3 0.34 16 250 10615 -51.5 -51.6 99 0.1 -51.5 253 59 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.0 0.13 17 200 12022 -61.6 -63.9 73 2.4 -61.6 250 59 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.04 18 150 13812 -60.2 -79.0 7 18.8 -60.4 256 48 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.01 19 100 16314 -64.7 -83.3 6 18.6 -64.8 259 35 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.90 m Freezing level: 628.19 mb = 3956.50 m = 12980.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 721.70 mb = 2822.43 m = 9259.82 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.85 % Est. max temperature: 27.96 C = 82.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 813.81 mb = 1820.63 m = 5973.13 ft T: 13.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.67 C/km ThetaE index: 13.21 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 708.98 mb = 2969.18 m = 9741.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.03 C = 89.65 F Cap Strength: 4.83 C Lifted Index: -0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.46 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.24 C K Index: 17.56 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 94.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 329.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 810.07 mb = 1859.52 m = 6100.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 545.07 mb = 5069.69 m = 16632.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 325.07 mb = 8850.23 m = 29035.85 ft B at Equ Level: 92.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 255.07 mb = 10481.72 m = 34388.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.1 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 260.1 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.5 neg: -0.8 tot: 194.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 2.55 Bulk Shear: 37.08 m/s