MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F360.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510161800F360.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 day GFS valid 18Z FRI 31 OCT 25 Station: 46.2,-123.75 Latitude: 46.20 Longitude: -123.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 126 SFC 993 184 11.5 9.3 86 2.3 10.3 212 12 285.3 286.5 283.7 305.8 7.39 2 950 553 8.3 5.7 84 2.6 7.0 225 22 285.6 286.7 282.4 302.6 6.07 3 900 997 5.0 2.6 85 2.4 3.9 237 27 286.7 287.6 281.8 301.2 5.14 4 850 1462 2.2 -1.6 76 3.9 0.5 247 29 288.5 289.2 281.3 300.0 3.99 5 800 1948 -1.2 -3.3 86 2.1 -2.1 251 33 289.9 290.6 281.7 300.8 3.75 6 750 2460 -4.6 -5.3 95 0.7 -4.8 256 35 291.6 292.2 282.0 301.7 3.43 7 700 3000 -7.6 -9.2 88 1.6 -8.2 259 39 294.1 294.5 282.3 302.2 2.72 8 650 3575 -8.5 -21.1 35 12.6 -11.8 254 50 299.3 299.5 282.5 302.8 1.09 9 600 4193 -11.3 -42.9 5 31.6 -15.8 256 59 303.1 303.1 282.8 303.6 0.14 10 550 4854 -15.9 -46.0 6 30.1 -19.5 264 68 305.3 305.3 283.7 305.7 0.11 11 500 5566 -20.1 -46.7 7 26.6 -22.9 270 86 308.6 308.6 284.9 309.0 0.11 12 450 6342 -22.9 -37.4 25 14.4 -24.9 267 103 314.4 314.5 287.3 315.6 0.34 13 400 7196 -27.8 -32.5 64 4.6 -28.5 269 116 318.8 318.9 289.0 321.0 0.63 14 350 8142 -34.4 -36.0 85 1.6 -34.6 269 126 322.3 322.4 290.0 324.1 0.50 15 300 9203 -41.8 -44.2 78 2.4 -42.0 273 132 326.4 326.5 291.0 327.4 0.25 16 250 10422 -47.3 -52.5 55 5.2 -47.6 280 154 335.7 335.8 293.4 336.2 0.12 17 200 11878 -53.2 -68.6 14 15.4 -53.5 277 146 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 13711 -56.7 -80.3 4 23.6 -57.0 277 119 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16279 -57.8 -84.5 2 26.7 -58.2 260 45 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5439.53 m Freezing level: 817.26 mb = 1780.21 m = 5840.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 840.53 mb = 1551.54 m = 5090.28 ft Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.25 % Est. max temperature: 14.95 C = 58.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.43 mb = 470.93 m = 1545.02 ft T: 9.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.85 C/km ThetaE index: 5.84 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.48 mb = 1029.03 m = 3376.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.09 C = 55.55 F Cap Strength: 5.44 C Lifted Index: 6.93 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.22 C Showalter Index: 8.93 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.28 C Cross Totals Index: 18.42 C K Index: 19.07 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.64 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.91 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.62 mb = 918.90 m = 3014.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.62 mb = 1812.70 m = 5947.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 713.62 mb = 2849.07 m = 9347.24 ft B at Equ Level: 11.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 673.62 mb = 3298.23 m = 10820.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.8 at 49.9 knts Storm direction: 288.8 at 37.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 238.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 178.39 m/s