MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 9Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 47.57,-85.12 Latitude: 47.57 Longitude: -85.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -1 SFC 974 218 13.5 12.9 96 0.6 13.1 205 12 288.7 290.4 287.3 315.7 9.62 2 950 433 14.6 13.8 95 0.8 14.1 227 24 292.0 293.9 289.3 321.8 10.49 3 900 890 13.2 11.8 92 1.3 12.4 252 22 295.1 296.8 289.7 323.1 9.72 4 850 1369 10.0 8.6 91 1.4 9.2 253 22 296.6 298.1 288.9 320.7 8.28 5 800 1872 7.7 4.6 81 3.1 6.0 245 29 299.3 300.5 288.4 319.0 6.65 6 750 2402 5.6 -0.7 64 6.3 2.4 236 37 302.6 303.5 287.8 317.2 4.83 7 700 2963 2.4 -7.6 48 10.0 -1.9 235 42 305.1 305.7 287.0 314.7 3.08 8 650 3558 -1.5 -14.6 36 13.0 -6.2 236 45 307.2 307.6 286.5 313.3 1.90 9 600 4190 -5.2 -21.9 26 16.7 -10.0 235 50 310.1 310.3 286.6 313.8 1.10 10 550 4869 -8.2 -25.5 23 17.3 -12.7 232 56 314.3 314.5 287.9 317.3 0.87 11 500 5602 -13.0 -30.3 22 17.3 -16.7 236 53 317.2 317.3 288.5 319.4 0.62 12 450 6396 -19.1 -36.3 20 17.2 -22.0 239 57 319.2 319.3 288.9 320.6 0.38 13 400 7260 -25.7 -41.2 22 15.6 -27.6 237 62 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.6 0.26 14 350 8213 -33.1 -44.2 32 11.1 -34.1 237 64 324.1 324.1 290.2 324.9 0.21 15 300 9277 -40.9 -50.1 37 9.2 -41.5 241 76 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.2 0.13 16 250 10494 -49.9 -53.5 66 3.6 -50.0 244 95 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.11 17 200 11946 -50.8 -71.1 7 20.3 -51.2 238 62 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13788 -58.2 -78.0 6 19.8 -58.5 237 34 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.8 0.01 19 100 16315 -60.0 -84.4 3 24.4 -60.3 243 13 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5603.50 m Freezing level: 669.72 mb = 3323.34 m = 10903.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.07 mb = 2710.94 m = 8894.04 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.37 % Est. max temperature: 22.64 C = 72.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.17 mb = 290.20 m = 952.07 ft T: 13.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 9.76 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.37 mb = 1113.44 m = 3652.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.47 C = 68.84 F Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lifted Index: 2.53 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.28 C Showalter Index: 3.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.97 C Cross Totals Index: 21.58 C K Index: 21.61 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 200.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7064.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.75 mb = 808.60 m = 2652.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.6 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 266.6 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 3.9 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.5 neg: -15.2 tot: 119.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.41 Bulk Shear: 53.46 m/s