MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 9Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 47.57,-86.61 Latitude: 47.57 Longitude: -86.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 990 179 12.1 10.7 92 1.3 11.3 177 17 286.0 287.5 284.9 308.9 8.21 2 950 522 10.7 9.6 93 1.1 10.0 200 24 288.0 289.4 285.4 310.2 7.91 3 900 975 12.0 10.5 91 1.5 11.1 262 26 293.8 295.4 288.5 319.3 8.89 4 850 1453 10.7 10.5 99 0.2 10.6 267 28 297.4 299.1 290.2 324.8 9.42 5 800 1959 8.9 8.8 99 0.1 8.9 271 29 300.7 302.3 290.9 327.0 8.92 6 750 2492 7.0 5.9 93 1.1 6.4 273 29 304.2 305.6 291.0 327.6 7.80 7 700 3058 4.3 2.1 86 2.2 3.1 278 32 307.2 308.4 290.7 326.7 6.37 8 650 3659 1.3 -1.0 85 2.2 0.1 275 39 310.4 311.4 291.0 327.4 5.48 9 600 4299 -2.8 -4.7 87 1.9 -3.7 273 46 312.9 313.8 290.9 327.2 4.51 10 550 4984 -6.9 -8.0 92 1.0 -7.4 273 45 315.8 316.6 291.2 328.1 3.81 11 500 5722 -11.2 -12.1 93 1.0 -11.5 274 47 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.4 3.02 12 450 6524 -16.2 -16.6 97 0.4 -16.3 278 42 322.9 323.4 291.9 330.7 2.32 13 400 7401 -21.9 -22.0 100 0.0 -22.0 272 45 326.5 326.8 292.3 332.2 1.65 14 350 8369 -29.6 -29.6 100 0.0 -29.6 278 52 328.9 329.1 292.3 332.3 0.94 15 300 9447 -39.1 -39.1 99 0.1 -39.1 278 51 330.3 330.4 292.2 331.9 0.43 16 250 10668 -49.3 -49.3 100 0.0 -49.3 272 64 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.5 0.17 17 200 12104 -57.6 -64.3 42 6.7 -57.7 282 62 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 18 150 13886 -64.0 -74.0 24 10.0 -64.1 292 63 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.9 0.01 19 100 16369 -63.2 -84.1 4 20.9 -63.4 287 40 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5629.48 m Freezing level: 634.39 mb = 3858.74 m = 12659.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.58 mb = 3676.40 m = 12061.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.25 % Est. max temperature: 23.99 C = 75.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.52 mb = 343.48 m = 1126.89 ft T: 11.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 0.93 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.31 mb = 2543.49 m = 8344.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.42 C = 86.75 F Cap Strength: 7.97 C Lifted Index: 9.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.84 C Showalter Index: 2.70 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.55 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.87 C Cross Totals Index: 21.68 C K Index: 30.18 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 229.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10554.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.13 mb = 780.53 m = 2560.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.4 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 299.4 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 264.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 169.99 m/s