MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F321.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510170600F321.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 321 hour GFS valid 15Z THU 30 OCT 25 Station: 40.16,-112.74 Latitude: 40.16 Longitude: -112.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 1 950 542 2 900 998 3 850 1478 SFC 831 1665 11.1 -0.8 43 12.0 5.2 155 9 299.7 300.5 286.3 312.7 4.32 5 800 1986 13.2 -4.0 30 17.2 4.9 177 21 305.2 305.9 287.5 316.2 3.54 6 750 2527 10.8 -7.7 26 18.5 2.4 201 31 308.3 308.8 287.8 317.3 2.84 7 700 3097 6.9 -12.0 25 18.9 -0.8 210 35 310.1 310.5 287.8 317.1 2.17 8 650 3701 3.2 -14.4 26 17.6 -3.5 218 33 312.6 313.0 288.4 318.9 1.92 9 600 4344 -1.3 -16.0 32 14.7 -6.6 223 34 314.6 315.0 288.9 320.6 1.82 10 550 5031 -6.5 -18.0 39 11.5 -10.3 222 35 316.4 316.7 289.3 322.0 1.68 11 500 5768 -11.9 -20.8 47 8.9 -14.5 218 36 318.5 318.8 289.8 323.4 1.45 12 450 6564 -18.0 -23.7 61 5.7 -19.4 217 36 320.6 320.9 290.2 324.9 1.25 13 400 7433 -24.7 -24.7 100 0.0 -24.7 217 36 322.9 323.1 291.0 327.3 1.29 14 350 8392 -30.8 -30.8 100 0.0 -30.8 220 37 327.2 327.4 291.7 330.2 0.84 15 300 9470 -38.3 -46.0 44 7.7 -38.9 224 34 331.4 331.5 292.3 332.2 0.21 16 250 10704 -45.8 -56.9 27 11.1 -46.3 247 43 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.3 0.07 17 200 12148 -58.1 -60.7 72 2.6 -58.2 251 47 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.05 18 150 13925 -63.6 -76.3 16 12.6 -63.7 226 50 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.5 0.01 19 100 16406 -64.5 -83.8 5 19.2 -64.7 243 35 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.64 m Freezing level: 614.40 mb = 4159.06 m = 13645.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.42 mb = 2951.60 m = 9683.61 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.26 % Est. max temperature: 21.84 C = 71.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 692.64 mb = 3183.06 m = 10442.99 ft T: 6.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 0.18 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 510.94 mb = 5600.30 m = 18373.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.49 C = 83.29 F Cap Strength: 7.53 C Lifted Index: 6.63 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.83 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9118.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 602.11 mb = 4316.01 m = 14159.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.8 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 244.8 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 239.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 239.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.52 Bulk Shear: 67.81 m/s