MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F078.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F078.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 78 hour GFS valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.93,-91.18 Latitude: 43.93 Longitude: -91.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 17 SFC 968 289 16.0 1.6 38 14.3 8.7 223 15 291.8 292.6 283.2 304.7 4.44 2 950 452 13.9 -0.3 38 14.2 7.1 224 25 291.3 292.0 282.5 302.8 3.94 3 900 903 9.3 -1.6 46 10.9 4.2 226 30 291.1 291.8 282.2 302.1 3.77 4 850 1373 4.8 -2.4 60 7.2 1.6 231 32 291.2 291.9 282.3 302.3 3.78 5 800 1865 2.3 -2.1 73 4.3 0.3 257 30 293.6 294.3 283.7 305.6 4.11 6 750 2386 1.2 -2.7 75 3.9 -0.6 252 26 297.9 298.7 285.5 310.4 4.19 7 700 2939 -0.5 -4.2 76 3.7 -2.2 229 28 301.9 302.6 286.8 314.0 3.99 8 650 3529 -3.2 -5.9 82 2.7 -4.3 214 39 305.4 306.1 287.8 317.1 3.79 9 600 4159 -6.6 -10.3 75 3.7 -8.0 210 55 308.5 309.0 288.0 317.7 2.91 10 550 4832 -11.4 -11.8 97 0.4 -11.5 207 67 310.6 311.1 288.6 319.6 2.81 11 500 5557 -16.0 -16.1 99 0.1 -16.0 212 76 313.5 313.9 288.9 320.6 2.18 12 450 6343 -21.0 -21.1 99 0.1 -21.1 218 81 316.8 317.1 289.4 322.1 1.58 13 400 7201 -27.6 -27.7 99 0.1 -27.6 228 83 319.1 319.3 289.5 322.5 0.98 14 350 8145 -36.0 -36.5 95 0.5 -36.1 236 82 320.2 320.3 289.3 321.9 0.48 15 300 9197 -43.2 -50.4 45 7.2 -43.6 245 99 324.5 324.5 290.3 324.9 0.13 16 250 10409 -48.3 -61.5 20 13.2 -48.7 247 102 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.04 17 200 11876 -49.3 -73.4 4 24.1 -49.8 252 64 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.01 18 150 13724 -57.4 -78.9 5 21.5 -57.6 235 62 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.01 19 100 16276 -57.4 -84.8 2 27.4 -57.8 239 44 416.8 416.8 307.3 416.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5540.51 m Freezing level: 715.23 mb = 2770.61 m = 9089.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 782.21 mb = 2046.13 m = 6712.95 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.08 % Est. max temperature: 16.85 C = 62.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 780.13 mb = 2067.63 m = 6783.47 ft T: 1.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 2.60 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 599.71 mb = 4162.67 m = 13656.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.51 C = 90.53 F Cap Strength: 10.09 C Lifted Index: 11.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.47 C Showalter Index: 11.38 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.51 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.86 C Cross Totals Index: 13.66 C K Index: 14.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 140.47 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.80 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13857.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 764.58 mb = 2230.11 m = 7316.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.9 at 46.5 knts Storm direction: 248.9 at 34.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 3.2 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.9 neg: -12.1 tot: 107.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 65.75 m/s