MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F249.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F249.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 249 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 48.43,-97.21 Latitude: 48.43 Longitude: -97.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -147 SFC 954 253 22.4 13.0 55 9.4 16.4 146 19 299.5 301.4 291.3 328.7 9.93 2 950 292 22.0 12.6 55 9.4 16.0 148 25 299.5 301.3 291.2 328.0 9.72 3 900 758 17.6 11.2 66 6.4 13.6 153 38 299.6 301.3 290.9 327.0 9.32 4 850 1243 13.2 9.6 79 3.6 11.0 160 43 300.0 301.6 290.6 326.1 8.88 5 800 1750 8.9 7.2 89 1.6 7.9 169 46 300.6 302.1 290.0 324.3 8.00 6 750 2282 5.5 1.8 77 3.7 3.6 174 42 302.6 303.7 288.8 320.1 5.83 7 700 2844 3.3 -5.9 51 9.3 -0.8 169 44 306.2 306.8 287.8 317.1 3.50 8 650 3440 -0.6 -9.5 51 8.9 -4.2 168 45 308.3 308.9 287.9 317.4 2.87 9 600 4075 -5.6 -9.4 75 3.8 -7.1 170 47 309.7 310.3 288.6 319.6 3.13 10 550 4750 -10.7 -12.2 89 1.4 -11.3 173 55 311.3 311.9 288.8 320.1 2.73 11 500 5476 -15.8 -16.6 94 0.7 -16.1 171 62 313.7 314.1 288.9 320.6 2.09 12 450 6263 -21.0 -24.2 75 3.2 -21.7 166 73 316.9 317.1 289.0 321.0 1.20 13 400 7122 -27.1 -40.2 28 13.1 -28.7 168 80 319.7 319.8 289.0 320.8 0.29 14 350 8070 -34.0 -43.8 37 9.8 -34.8 167 107 322.9 323.0 289.9 323.8 0.23 15 300 9129 -42.7 -49.2 49 6.5 -43.0 165 103 325.2 325.2 290.5 325.8 0.14 16 250 10343 -48.0 -61.4 20 13.5 -48.4 163 92 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.04 17 200 11792 -53.3 -70.6 10 17.3 -53.6 168 68 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 13633 -55.2 -80.4 3 25.2 -55.6 197 43 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 19 100 16223 -55.4 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.9 206 19 420.7 420.7 307.8 420.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.61 m Freezing level: 657.28 mb = 3353.61 m = 11002.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.11 mb = 2738.31 m = 8983.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.01 % Est. max temperature: 23.40 C = 74.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 831.06 mb = 1431.61 m = 4696.83 ft T: 11.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.29 C/km ThetaE index: 11.59 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.79 mb = 1658.67 m = 5441.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.35 C = 74.03 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.10 C Showalter Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.05 C Cross Totals Index: 25.48 C K Index: 29.40 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.06 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 478.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.38 mb = 1560.09 m = 5118.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 793.38 mb = 1818.40 m = 5965.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 293.38 mb = 9277.61 m = 30437.97 ft B at Equ Level: 476.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 213.38 mb = 11371.27 m = 37306.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 168.1 at 48.9 knts Storm direction: 198.1 at 36.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 231.7 neg: -4.7 tot: 227.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 7.83 Bulk Shear: 61.14 m/s