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: 49.1,-97.13 Latitude: 49.10 Longitude: -97.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -138 SFC 956 249 21.3 14.0 63 7.3 16.5 145 20 298.3 300.2 291.5 329.0 10.56 2 950 300 20.9 13.6 63 7.4 16.2 147 27 298.4 300.3 291.3 328.5 10.33 3 900 765 16.6 12.3 76 4.3 13.8 152 39 298.6 300.4 291.1 327.8 10.00 4 850 1249 12.1 10.8 92 1.3 11.3 157 44 298.9 300.6 290.9 327.0 9.63 5 800 1755 8.9 6.6 85 2.3 7.5 171 44 300.6 302.0 289.8 323.2 7.64 6 750 2287 5.8 1.9 76 3.9 3.8 167 41 302.9 304.0 288.9 320.6 5.87 7 700 2849 3.9 -5.4 51 9.3 -0.4 165 45 306.8 307.5 288.1 318.1 3.65 8 650 3448 0.1 -9.7 47 9.9 -3.9 165 49 309.1 309.6 288.1 318.0 2.81 9 600 4083 -5.2 -10.1 69 4.8 -7.1 166 50 310.1 310.6 288.6 319.5 2.96 10 550 4760 -9.9 -11.5 88 1.6 -10.5 172 53 312.4 312.9 289.3 321.7 2.89 11 500 5490 -14.4 -19.8 64 5.4 -16.0 173 62 315.4 315.7 289.0 320.8 1.59 12 450 6281 -19.5 -25.6 58 6.1 -20.8 171 75 318.8 319.0 289.5 322.4 1.06 13 400 7145 -25.8 -31.8 57 6.0 -26.9 168 84 321.4 321.5 289.9 323.8 0.66 14 350 8096 -33.9 -36.0 81 2.2 -34.1 164 94 323.1 323.2 290.2 324.9 0.50 15 300 9155 -42.8 -45.5 75 2.7 -42.9 164 97 325.1 325.1 290.5 325.9 0.22 16 250 10365 -48.7 -57.6 35 8.9 -49.0 161 95 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.06 17 200 11804 -55.8 -66.4 26 10.6 -56.0 168 74 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.03 18 150 13632 -56.0 -80.1 3 24.1 -56.3 196 51 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.6 0.00 19 100 16221 -55.5 -83.9 2 28.4 -56.0 208 24 420.5 420.5 307.8 420.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5628.08 m Freezing level: 648.79 mb = 3463.07 m = 11361.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.69 mb = 2794.99 m = 9169.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.23 % Est. max temperature: 23.38 C = 74.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.15 mb = 1168.16 m = 3832.49 ft T: 12.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 10.99 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.67 mb = 1400.82 m = 4595.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.39 C = 72.30 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.33 C Showalter Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.83 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.58 C Cross Totals Index: 25.25 C K Index: 28.12 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 391.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.49 mb = 1303.26 m = 4275.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.49 mb = 1656.38 m = 5434.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 709.49 mb = 2739.66 m = 8988.29 ft B at Equ Level: 14.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 209.49 mb = 11504.95 m = 37745.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 166.9 at 49.4 knts Storm direction: 196.9 at 37.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.4 neg: -22.4 tot: 242.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 6.50 Bulk Shear: 60.21 m/s