MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F000.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F000.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: GFS analysis for 1800Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 47.5,-97.74 Latitude: 47.50 Longitude: -97.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -29 SFC 953 379 12.1 8.0 76 4.2 9.8 242 16 289.3 290.5 285.0 309.3 7.06 2 950 403 11.7 7.8 77 3.9 9.6 243 20 289.1 290.3 284.9 308.9 7.02 3 900 852 7.4 6.7 96 0.7 7.0 249 31 289.1 290.3 284.8 308.5 6.86 4 850 1321 4.3 4.3 100 0.0 4.3 266 34 290.7 291.8 284.7 308.2 6.13 5 800 1813 2.8 2.8 100 0.0 2.8 274 34 294.2 295.2 285.8 311.2 5.86 6 750 2336 2.9 0.6 85 2.2 1.7 280 36 299.7 300.7 287.3 315.6 5.35 7 700 2892 -1.2 -2.0 94 0.8 -1.6 284 39 301.2 302.0 287.2 315.3 4.71 8 650 3485 -0.5 -10.1 48 9.5 -4.4 278 42 308.4 308.9 287.8 317.0 2.73 9 600 4120 -4.4 -10.0 65 5.6 -6.6 268 41 311.1 311.6 288.9 320.6 2.98 10 550 4801 -8.8 -12.8 72 4.1 -10.3 262 43 313.7 314.2 289.4 322.1 2.59 11 500 5532 -13.6 -17.3 74 3.7 -14.8 266 43 316.4 316.8 289.6 323.0 1.97 12 450 6326 -18.8 -33.2 27 14.3 -21.4 273 45 319.6 319.7 289.2 321.4 0.52 13 400 7191 -25.7 -36.9 35 11.1 -27.3 266 51 321.5 321.6 289.7 323.0 0.41 14 350 8142 -33.7 -40.9 48 7.2 -34.4 255 51 323.3 323.4 290.1 324.4 0.31 15 300 9202 -42.9 -47.9 58 5.0 -43.2 244 54 324.9 324.9 290.5 325.5 0.17 16 250 10415 -45.6 -63.0 12 17.4 -46.1 235 66 338.3 338.4 293.9 338.5 0.03 17 200 11900 -47.1 -76.7 2 29.6 -47.8 237 54 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 18 150 13782 -52.8 -80.6 2 27.8 -53.2 230 44 379.1 379.1 302.1 379.1 0.00 19 100 16350 -61.2 -84.5 3 23.3 -61.4 280 12 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5560.87 m Freezing level: 714.77 mb = 2727.61 m = 8948.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 724.27 mb = 2617.34 m = 8586.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.75 % Est. max temperature: 16.78 C = 62.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.73 mb = 900.43 m = 2954.12 ft T: 7.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.70 C/km ThetaE index: 1.04 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.71 mb = 1048.50 m = 3439.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.64 C = 54.75 F Cap Strength: 8.94 C Lifted Index: 9.63 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.65 C Showalter Index: 9.80 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.86 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.95 C Cross Totals Index: 17.91 C K Index: 21.41 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 162.61 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.71 mb = 1011.25 m = 3317.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.71 mb = 1246.71 m = 4090.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 837.71 mb = 1438.99 m = 4721.05 ft B at Equ Level: 5.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 807.71 mb = 1735.17 m = 5692.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.7 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 299.7 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.5 neg: -7.7 tot: 173.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 43.77 m/s