MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F120.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F120.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5 day GFS valid 18Z WED 22 OCT 25 Station: 49.67,-72.92 Latitude: 49.67 Longitude: -72.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 955 434 9.0 6.9 87 2.0 7.9 111 7 285.9 287.0 283.1 304.2 6.56 2 950 474 8.5 6.5 87 2.0 7.4 112 10 285.8 286.9 282.9 303.7 6.39 3 900 918 5.0 4.6 97 0.4 4.8 123 17 286.6 287.7 282.7 303.3 5.92 4 850 1383 2.0 1.9 99 0.1 1.9 133 20 288.2 289.1 282.5 302.9 5.15 5 800 1870 -0.5 -0.7 99 0.1 -0.6 124 16 290.6 291.4 282.9 303.8 4.56 6 750 2383 -3.9 -4.4 96 0.5 -4.1 132 14 292.4 293.1 282.7 303.2 3.69 7 700 2926 -6.3 -6.8 96 0.5 -6.5 133 25 295.6 296.1 283.5 305.4 3.28 8 650 3503 -9.1 -9.6 97 0.5 -9.3 139 35 298.7 299.2 284.3 307.3 2.85 9 600 4118 -12.6 -12.8 98 0.3 -12.6 157 40 301.6 302.0 284.9 309.0 2.38 10 550 4777 -16.5 -16.8 97 0.3 -16.6 165 37 304.5 304.9 285.5 310.4 1.86 11 500 5488 -21.1 -21.7 95 0.6 -21.2 169 40 307.3 307.6 285.9 311.7 1.35 12 450 6257 -26.8 -27.3 96 0.5 -26.9 173 46 309.5 309.7 286.2 312.6 0.91 13 400 7095 -33.7 -34.9 89 1.2 -33.8 179 50 311.2 311.3 286.4 312.9 0.49 14 350 8016 -41.4 -41.4 100 -0.0 -41.4 179 62 312.9 312.9 286.7 313.9 0.29 15 300 9041 -50.1 -50.1 100 0.0 -50.1 174 78 314.7 314.7 287.1 315.2 0.13 16 250 10218 -53.2 -61.6 35 8.4 -53.4 180 72 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.1 0.04 17 200 11662 -50.5 -76.8 3 26.3 -51.0 185 55 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 13533 -51.4 -80.7 2 29.3 -51.9 188 34 381.6 381.6 302.5 381.6 0.00 19 100 16139 -55.4 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.9 198 22 420.7 420.7 307.8 420.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5440.54 m Freezing level: 810.48 mb = 1767.92 m = 5800.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 811.50 mb = 1755.30 m = 5758.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.66 % Est. max temperature: 13.38 C = 56.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.34 mb = 690.25 m = 2264.57 ft T: 6.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 1.35 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.84 mb = 1010.63 m = 3315.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.02 C = 50.03 F Cap Strength: 4.47 C Lifted Index: 5.57 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.28 C Showalter Index: 5.89 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.06 C Cross Totals Index: 22.93 C K Index: 24.37 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 102.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.71 mb = 984.53 m = 3230.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.71 mb = 1215.35 m = 3987.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 827.71 mb = 1596.45 m = 5237.62 ft B at Equ Level: 9.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 727.71 mb = 2620.52 m = 8597.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 153.3 at 29.8 knts Storm direction: 183.3 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.6 neg: -28.4 tot: 146.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 55.02 m/s