MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F009.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510181200F009.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 48.13,-106.61 Latitude: 48.13 Longitude: -106.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 1 950 544 SFC 930 721 12.0 -6.2 28 18.1 4.2 300 21 291.1 291.5 280.8 298.7 2.59 3 900 994 8.7 -9.1 27 17.8 1.8 302 29 290.5 290.9 279.9 296.8 2.13 4 850 1463 4.1 -9.9 35 14.1 -1.1 304 31 290.5 290.9 279.9 296.8 2.11 5 800 1951 -0.6 -10.7 46 10.1 -4.1 305 32 290.6 290.9 280.0 296.9 2.12 6 750 2462 -5.5 -11.3 63 5.9 -7.4 306 32 290.6 291.0 280.0 297.0 2.14 7 700 2998 -10.5 -12.2 87 1.7 -11.1 309 33 290.8 291.2 280.1 297.2 2.13 8 650 3564 -13.6 -19.7 60 6.1 -15.1 312 34 293.6 293.8 280.2 297.4 1.23 9 600 4169 -17.3 -29.7 33 12.4 -19.4 307 35 296.1 296.2 280.4 297.9 0.54 10 550 4815 -21.9 -37.9 22 15.9 -23.9 311 40 298.1 298.1 280.9 299.0 0.27 11 500 5512 -24.3 -47.4 10 23.1 -26.3 325 60 303.4 303.5 282.9 303.8 0.11 12 450 6278 -25.7 -48.9 10 23.2 -27.7 321 89 311.0 311.0 285.8 311.3 0.10 13 400 7120 -32.3 -47.3 21 15.0 -33.4 327 94 313.0 313.0 286.6 313.5 0.13 14 350 8053 -36.3 -47.9 29 11.6 -37.1 336 117 319.8 319.8 288.8 320.3 0.14 15 300 9106 -44.0 -49.6 54 5.6 -44.3 331 135 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.9 0.14 16 250 10305 -51.6 -58.1 46 6.5 -51.8 336 110 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.6 0.06 17 200 11764 -48.3 -73.3 4 25.0 -48.9 315 89 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.01 18 150 13647 -51.8 -80.9 2 29.1 -52.4 308 51 380.8 380.8 302.3 380.8 0.00 19 100 16246 -55.2 -83.6 2 28.4 -55.7 288 31 421.1 421.1 307.9 421.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5399.51 m Freezing level: 805.96 mb = 1892.75 m = 6209.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 869.04 mb = 1280.99 m = 4202.66 ft Precipitable water: 0.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.53 % Est. max temperature: 11.47 C = 52.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 705.12 mb = 2941.25 m = 9649.64 ft T: -10.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 1.94 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 666.99 mb = 3367.10 m = 11046.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.47 C = 56.24 F Cap Strength: 3.22 C Lifted Index: 6.72 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.22 C Showalter Index: 6.93 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.43 C Cross Totals Index: 14.37 C K Index: 16.83 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 122.82 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14234.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 686.79 mb = 3143.46 m = 10313.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 314.7 at 45.0 knts Storm direction: 344.7 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 86.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.9 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 49.83 m/s