MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509041800F009.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509041800F009.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 hour GFS valid 3Z FRI 5 SEP 25 Station: 42.0,-88.2 Latitude: 42.00 Longitude: -88.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 977 240 12.6 4.7 59 7.9 8.5 202 6 287.6 288.6 282.7 303.2 5.49 2 950 480 14.8 1.7 41 13.2 8.2 223 18 292.2 293.0 283.6 305.4 4.54 3 900 935 11.7 -0.2 44 11.9 5.9 225 25 293.6 294.3 283.7 305.8 4.19 4 850 1410 8.3 -2.3 47 10.5 3.4 235 28 294.8 295.5 283.8 306.1 3.81 5 800 1908 6.0 -6.9 39 12.9 0.5 250 30 297.6 298.1 283.9 306.2 2.85 6 750 2434 4.5 -11.9 29 16.3 -1.8 257 33 301.4 301.8 284.5 307.8 2.05 7 700 2994 2.6 -7.7 47 10.3 -1.8 262 37 305.3 305.9 287.1 314.9 3.06 8 650 3590 -0.9 -2.8 86 2.0 -1.8 271 41 308.0 308.9 289.6 322.8 4.78 9 600 4225 -4.7 -8.2 76 3.5 -6.1 276 47 310.7 311.4 289.2 321.6 3.44 10 550 4907 -7.2 -17.1 45 10.0 -10.5 276 50 315.6 315.9 289.2 321.6 1.81 11 500 5645 -10.9 -19.3 50 8.4 -13.5 274 54 319.8 320.1 290.4 325.4 1.67 12 450 6447 -15.9 -27.9 35 12.1 -18.7 274 60 323.3 323.4 290.6 326.3 0.85 13 400 7323 -22.3 -37.1 25 14.8 -24.6 273 65 326.0 326.0 291.0 327.4 0.39 14 350 8289 -29.6 -38.2 43 8.6 -30.7 275 71 328.9 328.9 291.8 330.4 0.41 15 300 9370 -37.1 -49.6 26 12.5 -38.0 279 84 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.14 16 250 10604 -46.4 -55.5 35 9.1 -46.7 274 87 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.08 17 200 12054 -55.3 -63.8 34 8.6 -55.5 272 75 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.04 18 150 13855 -60.4 -74.8 13 14.4 -60.6 272 59 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.01 19 100 16394 -57.6 -84.8 2 27.2 -58.0 264 37 416.4 416.4 307.3 416.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.85 m Freezing level: 662.39 mb = 3442.61 m = 11294.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 788.33 mb = 2027.79 m = 6652.76 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.20 % Est. max temperature: 20.97 C = 69.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.65 mb = 1238.98 m = 4064.84 ft T: 9.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.08 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 594.92 mb = 4291.94 m = 14080.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.02 C = 96.84 F Cap Strength: 12.51 C Lifted Index: 14.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.07 C Showalter Index: 13.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.77 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.16 C Cross Totals Index: 8.61 C K Index: 6.61 Risk: None Sweat Index: 213.32 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.00 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13639.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.06 mb = 2166.28 m = 7107.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.6 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 294.6 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 294.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 294.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 113.71 m/s