MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F162.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F162.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 162 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 42.89,-92.18 Latitude: 42.89 Longitude: -92.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 101 SFC 975 329 28.6 25.7 84 2.9 26.4 169 13 304.0 308.0 300.4 369.3 21.83 2 950 556 27.9 24.1 80 3.8 25.0 173 25 305.5 309.3 299.9 366.3 20.23 3 900 1035 25.0 20.9 78 4.1 22.0 190 34 307.3 310.5 298.7 360.1 17.52 4 850 1537 23.3 15.1 60 8.2 17.6 211 34 310.5 312.9 296.5 349.6 12.78 5 800 2066 22.3 8.6 41 13.8 13.6 226 34 314.9 316.6 294.9 342.4 8.78 6 750 2623 18.9 5.0 40 13.9 10.4 236 33 317.1 318.5 294.4 340.3 7.32 7 700 3212 15.1 2.5 42 12.7 7.8 249 27 319.2 320.5 294.4 340.2 6.55 8 650 3834 9.9 -0.9 47 10.8 4.0 259 20 320.2 321.2 293.8 338.0 5.52 9 600 4492 4.4 -7.6 41 12.0 -1.3 254 17 321.2 321.9 292.5 333.0 3.59 10 550 5193 -1.4 -14.1 37 12.7 -6.4 245 21 322.5 322.9 291.8 330.3 2.34 11 500 5944 -7.5 -15.7 52 8.2 -10.5 260 20 323.9 324.3 292.2 331.5 2.25 12 450 6755 -13.4 -20.0 57 6.6 -15.4 276 15 326.4 326.8 292.4 332.4 1.74 13 400 7640 -19.6 -20.1 96 0.5 -19.8 295 25 329.5 329.8 293.4 336.2 1.93 14 350 8618 -26.8 -28.2 88 1.4 -27.1 294 27 332.6 332.8 293.4 336.5 1.07 15 300 9710 -35.5 -37.6 81 2.0 -35.8 296 27 335.3 335.4 293.6 337.2 0.50 16 250 10952 -45.0 -48.0 72 3.0 -45.2 290 25 339.2 339.3 294.3 340.0 0.20 17 200 12406 -55.6 -62.5 42 6.9 -55.8 283 29 344.7 344.7 295.5 344.9 0.04 18 150 14210 -60.9 -76.7 11 15.8 -61.0 292 36 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.01 19 100 16708 -63.4 -83.4 5 19.9 -63.6 258 14 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5842.51 m Freezing level: 561.96 mb = 5025.38 m = 16487.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.03 mb = 4328.99 m = 14202.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.99 % Est. max temperature: 37.28 C = 99.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.08 mb = 696.00 m = 2283.45 ft T: 27.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.28 C/km ThetaE index: 38.96 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 751.17 mb = 2609.65 m = 8561.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.60 C = 106.87 F Cap Strength: 3.81 C Lifted Index: -8.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.28 C Showalter Index: -4.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.77 C Cross Totals Index: 22.57 C K Index: 33.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 474.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3941.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 88.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 197.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.10 mb = 1321.44 m = 4335.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.10 mb = 3628.52 m = 11904.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 146.10 mb = 14372.09 m = 47151.97 ft B at Equ Level: 3883.55 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 338.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 338.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.74 Bulk Rich Number: 53.59 Bulk Shear: 73.56 m/s