MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F231.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F231.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 231 hour GFS valid 21Z SUN 10 AUG 25 Station: 40.62,-89.64 Latitude: 40.62 Longitude: -89.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 113 SFC 991 191 29.7 23.9 71 5.8 25.3 309 2 303.6 307.1 298.8 360.4 19.11 2 950 569 26.1 20.8 73 5.2 22.3 269 2 303.6 306.7 297.2 352.8 16.53 3 900 1044 21.7 19.7 88 2.1 20.3 224 4 303.9 306.9 297.1 352.3 16.25 4 850 1539 18.3 17.7 96 0.7 17.9 216 9 305.3 308.2 296.7 350.6 15.12 5 800 2059 17.1 12.0 72 5.0 13.8 235 16 309.4 311.4 295.1 343.2 11.12 6 750 2608 14.1 8.4 68 5.8 10.5 237 22 311.9 313.7 294.4 340.4 9.25 7 700 3187 10.0 5.5 73 4.5 7.3 228 25 313.6 315.2 294.0 338.9 8.14 8 650 3799 5.8 1.1 72 4.6 3.2 233 30 315.5 316.7 293.3 335.7 6.41 9 600 4449 0.8 -5.1 65 5.9 -2.0 247 35 317.0 317.9 292.0 331.1 4.37 10 550 5143 -3.3 -10.6 57 7.3 -6.4 253 41 320.2 320.8 291.9 330.5 3.10 11 500 5892 -7.4 -12.3 68 5.0 -9.4 245 39 324.1 324.7 292.8 334.0 2.97 12 450 6704 -12.6 -13.3 95 0.7 -12.9 250 33 327.4 328.0 293.7 337.7 3.05 13 400 7595 -18.0 -18.2 98 0.2 -18.0 264 30 331.7 332.1 294.2 339.6 2.28 14 350 8581 -24.3 -24.6 97 0.3 -24.4 249 30 336.1 336.4 294.7 341.4 1.49 15 300 9688 -32.1 -34.6 78 2.5 -32.5 251 34 340.1 340.2 295.0 342.7 0.67 16 250 10946 -43.0 -43.8 92 0.8 -43.0 233 30 342.2 342.2 295.1 343.4 0.32 17 200 12411 -54.9 -57.2 76 2.3 -55.0 190 37 345.8 345.8 295.8 346.1 0.08 18 150 14202 -64.7 -70.7 44 6.0 -64.8 254 37 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.7 0.02 19 100 16667 -63.6 -83.6 5 19.9 -63.8 233 25 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5778.26 m Freezing level: 590.23 mb = 4584.40 m = 15040.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.47 mb = 4189.61 m = 13745.29 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.01 % Est. max temperature: 32.11 C = 89.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.78 mb = 929.71 m = 3050.19 ft T: 22.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 29.97 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.07 mb = 1316.89 m = 4320.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.80 C = 87.45 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -5.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.68 C Cross Totals Index: 25.01 C K Index: 38.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.26 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2193.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.66 mb = 1192.77 m = 3913.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.66 mb = 1441.06 m = 4727.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 819.66 mb = 1850.60 m = 6071.43 ft B at Equ Level: 3.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 789.66 mb = 2169.46 m = 7117.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.7 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 271.7 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 2.6 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.1 neg: -0.0 tot: 80.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 32.60 Bulk Shear: 67.29 m/s