MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 42.82,-97.11 Latitude: 42.82 Longitude: -97.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 964 421 32.0 24.9 66 7.1 26.6 151 6 308.4 312.4 301.0 372.4 21.03 2 950 547 32.6 21.5 52 11.1 24.4 162 12 310.3 313.5 299.3 363.0 17.26 3 900 1033 29.7 17.4 48 12.2 20.9 185 20 312.1 314.8 297.8 355.3 14.06 4 850 1540 25.8 15.1 51 10.8 18.4 199 26 313.2 315.6 297.2 352.6 12.77 5 800 2071 21.3 13.7 62 7.6 16.1 211 30 313.8 316.2 297.1 352.2 12.38 6 750 2627 16.8 11.5 71 5.3 13.3 222 33 314.8 317.0 296.7 350.3 11.44 7 700 3213 15.5 -3.0 28 18.6 5.6 241 29 319.7 320.5 292.7 333.8 4.36 8 650 3836 10.9 -8.9 24 19.7 1.5 252 26 321.2 321.8 292.0 331.2 3.01 9 600 4496 5.0 -13.0 26 18.0 -2.6 254 24 321.8 322.3 291.6 329.7 2.34 10 550 5197 -1.4 -17.1 29 15.7 -7.2 257 27 322.4 322.7 291.3 328.6 1.81 11 500 5946 -8.2 -17.9 45 9.8 -11.5 262 30 323.1 323.5 291.6 329.5 1.87 12 450 6754 -14.4 -27.1 33 12.7 -17.6 279 32 325.1 325.3 291.3 328.4 0.92 13 400 7636 -19.9 -42.0 12 22.1 -23.2 295 22 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.0 0.24 14 350 8613 -27.4 -45.0 17 17.7 -29.3 272 12 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.6 0.20 15 300 9699 -36.9 -50.3 24 13.4 -37.8 269 18 333.3 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.13 16 250 10934 -46.6 -58.6 24 12.0 -47.0 274 26 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.06 17 200 12379 -56.0 -62.7 43 6.6 -56.2 296 42 344.0 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.04 18 150 14187 -59.0 -74.9 11 15.9 -59.2 284 31 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.01 19 100 16712 -61.8 -83.8 4 22.1 -62.0 249 7 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5854.66 m Freezing level: 561.24 mb = 5039.09 m = 16532.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.45 mb = 4074.71 m = 13368.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.69 % Est. max temperature: 37.21 C = 98.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.25 mb = 1331.36 m = 4367.92 ft T: 27.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.66 C/km ThetaE index: 43.86 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 690.04 mb = 3333.72 m = 10937.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.44 C = 110.19 F Cap Strength: 2.72 C Lifted Index: -8.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.72 C Showalter Index: -6.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.19 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.97 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 30.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 561.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3392.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 177.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.60 mb = 2337.56 m = 7669.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 630.60 mb = 4085.80 m = 13404.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 160.60 mb = 13758.18 m = 45137.85 ft B at Equ Level: 3346.82 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 282.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 282.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.95 Bulk Rich Number: 42.82 Bulk Shear: 79.22 m/s