MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 42.82,-95.95 Latitude: 42.82 Longitude: -95.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 965 412 29.6 25.1 77 4.5 26.2 88 2 305.9 309.8 300.5 369.7 21.19 2 950 548 30.8 21.7 58 9.2 24.1 134 7 308.5 311.8 299.0 361.4 17.45 3 900 1032 28.4 17.8 52 10.6 20.8 180 14 310.8 313.5 297.6 354.6 14.35 4 850 1537 24.5 15.6 58 8.9 18.3 194 20 311.8 314.3 297.1 352.3 13.22 5 800 2066 20.6 13.5 64 7.1 15.8 205 30 313.1 315.4 296.8 350.9 12.25 6 750 2620 16.5 10.9 70 5.6 12.8 218 37 314.5 316.6 296.3 348.6 10.99 7 700 3205 13.5 1.7 45 11.8 6.8 236 27 317.4 318.6 293.6 337.1 6.19 8 650 3824 8.9 -5.4 36 14.3 1.8 244 27 319.0 319.7 292.2 331.8 3.93 9 600 4479 3.2 -7.3 46 10.4 -1.7 248 33 319.8 320.5 292.2 331.9 3.70 10 550 5177 -2.9 -10.0 58 7.1 -6.0 253 34 320.7 321.3 292.1 331.4 3.26 11 500 5923 -8.9 -14.2 65 5.3 -10.8 265 39 322.2 322.7 291.9 330.8 2.56 12 450 6730 -15.1 -23.8 47 8.7 -17.4 272 43 324.3 324.5 291.3 328.7 1.25 13 400 7609 -21.3 -26.3 64 5.0 -22.5 275 38 327.3 327.5 292.0 331.2 1.12 14 350 8580 -28.4 -32.2 70 3.8 -29.1 256 40 330.4 330.6 292.6 333.1 0.73 15 300 9666 -37.0 -41.0 67 3.9 -37.4 254 34 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.5 0.35 16 250 10899 -46.9 -52.3 54 5.4 -47.1 262 37 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.8 0.12 17 200 12349 -54.1 -62.1 37 8.0 -54.3 261 36 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.3 0.04 18 150 14170 -59.0 -74.6 12 15.6 -59.2 250 38 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.01 19 100 16708 -60.6 -84.0 3 23.4 -60.9 225 19 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5829.42 m Freezing level: 573.87 mb = 4843.88 m = 15891.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.72 mb = 4148.70 m = 13611.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.50 % Est. max temperature: 36.36 C = 97.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.72 mb = 994.63 m = 3263.18 ft T: 28.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.21 C/km ThetaE index: 37.94 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 743.55 mb = 2693.49 m = 8836.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.46 C = 101.22 F Cap Strength: 3.14 C Lifted Index: -8.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.91 C Showalter Index: -6.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.75 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.44 C K Index: 37.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 583.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3393.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 136.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 797.03 mb = 2097.49 m = 6881.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.03 mb = 3545.51 m = 11632.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.03 mb = 13302.72 m = 43643.56 ft B at Equ Level: 3383.73 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.8 at 28.9 knts Storm direction: 267.8 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 317.5 neg: -2.1 tot: 315.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.86 Bulk Rich Number: 29.23 Bulk Shear: 116.08 m/s