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: 42.96,-95.4 Latitude: 42.96 Longitude: -95.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 963 429 28.9 23.9 74 5.0 25.2 141 8 305.3 309.0 299.6 364.6 19.75 2 950 552 29.4 22.2 65 7.2 24.0 145 16 307.0 310.4 299.0 361.2 17.96 3 900 1034 27.4 18.2 57 9.2 20.8 174 22 309.7 312.5 297.6 354.6 14.74 4 850 1537 23.7 15.9 62 7.8 18.2 194 23 311.0 313.5 297.1 352.2 13.49 5 800 2065 20.2 13.6 66 6.6 15.7 216 32 312.7 315.1 296.8 350.8 12.38 6 750 2620 17.0 9.4 61 7.6 12.1 230 38 315.0 316.9 295.7 346.0 9.92 7 700 3206 14.0 -1.7 34 15.7 5.6 250 27 318.0 318.9 292.7 333.6 4.84 8 650 3825 9.3 -5.5 35 14.7 2.0 253 34 319.5 320.2 292.3 332.2 3.91 9 600 4481 3.0 -6.7 49 9.7 -1.6 251 36 319.5 320.3 292.3 332.1 3.85 10 550 5177 -3.5 -8.1 70 4.6 -5.5 254 36 319.9 320.6 292.3 332.3 3.77 11 500 5923 -9.4 -11.3 86 1.9 -10.2 260 34 321.6 322.2 292.3 332.3 3.23 12 450 6729 -14.9 -18.2 76 3.3 -16.0 267 34 324.5 324.9 292.1 331.4 2.03 13 400 7609 -21.1 -24.5 74 3.4 -22.0 266 37 327.6 327.8 292.3 332.2 1.31 14 350 8581 -27.9 -32.8 63 4.9 -28.7 254 45 331.1 331.3 292.7 333.7 0.69 15 300 9667 -37.3 -41.0 68 3.7 -37.6 253 33 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.35 16 250 10899 -47.0 -52.7 52 5.8 -47.2 260 38 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.12 17 200 12350 -54.1 -62.5 35 8.4 -54.4 250 37 347.0 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.04 18 150 14165 -58.8 -74.9 11 16.1 -59.0 256 36 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.01 19 100 16709 -60.2 -84.2 3 24.0 -60.5 233 15 411.4 411.4 306.7 411.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5823.59 m Freezing level: 577.14 mb = 4799.59 m = 15746.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.67 mb = 4177.25 m = 13704.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.09 % Est. max temperature: 35.76 C = 96.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.87 mb = 1074.09 m = 3523.89 ft T: 27.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.61 C/km ThetaE index: 32.48 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 735.35 mb = 2787.33 m = 9144.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.37 C = 102.87 F Cap Strength: 3.31 C Lifted Index: -8.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.56 C Showalter Index: -7.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.37 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.08 C Cross Totals Index: 25.29 C K Index: 33.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 597.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3298.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 81.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 170.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 811.50 mb = 1941.03 m = 6368.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 656.50 mb = 3742.10 m = 12277.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.50 mb = 13506.25 m = 44311.31 ft B at Equ Level: 3256.87 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.4 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 269.4 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 373.7 neg: -1.5 tot: 372.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.97 Bulk Rich Number: 21.92 Bulk Shear: 150.50 m/s