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: 43.02,-95.56 Latitude: 43.02 Longitude: -95.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 963 435 29.2 23.7 73 5.4 25.1 142 6 305.6 309.3 299.5 364.4 19.57 2 950 552 29.8 21.6 62 8.1 23.8 146 12 307.4 310.6 298.7 359.9 17.38 3 900 1034 27.3 18.3 58 9.0 20.8 173 18 309.6 312.4 297.7 354.8 14.83 4 850 1538 23.5 16.1 63 7.4 18.3 193 21 310.7 313.3 297.2 352.5 13.67 5 800 2065 20.0 13.8 68 6.2 15.8 213 31 312.5 314.9 296.8 351.0 12.52 6 750 2619 16.5 10.3 67 6.2 12.5 226 39 314.5 316.5 296.1 347.4 10.58 7 700 3204 13.7 -0.6 37 14.4 5.9 246 27 317.7 318.7 292.9 334.4 5.22 8 650 3824 9.2 -6.0 34 15.2 1.7 250 31 319.4 320.1 292.2 331.7 3.77 9 600 4479 2.9 -6.9 48 9.8 -1.7 249 35 319.4 320.2 292.2 331.8 3.79 10 550 5176 -3.5 -8.4 69 4.8 -5.7 255 35 319.9 320.6 292.3 332.0 3.70 11 500 5921 -9.4 -11.6 84 2.2 -10.3 267 36 321.6 322.2 292.3 332.0 3.14 12 450 6727 -15.1 -19.4 69 4.4 -16.4 273 36 324.3 324.7 291.9 330.6 1.82 13 400 7606 -21.1 -25.4 68 4.3 -22.1 269 36 327.6 327.8 292.2 331.9 1.21 14 350 8579 -27.8 -33.5 58 5.7 -28.8 254 45 331.2 331.3 292.7 333.6 0.64 15 300 9665 -37.1 -41.6 63 4.4 -37.6 256 32 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.3 0.33 16 250 10896 -47.1 -51.8 58 4.7 -47.3 261 37 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.6 0.13 17 200 12347 -54.2 -62.0 38 7.8 -54.4 255 37 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.05 18 150 14165 -58.7 -74.6 11 15.9 -58.9 255 37 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.01 19 100 16709 -60.1 -84.3 3 24.2 -60.4 233 16 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5821.46 m Freezing level: 577.58 mb = 4791.49 m = 15719.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.14 mb = 4143.22 m = 13593.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.69 % Est. max temperature: 35.50 C = 95.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.18 mb = 1130.46 m = 3708.82 ft T: 26.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.52 C/km ThetaE index: 32.74 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 743.95 mb = 2687.91 m = 8818.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.31 C = 100.96 F Cap Strength: 3.11 C Lifted Index: -8.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.41 C Showalter Index: -7.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.42 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.89 C Cross Totals Index: 25.52 C K Index: 34.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 603.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3250.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 80.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 149.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 808.72 mb = 1970.76 m = 6465.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 653.72 mb = 3776.11 m = 12388.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 173.72 mb = 13237.14 m = 43428.42 ft B at Equ Level: 3237.24 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.2 at 30.1 knts Storm direction: 270.2 at 22.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 346.9 neg: -2.4 tot: 344.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.24 Bulk Rich Number: 24.71 Bulk Shear: 131.53 m/s