MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F156.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F156.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6.5 day GFS valid 0Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 42.78,-95.16 Latitude: 42.78 Longitude: -95.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 961 407 28.3 24.3 79 4.1 25.3 156 8 304.9 308.7 299.8 365.6 20.23 2 950 509 28.7 22.1 68 6.6 23.9 162 14 306.4 309.7 298.8 360.3 17.94 3 900 989 26.8 18.0 58 8.9 20.5 186 25 309.2 311.9 297.4 353.4 14.55 4 850 1494 24.6 15.7 58 8.9 18.4 204 31 311.9 314.5 297.3 352.9 13.32 5 800 2023 21.3 13.3 60 8.0 15.8 215 33 313.8 316.2 296.9 351.2 12.07 6 750 2580 17.5 10.7 65 6.7 13.0 222 39 315.5 317.6 296.5 349.5 10.88 7 700 3166 13.0 6.9 66 6.1 9.2 235 36 316.9 318.6 295.5 345.1 8.96 8 650 3785 9.7 -2.6 42 12.2 3.2 257 25 319.9 320.8 293.2 335.7 4.87 9 600 4444 4.4 -5.3 49 9.7 -0.4 265 22 321.3 322.1 293.2 335.4 4.31 10 550 5145 -1.9 -6.3 72 4.4 -4.0 268 28 321.9 322.7 293.3 336.1 4.36 11 500 5894 -8.0 -8.7 94 0.8 -8.3 275 30 323.3 324.1 293.4 336.4 3.95 12 450 6703 -14.4 -17.0 81 2.6 -15.3 274 37 325.2 325.6 292.4 332.8 2.25 13 400 7586 -19.8 -30.5 38 10.7 -22.1 272 37 329.2 329.4 292.3 332.0 0.76 14 350 8566 -25.9 -32.2 55 6.3 -27.0 276 20 333.9 334.0 293.5 336.6 0.74 15 300 9662 -34.8 -40.2 58 5.4 -35.4 263 19 336.4 336.5 293.8 337.9 0.39 16 250 10908 -44.6 -47.2 76 2.5 -44.8 243 18 339.7 339.8 294.4 340.6 0.22 17 200 12363 -56.1 -61.1 53 5.0 -56.2 251 24 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.2 0.05 18 150 14138 -64.6 -69.4 52 4.7 -64.7 249 26 358.7 358.7 298.5 358.8 0.02 19 100 16637 -61.9 -83.7 4 21.8 -62.1 245 17 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5836.12 m Freezing level: 564.81 mb = 4937.11 m = 16197.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.46 mb = 4369.38 m = 14335.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.06 % Est. max temperature: 36.72 C = 98.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.46 mb = 925.75 m = 3037.21 ft T: 27.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.68 C/km ThetaE index: 30.20 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 731.64 mb = 2790.21 m = 9154.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.30 C = 102.73 F Cap Strength: 4.57 C Lifted Index: -7.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.79 C Showalter Index: -5.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.25 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.58 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 42.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 569.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2828.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 214.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 811.74 mb = 1895.96 m = 6220.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 636.74 mb = 3954.91 m = 12975.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 156.74 mb = 13866.86 m = 45494.40 ft B at Equ Level: 2822.19 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.0 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 270.0 at 21.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 373.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 373.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.51 Bulk Rich Number: 28.41 Bulk Shear: 99.58 m/s