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: 43.56,-94.92 Latitude: 43.56 Longitude: -94.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 960 420 27.6 24.9 85 2.7 25.6 145 8 304.2 308.1 300.1 367.3 21.06 2 950 515 27.6 23.3 78 4.2 24.5 151 13 305.2 308.8 299.3 363.2 19.35 3 900 994 24.7 19.9 74 4.9 21.2 183 19 307.0 310.1 298.0 356.4 16.42 4 850 1495 22.1 16.4 70 5.7 18.1 206 24 309.3 311.9 297.0 351.7 13.96 5 800 2020 18.3 15.2 82 3.1 16.2 223 24 310.7 313.3 297.2 352.6 13.71 6 750 2572 16.2 11.1 72 5.1 12.9 230 40 314.2 316.3 296.4 348.8 11.17 7 700 3156 13.4 1.5 44 11.9 6.6 244 27 317.3 318.5 293.5 336.7 6.09 8 650 3777 9.8 -5.1 35 14.9 2.3 249 20 320.0 320.8 292.6 333.2 4.03 9 600 4435 4.1 -6.2 47 10.3 -0.9 250 24 320.9 321.6 292.8 334.0 4.02 10 550 5135 -2.0 -7.8 65 5.8 -4.7 259 28 321.7 322.5 292.9 334.5 3.88 11 500 5884 -8.3 -9.8 89 1.5 -8.9 266 36 322.9 323.6 293.0 334.9 3.63 12 450 6692 -14.8 -16.8 84 2.1 -15.4 263 42 324.7 325.1 292.4 332.4 2.28 13 400 7574 -19.4 -26.1 55 6.8 -21.0 267 37 329.8 330.0 292.7 333.9 1.13 14 350 8554 -26.0 -32.9 52 6.9 -27.3 267 33 333.6 333.8 293.4 336.2 0.68 15 300 9651 -34.6 -46.3 30 11.7 -35.7 250 27 336.6 336.6 293.7 337.4 0.20 16 250 10897 -44.5 -47.4 73 2.8 -44.7 225 27 339.8 339.9 294.5 340.7 0.21 17 200 12352 -56.3 -60.1 62 3.8 -56.4 256 29 343.6 343.6 295.3 343.9 0.06 18 150 14126 -63.5 -70.1 40 6.6 -63.6 248 29 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.7 0.02 19 100 16630 -61.7 -83.6 4 21.9 -61.9 246 16 408.6 408.6 306.3 408.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5817.88 m Freezing level: 566.38 mb = 4905.22 m = 16093.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.58 mb = 4250.71 m = 13945.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.94 % Est. max temperature: 33.68 C = 92.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.94 mb = 761.57 m = 2498.57 ft T: 26.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.98 C/km ThetaE index: 19.40 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.08 mb = 1964.83 m = 6446.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.83 C = 92.89 F Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lifted Index: -8.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.69 C Showalter Index: -6.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.21 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.44 C Cross Totals Index: 24.76 C K Index: 34.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 536.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3228.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 80.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 91.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.26 mb = 1491.94 m = 4894.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 655.26 mb = 3709.29 m = 12169.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 155.26 mb = 13913.66 m = 45647.93 ft B at Equ Level: 3222.18 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.0 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 271.0 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 273.0 neg: -10.0 tot: 263.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.01 Bulk Rich Number: 32.17 Bulk Shear: 100.34 m/s