MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F078.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F078.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 78 hour GFS valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 42.28,-98.55 Latitude: 42.28 Longitude: -98.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 1 950 533 SFC 941 614 27.7 20.5 65 7.2 22.5 149 19 306.0 309.1 297.7 355.0 16.30 3 900 1013 25.9 17.5 60 8.4 20.0 156 40 308.2 310.9 296.8 351.0 14.13 4 850 1516 24.0 15.7 60 8.3 18.2 180 41 311.3 313.8 297.1 352.0 13.29 5 800 2045 21.5 13.5 60 8.0 16.1 211 35 314.1 316.4 297.1 352.2 12.29 6 750 2601 16.8 11.6 71 5.2 13.3 224 35 314.9 317.1 296.8 350.7 11.52 7 700 3186 12.1 7.5 73 4.6 9.3 239 32 315.9 317.7 295.6 345.3 9.37 8 650 3804 9.6 -12.6 19 22.3 0.1 277 23 319.9 320.3 290.9 327.3 2.22 9 600 4461 4.2 -16.2 21 20.4 -3.7 270 26 321.0 321.3 290.9 327.0 1.79 10 550 5160 -1.8 -19.3 25 17.5 -7.8 265 29 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.2 1.51 11 500 5909 -8.2 -20.7 36 12.5 -12.1 269 35 323.1 323.4 291.2 328.1 1.47 12 450 6717 -14.0 -27.4 31 13.5 -17.3 289 32 325.7 325.8 291.4 328.8 0.89 13 400 7601 -19.8 -34.3 26 14.5 -22.5 287 33 329.2 329.3 292.0 331.2 0.52 14 350 8578 -26.8 -44.1 18 17.3 -28.9 284 30 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.4 0.22 15 300 9670 -35.7 -40.7 60 5.1 -36.2 283 35 335.1 335.2 293.4 336.5 0.36 16 250 10910 -46.1 -46.6 95 0.5 -46.2 281 37 337.5 337.6 293.9 338.4 0.23 17 200 12357 -55.9 -60.0 60 4.1 -56.0 281 42 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.06 18 150 14172 -58.3 -76.5 8 18.2 -58.5 260 26 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.01 19 100 16697 -60.9 -83.9 3 23.0 -61.2 228 19 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5821.44 m Freezing level: 564.98 mb = 4950.82 m = 16242.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.97 mb = 3817.00 m = 12522.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.87 % Est. max temperature: 35.68 C = 96.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.03 mb = 1535.80 m = 5038.65 ft T: 23.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.46 C/km ThetaE index: 25.11 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 721.48 mb = 2929.61 m = 9611.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.93 C = 98.48 F Cap Strength: 5.00 C Lifted Index: -5.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.97 C Showalter Index: -5.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.04 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.19 C Cross Totals Index: 23.85 C K Index: 43.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 595.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2242.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 227.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 790.57 mb = 2147.20 m = 7044.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 615.57 mb = 4250.69 m = 13945.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.57 mb = 13178.54 m = 43236.14 ft B at Equ Level: 2205.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.57 mb = 16359.37 m = 53671.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.7 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 268.7 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 573.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 573.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 191.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.7 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.57 Bulk Rich Number: 9.44 Bulk Shear: 237.46 m/s