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: 42.62,-98.69 Latitude: 42.62 Longitude: -98.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 1 950 530 SFC 944 588 27.7 20.7 65 7.1 22.6 150 18 305.9 309.0 297.7 355.2 16.46 3 900 1009 25.6 17.9 63 7.6 20.2 158 39 307.8 310.6 297.0 351.7 14.51 4 850 1511 24.4 15.7 58 8.7 18.4 185 40 311.7 314.2 297.2 352.5 13.31 5 800 2041 21.7 13.4 59 8.3 16.0 214 35 314.3 316.6 297.0 351.9 12.15 6 750 2598 17.0 11.1 68 5.9 13.1 226 35 315.1 317.2 296.5 349.7 11.14 7 700 3183 12.4 6.2 66 6.2 8.6 240 32 316.2 317.8 295.0 343.0 8.53 8 650 3801 9.4 -11.8 21 21.2 0.2 276 27 319.6 320.1 291.0 327.6 2.39 9 600 4457 4.0 -16.6 21 20.6 -3.8 273 29 320.8 321.1 290.7 326.7 1.74 10 550 5156 -1.8 -20.1 23 18.3 -8.0 268 31 322.0 322.2 290.8 326.8 1.41 11 500 5905 -8.2 -21.0 35 12.8 -12.2 267 35 323.1 323.3 291.2 328.0 1.43 12 450 6713 -14.4 -25.6 38 11.1 -17.3 288 32 325.1 325.3 291.4 328.8 1.06 13 400 7595 -20.0 -35.6 24 15.6 -22.8 289 34 329.0 329.1 291.9 330.7 0.46 14 350 8572 -26.9 -44.3 18 17.4 -28.9 286 30 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.3 0.21 15 300 9663 -35.9 -45.1 38 9.2 -36.7 283 31 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.7 0.23 16 250 10902 -46.1 -47.9 82 1.8 -46.2 276 36 337.5 337.6 293.9 338.3 0.20 17 200 12349 -55.8 -59.6 62 3.8 -55.9 277 38 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.06 18 150 14169 -58.4 -76.8 8 18.4 -58.6 259 23 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.5 0.01 19 100 16695 -60.7 -84.0 3 23.3 -60.9 228 17 410.5 410.5 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5821.51 m Freezing level: 565.33 mb = 4942.03 m = 16213.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.93 mb = 3826.73 m = 12554.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.62 % Est. max temperature: 36.04 C = 96.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.93 mb = 1491.55 m = 4893.47 ft T: 24.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.55 C/km ThetaE index: 25.84 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 722.56 mb = 2913.75 m = 9559.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.35 C = 99.23 F Cap Strength: 5.28 C Lifted Index: -6.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.05 C Showalter Index: -6.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.46 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.87 C K Index: 42.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 601.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2366.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 234.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 796.23 mb = 2082.16 m = 6831.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 621.23 mb = 4171.96 m = 13687.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.23 mb = 12972.18 m = 42559.14 ft B at Equ Level: 2362.25 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.5 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 271.5 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 567.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 567.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 189.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.0 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.83 Bulk Rich Number: 9.93 Bulk Shear: 238.37 m/s