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: 42.75,-98.55 Latitude: 42.75 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 86 1 950 533 SFC 949 541 26.5 20.8 71 5.6 22.4 147 18 304.1 307.2 297.4 353.4 16.54 3 900 1010 24.6 17.7 65 6.9 19.8 158 41 306.9 309.6 296.6 350.0 14.30 4 850 1511 23.5 15.8 62 7.7 18.1 183 44 310.8 313.3 297.0 351.7 13.40 5 800 2040 21.4 13.7 61 7.7 16.1 215 37 313.9 316.3 297.1 352.3 12.38 6 750 2596 16.9 11.2 69 5.7 13.1 228 37 314.9 317.0 296.5 349.7 11.20 7 700 3181 12.5 5.4 62 7.1 8.2 245 32 316.3 317.9 294.7 341.7 8.05 8 650 3799 9.6 -12.4 20 21.9 0.1 275 28 319.8 320.2 291.0 327.4 2.27 9 600 4456 4.1 -16.8 20 20.9 -3.8 274 30 320.9 321.2 290.7 326.7 1.71 10 550 5155 -1.7 -20.0 23 18.3 -7.9 271 30 322.0 322.3 290.8 326.9 1.42 11 500 5904 -8.2 -21.4 34 13.2 -12.3 270 34 323.1 323.4 291.1 327.9 1.39 12 450 6712 -14.6 -25.0 41 10.4 -17.4 287 31 324.8 325.1 291.3 328.8 1.11 13 400 7593 -20.1 -35.3 25 15.2 -22.8 289 34 328.8 328.9 291.9 330.6 0.47 14 350 8570 -27.0 -43.6 19 16.6 -29.0 286 31 332.4 332.4 292.6 333.3 0.23 15 300 9660 -35.9 -46.5 33 10.5 -36.8 282 30 334.7 334.8 293.2 335.5 0.20 16 250 10900 -46.0 -49.6 67 3.6 -46.2 274 35 337.6 337.7 293.9 338.3 0.16 17 200 12347 -55.5 -60.0 57 4.5 -55.6 275 36 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.2 0.06 18 150 14167 -58.4 -76.9 8 18.5 -58.6 256 23 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.01 19 100 16696 -60.4 -84.0 3 23.6 -60.7 227 16 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5817.70 m Freezing level: 564.78 mb = 4948.46 m = 16234.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.00 mb = 3811.59 m = 12505.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.18 % Est. max temperature: 36.13 C = 97.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.53 mb = 1261.48 m = 4138.68 ft T: 24.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.59 C/km ThetaE index: 25.54 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 723.63 mb = 2899.39 m = 9512.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.82 C = 100.07 F Cap Strength: 5.52 C Lifted Index: -5.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.59 C Showalter Index: -5.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.63 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.68 C Cross Totals Index: 23.95 C K Index: 40.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 592.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2120.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 280.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 812.91 mb = 1900.44 m = 6234.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 617.91 mb = 4214.51 m = 13826.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 177.91 mb = 13087.61 m = 42937.84 ft B at Equ Level: 2084.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.91 mb = 16221.21 m = 53218.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.2 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 271.2 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 677.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 677.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 225.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.2 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.44 Bulk Rich Number: 8.43 Bulk Shear: 251.67 m/s