MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 37.55,-96.58 Latitude: 37.55 Longitude: -96.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 122 SFC 967 422 30.1 22.8 65 7.3 24.7 130 15 306.2 309.6 299.0 361.4 18.37 2 950 576 30.0 20.7 57 9.3 23.2 134 24 307.7 310.7 298.1 357.2 16.39 3 900 1059 27.9 16.2 49 11.7 19.7 162 29 310.2 312.7 296.6 349.8 12.96 4 850 1564 24.9 13.5 49 11.4 17.2 187 29 312.3 314.5 296.1 347.8 11.53 5 800 2092 20.9 11.8 56 9.1 14.8 208 29 313.4 315.5 296.0 347.2 10.91 6 750 2647 16.7 10.0 64 6.7 12.3 232 31 314.7 316.7 296.0 346.9 10.34 7 700 3233 14.3 3.3 47 11.0 7.8 265 18 318.3 319.6 294.4 340.4 6.93 8 650 3855 10.2 -2.4 41 12.6 3.5 277 3 320.5 321.4 293.4 336.5 4.94 9 600 4515 5.3 -7.5 39 12.8 -0.8 297 12 322.3 323.0 292.9 334.3 3.64 10 550 5218 -1.0 -9.4 53 8.4 -4.7 310 15 322.9 323.6 292.9 334.3 3.42 11 500 5969 -7.2 -13.2 62 6.1 -9.6 321 21 324.3 324.9 292.7 333.6 2.76 12 450 6782 -12.7 -25.5 33 12.8 -16.2 325 27 327.3 327.5 292.0 331.1 1.07 13 400 7670 -18.9 -37.4 18 18.5 -22.1 333 24 330.4 330.5 292.2 331.9 0.38 14 350 8648 -27.0 -45.2 16 18.1 -29.1 332 23 332.3 332.4 292.6 333.1 0.19 15 300 9738 -35.8 -49.3 24 13.5 -36.8 329 26 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.5 0.14 16 250 10979 -45.1 -57.1 25 12.0 -45.6 320 33 339.0 339.1 294.1 339.3 0.07 17 200 12437 -54.9 -63.4 34 8.5 -55.1 305 37 345.7 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.04 18 150 14240 -62.3 -72.8 23 10.5 -62.4 290 29 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 19 100 16719 -63.9 -83.2 6 19.3 -64.1 286 8 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5847.11 m Freezing level: 557.83 mb = 5107.50 m = 16756.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.36 mb = 4387.17 m = 14393.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.05 % Est. max temperature: 36.84 C = 98.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.29 mb = 1355.19 m = 4446.11 ft T: 26.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.84 C/km ThetaE index: 30.36 C Layer 950.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 692.19 mb = 3327.24 m = 10916.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.41 C = 108.34 F Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lifted Index: -5.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.89 C Showalter Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.09 C Cross Totals Index: 20.68 C K Index: 34.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2140.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 276.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 787.02 mb = 2233.16 m = 7326.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 602.02 mb = 4487.16 m = 14721.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.02 mb = 13381.30 m = 43901.37 ft B at Equ Level: 2120.21 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.6 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 269.6 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -7.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 437.1 neg: -0.6 tot: 436.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 145.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.2 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.16 Bulk Rich Number: 14.52 Bulk Shear: 147.41 m/s