MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F171.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F171.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 171 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 43.81,-95.64 Latitude: 43.81 Longitude: -95.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 957 468 28.8 24.2 76 4.6 25.4 150 7 305.8 309.6 300.0 366.8 20.30 2 950 530 28.3 22.6 72 5.6 24.1 159 10 305.9 309.3 299.0 361.5 18.51 3 900 1009 25.4 20.5 74 4.9 21.8 187 21 307.6 310.9 298.5 359.3 17.09 4 850 1510 21.4 18.9 86 2.5 19.6 195 27 308.5 311.6 298.4 358.2 16.38 5 800 2035 18.1 16.4 89 1.8 16.9 205 35 310.5 313.3 297.8 355.6 14.79 6 750 2587 16.1 11.0 72 5.1 12.7 214 46 314.0 316.1 296.3 348.3 11.07 7 700 3171 12.9 2.2 48 10.6 6.8 217 49 316.7 318.0 293.6 337.1 6.43 8 650 3789 8.5 -7.9 31 16.3 0.8 220 48 318.5 319.2 291.5 329.2 3.25 9 600 4444 3.5 -4.0 58 7.5 -0.3 230 44 320.1 321.1 293.2 335.5 4.75 10 550 5144 -2.0 -5.6 76 3.6 -3.7 241 44 321.7 322.6 293.5 336.7 4.59 11 500 5894 -7.9 -10.1 84 2.2 -8.9 244 46 323.4 324.1 293.1 335.1 3.54 12 450 6703 -13.9 -19.7 62 5.8 -15.7 248 45 325.7 326.1 292.2 331.9 1.78 13 400 7587 -19.7 -28.1 47 8.3 -21.6 249 42 329.4 329.6 292.4 332.8 0.95 14 350 8566 -25.9 -33.7 48 7.8 -27.3 247 36 333.8 334.0 293.4 336.2 0.63 15 300 9664 -33.9 -42.0 44 8.0 -34.8 242 32 337.6 337.6 294.0 338.8 0.32 16 250 10915 -43.5 -52.7 36 9.2 -44.0 240 24 341.4 341.4 294.8 341.9 0.12 17 200 12378 -54.6 -58.3 63 3.7 -54.7 166 12 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.6 0.07 18 150 14163 -65.4 -68.8 62 3.5 -65.4 233 29 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.6 0.02 19 100 16658 -59.7 -83.9 3 24.2 -60.0 235 22 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5813.59 m Freezing level: 568.37 mb = 4886.92 m = 16032.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.95 mb = 4255.83 m = 13962.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.32 % Est. max temperature: 33.15 C = 91.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.76 mb = 1050.88 m = 3447.72 ft T: 25.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.63 C/km ThetaE index: 37.64 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.58 mb = 1846.86 m = 6059.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.73 C = 90.92 F Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lifted Index: -8.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.29 C Showalter Index: -7.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.08 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.27 C Cross Totals Index: 26.80 C K Index: 37.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 588.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3425.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.21 mb = 1538.84 m = 5048.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 712.21 mb = 3024.96 m = 9924.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 142.21 mb = 14490.84 m = 47541.56 ft B at Equ Level: 3373.62 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.6 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 253.6 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 383.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 383.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.98 Bulk Rich Number: 24.81 Bulk Shear: 138.07 m/s