MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F093.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F093.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 93 hour GFS valid 21Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 42.92,-98.34 Latitude: 42.92 Longitude: -98.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 958 487 31.8 21.3 54 10.6 24.0 152 9 308.8 311.9 298.7 359.8 16.83 2 950 558 30.2 20.1 55 10.1 22.9 155 11 307.8 310.8 297.8 355.4 15.73 3 900 1039 25.4 18.9 67 6.5 20.8 163 12 307.7 310.6 297.5 354.3 15.45 4 850 1539 20.7 17.9 84 2.8 18.8 169 12 307.8 310.7 297.5 354.3 15.38 5 800 2062 19.5 11.4 59 8.1 14.1 189 13 311.9 313.9 295.4 344.6 10.63 6 750 2618 19.4 0.3 28 19.1 8.6 223 12 317.6 318.6 292.9 334.3 5.22 7 700 3207 15.3 -5.3 24 20.6 4.9 248 14 319.5 320.2 292.1 331.5 3.69 8 650 3828 10.0 -8.1 27 18.1 1.4 258 19 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.8 3.19 9 600 4486 4.1 -10.5 34 14.6 -2.3 258 23 320.9 321.4 291.8 330.4 2.86 10 550 5185 -2.3 -14.9 37 12.6 -7.1 256 26 321.3 321.7 291.3 328.7 2.19 11 500 5931 -9.4 -16.6 56 7.2 -11.9 255 28 321.6 322.0 291.3 328.7 2.09 12 450 6734 -16.3 -21.2 66 4.9 -17.7 267 28 322.7 323.0 291.2 328.1 1.56 13 400 7611 -22.2 -27.9 60 5.7 -23.4 272 36 326.1 326.3 291.6 329.6 0.96 14 350 8579 -28.8 -37.0 45 8.2 -29.9 299 30 330.0 330.1 292.2 331.7 0.46 15 300 9662 -37.3 -46.4 38 9.1 -38.0 298 28 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.6 0.20 16 250 10895 -47.1 -53.1 50 6.0 -47.4 297 32 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.5 0.11 17 200 12337 -56.6 -61.8 52 5.2 -56.8 292 35 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.3 0.05 18 150 14145 -59.4 -75.7 10 16.3 -59.6 276 22 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.01 19 100 16677 -60.0 -84.3 3 24.3 -60.3 231 8 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5824.71 m Freezing level: 568.15 mb = 4930.92 m = 16177.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.99 mb = 4072.03 m = 13359.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.37 % Est. max temperature: 34.30 C = 93.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 822.28 mb = 1825.02 m = 5987.52 ft T: 20.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.06 C/km ThetaE index: 31.76 C Layer 950.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 696.88 mb = 3244.31 m = 10643.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.43 C = 108.38 F Cap Strength: 5.02 C Lifted Index: -8.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.47 C Showalter Index: -7.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.37 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.08 C Cross Totals Index: 27.29 C K Index: 27.41 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 434.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3142.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 236.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.99 mb = 1859.57 m = 6100.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 633.99 mb = 4033.04 m = 13231.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 173.99 mb = 13212.78 m = 43348.50 ft B at Equ Level: 3138.64 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.2 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 271.2 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 63.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 55.39 Bulk Shear: 56.73 m/s