MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F165.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F165.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 165 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 42.96,-94.69 Latitude: 42.96 Longitude: -94.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 965 380 30.2 24.4 71 5.8 25.8 203 6 306.4 310.2 300.2 367.7 20.33 2 950 519 28.8 20.4 61 8.4 22.8 204 10 306.4 309.4 297.7 354.9 16.12 3 900 997 24.4 18.8 71 5.6 20.4 207 14 306.7 309.5 297.3 352.8 15.35 4 850 1496 20.1 17.4 84 2.8 18.2 208 20 307.2 310.0 297.0 351.9 14.83 5 800 2018 17.0 14.4 85 2.6 15.2 217 33 309.3 311.7 296.4 348.7 12.99 6 750 2568 15.3 10.3 72 5.0 12.0 229 39 313.2 315.2 295.7 345.8 10.56 7 700 3152 13.1 5.3 59 7.8 8.3 232 35 317.0 318.6 294.8 342.2 7.99 8 650 3771 9.3 -3.1 42 12.4 2.8 240 34 319.5 320.4 293.0 334.7 4.69 9 600 4428 3.5 -3.1 62 6.6 0.1 248 37 320.1 321.1 293.4 336.5 5.07 10 550 5127 -2.8 -4.3 89 1.6 -3.6 253 42 320.8 321.8 293.6 337.2 5.05 11 500 5874 -8.9 -11.5 81 2.6 -9.9 263 47 322.2 322.9 292.4 332.8 3.17 12 450 6682 -13.3 -22.8 45 9.5 -16.0 266 43 326.6 326.8 292.1 331.3 1.36 13 400 7571 -17.8 -23.0 64 5.2 -19.3 261 35 331.9 332.2 293.6 337.2 1.51 14 350 8559 -24.2 -28.3 69 4.1 -25.1 263 33 336.2 336.4 294.3 340.0 1.06 15 300 9662 -33.1 -35.8 77 2.7 -33.5 275 33 338.7 338.8 294.6 341.0 0.60 16 250 10916 -43.4 -44.2 91 0.8 -43.5 272 28 341.6 341.6 295.0 342.8 0.30 17 200 12377 -55.5 -62.1 44 6.5 -55.7 259 26 344.8 344.8 295.5 345.0 0.05 18 150 14151 -67.0 -69.5 71 2.5 -67.0 255 22 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.8 0.02 19 100 16645 -60.4 -83.9 3 23.4 -60.7 256 18 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5807.77 m Freezing level: 572.30 mb = 4815.27 m = 15797.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.92 mb = 4442.71 m = 14575.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.37 % Est. max temperature: 32.36 C = 90.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.25 mb = 1112.04 m = 3648.39 ft T: 23.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.07 C/km ThetaE index: 33.02 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.94 mb = 1901.03 m = 6236.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.54 C = 90.56 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -7.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.32 C Showalter Index: -6.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.16 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.96 C Cross Totals Index: 26.20 C K Index: 38.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 544.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2286.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.44 mb = 1634.46 m = 5362.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 641.44 mb = 3880.16 m = 12730.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 151.44 mb = 14092.46 m = 46234.55 ft B at Equ Level: 2272.87 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.3 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 271.3 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.7 neg: -5.8 tot: 237.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.07 Bulk Rich Number: 25.83 Bulk Shear: 88.52 m/s