MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F351.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F351.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 351 hour GFS valid 15Z SUN 17 AUG 25 Station: 42.23,-83.74 Latitude: 42.23 Longitude: -83.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 978 252 28.8 21.8 66 7.0 23.7 197 15 303.9 307.1 297.7 354.7 17.07 2 950 502 25.3 20.6 75 4.8 21.9 198 24 302.9 305.9 296.8 351.0 16.25 3 900 975 21.0 19.6 91 1.5 20.0 199 27 303.2 306.1 296.8 351.0 16.11 4 850 1470 19.0 16.4 85 2.6 17.2 201 34 306.1 308.7 296.2 348.0 13.98 5 800 1992 17.9 12.7 71 5.2 14.4 199 34 310.3 312.5 295.7 345.8 11.62 6 750 2542 14.5 9.7 73 4.8 11.4 203 32 312.3 314.2 295.1 343.4 10.10 7 700 3122 10.4 5.7 73 4.7 7.6 205 32 314.1 315.6 294.3 339.8 8.26 8 650 3736 6.7 1.4 69 5.4 3.7 208 32 316.6 317.8 293.6 337.2 6.51 9 600 4389 2.2 -3.5 66 5.7 -0.7 209 33 318.6 319.6 292.9 334.5 4.92 10 550 5085 -2.7 -7.4 70 4.7 -4.8 208 34 320.9 321.7 292.8 334.0 3.99 11 500 5836 -6.6 -15.6 49 9.0 -10.0 210 35 325.0 325.4 292.4 332.7 2.26 12 450 6651 -11.6 -25.6 30 14.0 -15.4 213 36 328.7 328.9 292.4 332.4 1.05 13 400 7543 -17.5 -31.5 29 13.9 -20.5 213 39 332.2 332.3 293.0 334.7 0.69 14 350 8528 -24.4 -30.0 60 5.6 -25.6 207 49 335.9 336.0 294.1 339.2 0.90 15 300 9634 -32.0 -32.9 92 0.9 -32.1 200 55 340.3 340.4 295.1 343.3 0.80 16 250 10897 -41.3 -42.9 84 1.6 -41.4 202 55 344.7 344.7 295.7 346.1 0.35 17 200 12372 -53.1 -57.1 62 3.9 -53.2 211 51 348.6 348.7 296.4 349.0 0.09 18 150 14189 -60.6 -71.6 22 11.0 -60.7 211 45 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.02 19 100 16693 -63.5 -83.5 5 19.9 -63.7 200 5 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5784.85 m Freezing level: 577.49 mb = 4702.30 m = 15427.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.78 mb = 4283.58 m = 14053.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.80 % Est. max temperature: 32.77 C = 90.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.51 mb = 1135.41 m = 3725.05 ft T: 20.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 22.30 C Layer 950.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.09 mb = 2033.45 m = 6671.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.27 C = 95.48 F Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lifted Index: -4.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.53 C Showalter Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.61 C Cross Totals Index: 23.05 C K Index: 37.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1317.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.55 mb = 1164.39 m = 3820.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 715.55 mb = 2937.36 m = 9636.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.55 mb = 12846.10 m = 42145.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1297.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.55 mb = 15800.30 m = 51837.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.0 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 235.0 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.8 neg: -5.0 tot: 74.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 97.29 Bulk Shear: 13.54 m/s