MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030600F114.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030600F114.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 114 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 42.94,-94.29 Latitude: 42.94 Longitude: -94.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 970 358 27.9 24.9 84 3.1 25.6 155 12 303.8 307.6 299.8 365.9 20.83 2 950 538 28.1 22.8 73 5.3 24.2 161 23 305.7 309.1 299.0 361.7 18.66 3 900 1019 27.1 17.6 56 9.5 20.4 188 34 309.5 312.2 297.3 352.8 14.25 4 850 1523 24.1 14.7 56 9.4 17.7 208 34 311.4 313.8 296.5 349.6 12.46 5 800 2051 21.6 11.0 51 10.6 14.6 231 32 314.2 316.2 295.8 346.5 10.39 6 750 2609 19.6 4.7 37 14.9 10.6 238 22 317.9 319.3 294.5 340.6 7.17 7 700 3199 15.7 -5.7 22 21.4 4.9 223 8 319.9 320.6 292.2 331.6 3.57 8 650 3820 10.2 -7.5 28 17.7 1.7 282 7 320.5 321.1 292.1 331.4 3.33 9 600 4478 4.2 -10.8 32 15.1 -2.4 312 12 321.0 321.6 291.8 330.3 2.79 10 550 5178 -2.2 -12.6 45 10.4 -6.4 319 19 321.5 322.0 291.8 330.3 2.64 11 500 5925 -9.2 -14.5 65 5.3 -11.2 323 18 321.8 322.3 291.7 330.1 2.48 12 450 6730 -15.6 -18.1 81 2.5 -16.4 303 15 323.6 324.0 291.9 330.6 2.04 13 400 7608 -21.6 -30.1 46 8.5 -23.4 304 24 326.9 327.0 291.6 329.7 0.78 14 350 8578 -28.1 -39.3 33 11.2 -29.6 306 20 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.2 0.36 15 300 9666 -35.8 -51.4 19 15.6 -37.0 262 17 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.3 0.11 16 250 10909 -44.7 -58.9 19 14.2 -45.3 253 16 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.8 0.05 17 200 12362 -56.3 -62.7 45 6.3 -56.5 260 18 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.8 0.04 18 150 14153 -62.6 -72.7 24 10.2 -62.7 280 14 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.4 0.01 19 100 16666 -61.8 -83.8 4 22.0 -62.0 263 8 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5839.58 m Freezing level: 566.88 mb = 4941.81 m = 16213.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.32 mb = 4086.29 m = 13406.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.24 % Est. max temperature: 37.17 C = 98.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.02 mb = 746.16 m = 2448.00 ft T: 27.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.15 C/km ThetaE index: 35.60 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 699.51 mb = 3204.44 m = 10513.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.92 C = 111.06 F Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lifted Index: -8.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.33 C Showalter Index: -6.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.26 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.34 C Cross Totals Index: 23.91 C K Index: 26.62 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 428.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3238.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 80.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 323.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.19 mb = 1770.42 m = 5808.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.19 mb = 4061.81 m = 13325.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 161.19 mb = 13705.14 m = 44963.83 ft B at Equ Level: 3228.36 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.2 at 19.4 knts Storm direction: 275.2 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 0.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 375.9 neg: -55.9 tot: 320.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.61 Bulk Rich Number: 33.68 Bulk Shear: 96.15 m/s