MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 43.16,-94.2 Latitude: 43.16 Longitude: -94.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 968 358 27.8 25.0 85 2.8 25.7 153 12 303.8 307.6 299.9 366.5 21.02 2 950 528 27.9 23.0 75 4.8 24.3 158 21 305.5 309.0 299.1 362.4 18.97 3 900 1008 26.3 17.9 60 8.3 20.4 185 32 308.6 311.3 297.2 352.5 14.50 4 850 1511 23.8 14.6 56 9.2 17.5 208 31 311.0 313.4 296.4 348.9 12.37 5 800 2039 22.0 10.0 46 12.0 14.2 233 28 314.6 316.4 295.4 344.7 9.67 6 750 2598 19.4 3.9 36 15.6 10.1 232 18 317.6 319.0 294.1 339.1 6.74 7 700 3186 15.2 -5.9 23 21.1 4.6 205 11 319.3 320.0 291.9 330.7 3.50 8 650 3807 9.9 -9.2 25 19.2 1.1 217 6 320.2 320.8 291.7 329.9 2.92 9 600 4465 4.4 -9.2 36 13.7 -1.8 285 14 321.2 321.9 292.2 331.7 3.17 10 550 5165 -1.9 -11.0 50 9.1 -5.8 292 20 321.8 322.4 292.2 331.8 3.01 11 500 5913 -8.8 -14.4 64 5.6 -10.9 297 23 322.3 322.8 291.9 330.8 2.51 12 450 6719 -15.2 -19.2 72 4.0 -16.4 296 20 324.1 324.5 291.9 330.5 1.86 13 400 7598 -21.5 -31.4 40 9.9 -23.4 309 16 327.1 327.2 291.6 329.6 0.69 14 350 8568 -28.6 -42.6 25 14.1 -30.2 300 14 330.2 330.3 292.0 331.2 0.26 15 300 9655 -36.2 -51.5 19 15.3 -37.2 280 11 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.8 0.11 16 250 10895 -45.6 -54.8 35 9.2 -46.0 264 9 338.2 338.3 294.0 338.6 0.09 17 200 12344 -56.0 -64.3 35 8.3 -56.2 272 14 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.03 18 150 14136 -62.1 -72.5 24 10.4 -62.2 273 20 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.01 19 100 16656 -60.6 -84.1 3 23.6 -60.9 294 6 410.7 410.7 306.6 410.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5837.45 m Freezing level: 564.98 mb = 4955.33 m = 16257.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.29 mb = 4047.03 m = 13277.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.91 % Est. max temperature: 37.23 C = 99.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.98 mb = 717.07 m = 2352.56 ft T: 27.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.78 C/km ThetaE index: 36.64 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 710.06 mb = 3064.28 m = 10053.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.89 C = 109.20 F Cap Strength: 4.81 C Lifted Index: -8.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.78 C Showalter Index: -5.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.89 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.53 C Cross Totals Index: 23.36 C K Index: 26.00 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 548.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3236.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 80.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 310.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.59 mb = 1680.74 m = 5514.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 638.59 mb = 3952.49 m = 12967.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 158.59 mb = 13789.00 m = 45238.96 ft B at Equ Level: 3205.75 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.5 at 19.7 knts Storm direction: 269.5 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 2.4 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 12.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 329.8 neg: -59.9 tot: 269.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.67 Bulk Rich Number: 38.45 Bulk Shear: 84.18 m/s