MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 0Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 42.73,-95 Latitude: 42.73 Longitude: -95.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 960 397 31.1 27.6 82 3.5 28.4 74 2 307.8 312.5 302.8 383.6 24.82 2 950 494 31.9 23.9 63 8.0 25.8 100 3 309.5 313.3 300.7 370.5 19.98 3 900 979 29.0 19.1 55 9.9 21.8 196 6 311.4 314.4 298.5 359.3 15.64 4 850 1486 25.2 16.0 57 9.2 18.8 200 15 312.5 315.1 297.5 354.4 13.59 5 800 2017 21.6 13.6 60 8.0 16.1 201 26 314.2 316.5 297.1 352.4 12.33 6 750 2574 18.3 10.3 59 8.0 13.0 216 31 316.5 318.5 296.5 349.5 10.53 7 700 3162 15.0 4.7 50 10.3 8.8 228 34 319.1 320.6 295.2 343.6 7.69 8 650 3786 10.7 -0.6 45 11.3 4.5 244 25 321.1 322.2 294.1 339.3 5.64 9 600 4446 4.9 -2.6 58 7.6 1.0 247 22 321.8 322.9 294.0 338.9 5.26 10 550 5148 -1.5 -6.3 70 4.8 -3.8 249 20 322.3 323.2 293.4 336.6 4.35 11 500 5898 -8.2 -10.8 82 2.5 -9.3 236 17 323.0 323.7 292.9 334.2 3.37 12 450 6706 -14.6 -17.5 78 2.9 -15.6 236 22 324.8 325.3 292.3 332.2 2.14 13 400 7587 -21.1 -31.4 39 10.3 -23.2 258 24 327.5 327.7 291.7 330.0 0.69 14 350 8560 -27.3 -36.3 42 9.1 -28.6 260 19 332.0 332.1 292.7 333.8 0.49 15 300 9649 -36.2 -38.4 80 2.2 -36.5 251 16 334.3 334.4 293.3 336.1 0.46 16 250 10886 -46.5 -47.2 92 0.8 -46.5 272 17 337.0 337.0 293.8 337.8 0.22 17 200 12327 -58.4 -59.5 88 1.0 -58.5 290 23 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.5 0.06 18 150 14103 -62.7 -69.5 39 6.8 -62.8 225 18 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.1 0.02 19 100 16631 -61.2 -83.4 4 22.2 -61.4 220 13 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5857.21 m Freezing level: 561.70 mb = 4984.02 m = 16351.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 589.92 mb = 4583.06 m = 15036.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.49 % Est. max temperature: 37.09 C = 98.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.24 mb = 848.36 m = 2783.31 ft T: 29.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.51 C/km ThetaE index: 53.53 C Layer 950.0- 350.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 732.03 mb = 2780.79 m = 9123.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.61 C = 105.10 F Cap Strength: 3.09 C Lifted Index: -9.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -14.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.13 C Showalter Index: -6.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.68 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.43 C Cross Totals Index: 24.25 C K Index: 39.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 512.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4499.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 94.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 146.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 801.42 mb = 2001.08 m = 6565.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 656.42 mb = 3703.06 m = 12149.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 146.42 mb = 14254.19 m = 46765.14 ft B at Equ Level: 4476.70 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.0 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 259.0 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 134.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 212.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 212.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.96 Bulk Rich Number: 77.78 Bulk Shear: 57.85 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 0Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 43.23,-94.5 Latitude: 43.23 Longitude: -94.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 964 368 29.9 27.4 86 2.5 28.0 144 5 306.3 310.8 302.3 380.5 24.47 2 950 499 30.0 24.4 72 5.5 25.7 156 10 307.6 311.5 300.6 370.2 20.67 3 900 982 27.0 20.5 68 6.5 22.2 190 15 309.3 312.6 299.0 361.3 17.08 4 850 1486 23.7 17.2 67 6.6 19.1 215 17 311.0 313.8 297.9 355.9 14.66 5 800 2014 20.5 14.1 67 6.4 16.1 213 28 313.0 315.4 297.1 352.3 12.76 6 750 2570 17.8 10.2 61 7.6 12.8 223 37 315.9 317.9 296.3 348.7 10.47 7 700 3159 15.5 2.7 42 12.7 8.0 239 35 319.6 320.9 294.6 341.0 6.67 8 650 3782 10.9 -0.4 46 11.2 4.6 241 26 321.2 322.4 294.3 339.8 5.74 9 600 4443 5.0 -4.8 49 9.9 0.1 238 22 321.9 322.8 293.4 336.5 4.46 10 550 5145 -1.5 -7.1 65 5.7 -4.1 242 21 322.3 323.1 293.3 335.7 4.07 11 500 5895 -8.4 -9.8 90 1.4 -9.0 240 20 322.8 323.5 293.0 334.9 3.64 12 450 6702 -15.0 -15.8 93 0.8 -15.3 234 25 324.4 324.9 292.4 332.8 2.48 13 400 7582 -21.3 -31.7 38 10.4 -23.3 258 28 327.4 327.5 291.6 329.8 0.67 14 350 8555 -27.3 -35.8 44 8.5 -28.6 256 21 332.0 332.1 292.8 333.9 0.52 15 300 9645 -36.3 -38.5 79 2.3 -36.5 243 18 334.2 334.3 293.3 336.0 0.46 16 250 10882 -46.5 -48.0 84 1.5 -46.6 267 18 337.0 337.0 293.8 337.8 0.20 17 200 12323 -58.3 -59.6 85 1.3 -58.3 286 23 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.06 18 150 14100 -62.7 -69.8 38 7.1 -62.9 227 22 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.1 0.02 19 100 16631 -61.5 -83.6 4 22.1 -61.7 218 14 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5848.13 m Freezing level: 561.34 mb = 4985.65 m = 16356.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.07 mb = 4455.32 m = 14617.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.80 % Est. max temperature: 36.03 C = 96.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.12 mb = 688.12 m = 2257.59 ft T: 28.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.72 C/km ThetaE index: 50.65 C Layer 950.0- 350.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 777.34 mb = 2261.75 m = 7420.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.88 C = 100.18 F Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lifted Index: -10.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -15.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.21 C Showalter Index: -7.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.70 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.13 C Cross Totals Index: 25.56 C K Index: 36.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 510.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4816.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 98.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 113.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.34 mb = 1596.15 m = 5236.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 664.34 mb = 3598.59 m = 11806.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 144.34 mb = 14340.16 m = 47047.20 ft B at Equ Level: 4796.88 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.2 at 23.6 knts Storm direction: 259.2 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 231.0 neg: -2.7 tot: 228.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.85 Bulk Rich Number: 83.97 Bulk Shear: 57.36 m/s