MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F135.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F135.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 135 hour GFS valid 3Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 43.90,-94.14 Latitude: 43.90 Longitude: -94.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 971 318 25.5 24.2 93 1.2 24.6 160 2 301.2 304.8 298.7 360.2 20.01 2 950 508 27.8 23.3 77 4.4 24.5 178 7 305.4 309.0 299.4 363.4 19.33 3 900 988 25.6 21.0 76 4.6 22.2 202 12 307.9 311.2 299.0 361.2 17.63 4 850 1490 22.4 18.4 78 3.9 19.5 205 15 309.6 312.6 298.3 357.9 15.90 5 800 2016 19.6 15.1 75 4.5 16.5 211 23 312.0 314.6 297.4 353.8 13.60 6 750 2570 16.9 10.8 67 6.1 12.9 229 32 314.9 317.0 296.4 348.9 10.93 7 700 3156 13.4 6.5 63 6.9 9.1 238 40 317.3 319.0 295.4 344.7 8.70 8 650 3776 9.7 -2.6 42 12.2 3.2 243 32 319.9 320.9 293.2 335.7 4.88 9 600 4435 4.6 -5.4 48 10.0 -0.4 238 31 321.4 322.2 293.2 335.3 4.25 10 550 5136 -1.6 -8.5 59 6.9 -4.7 235 29 322.2 322.9 292.9 334.3 3.66 11 500 5885 -8.3 -12.0 75 3.7 -9.8 230 30 322.9 323.5 292.6 333.1 3.05 12 450 6693 -15.2 -17.0 86 1.8 -15.8 237 33 324.2 324.6 292.2 331.8 2.24 13 400 7572 -20.6 -30.8 39 10.3 -22.7 248 31 328.3 328.4 292.0 330.9 0.73 14 350 8548 -27.0 -32.6 59 5.6 -28.0 240 29 332.3 332.5 293.0 334.9 0.70 15 300 9639 -35.7 -36.8 90 1.1 -35.9 242 25 335.0 335.1 293.6 337.1 0.54 16 250 10878 -46.1 -46.2 99 0.1 -46.1 254 24 337.5 337.6 294.0 338.5 0.24 17 200 12322 -58.0 -60.2 76 2.2 -58.1 264 24 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.1 0.06 18 150 14099 -62.1 -69.9 35 7.8 -62.2 231 22 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.02 19 100 16631 -60.7 -83.7 3 23.0 -61.0 236 12 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5828.44 m Freezing level: 563.03 mb = 4953.27 m = 16250.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.46 mb = 4360.23 m = 14305.03 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.36 % Est. max temperature: 35.19 C = 95.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.00 mb = 470.53 m = 1543.71 ft T: 27.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.95 C/km ThetaE index: 32.43 C Layer 900.0- 350.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.12 mb = 1982.02 m = 6502.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.05 C = 96.89 F Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lifted Index: -9.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.18 C Showalter Index: -8.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.42 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.67 C Cross Totals Index: 26.75 C K Index: 42.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 449.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4173.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 91.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 91.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.93 mb = 1326.62 m = 4352.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 700.93 mb = 3145.03 m = 10318.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.93 mb = 14061.37 m = 46132.55 ft B at Equ Level: 4155.93 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 211.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.50 Bulk Rich Number: 63.87 Bulk Shear: 65.33 m/s