MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F153.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F153.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 153 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 42.91,-88.95 Latitude: 42.91 Longitude: -88.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 981 265 26.2 23.6 85 2.7 24.3 201 9 301.1 304.5 298.1 357.0 18.97 2 950 544 24.0 20.6 81 3.4 21.6 205 18 301.6 304.6 296.5 349.6 16.30 3 900 1016 20.5 18.9 90 1.6 19.4 203 23 302.6 305.4 296.3 348.2 15.41 4 850 1510 18.8 15.7 82 3.1 16.7 208 25 305.8 308.3 295.7 345.6 13.28 5 800 2030 16.7 12.8 78 3.9 14.1 210 28 308.9 311.1 295.3 344.3 11.66 6 750 2578 13.3 9.9 80 3.4 11.2 215 33 311.1 313.0 295.0 342.6 10.29 7 700 3156 9.3 7.0 85 2.3 7.9 220 37 312.8 314.5 294.5 340.6 9.00 8 650 3767 4.9 3.2 89 1.7 3.9 222 39 314.5 316.0 293.8 337.9 7.45 9 600 4415 0.7 -2.3 80 3.1 -0.9 228 38 317.0 318.0 292.8 334.1 5.38 10 550 5109 -4.2 -6.8 82 2.6 -5.4 237 36 319.1 319.9 292.4 332.7 4.18 11 500 5853 -9.3 -10.7 90 1.4 -9.9 244 33 321.7 322.4 292.5 332.9 3.39 12 450 6662 -13.1 -16.7 74 3.6 -14.3 234 25 326.8 327.3 293.0 334.7 2.31 13 400 7551 -18.2 -20.8 80 2.7 -19.0 250 19 331.3 331.7 293.7 337.7 1.82 14 350 8536 -24.5 -27.1 79 2.6 -25.1 231 17 335.7 336.0 294.3 340.1 1.19 15 300 9643 -31.6 -32.9 88 1.3 -31.9 279 23 340.8 341.0 295.3 343.8 0.80 16 250 10904 -42.6 -45.1 76 2.5 -42.8 282 21 342.8 342.8 295.3 343.9 0.27 17 200 12369 -54.6 -56.5 80 1.8 -54.7 285 37 346.2 346.3 295.9 346.6 0.09 18 150 14150 -66.4 -68.4 76 2.0 -66.5 211 18 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.7 0.03 19 100 16647 -60.4 -84.1 3 23.7 -60.7 198 13 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5759.82 m Freezing level: 592.67 mb = 4517.15 m = 14819.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.94 mb = 4295.57 m = 14092.90 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.55 % Est. max temperature: 32.14 C = 89.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.51 mb = 604.07 m = 1981.85 ft T: 23.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 24.27 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.44 mb = 1525.45 m = 5004.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.07 C = 87.93 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -6.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.28 C Showalter Index: -4.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.09 C Cross Totals Index: 24.96 C K Index: 41.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 450.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1512.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.33 mb = 1051.33 m = 3449.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 741.33 mb = 2675.28 m = 8777.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.33 mb = 13326.91 m = 43722.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1496.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.33 mb = 15986.02 m = 52446.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.5 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 253.5 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 154.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 154.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 37.24 Bulk Shear: 40.61 m/s