MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F156.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F156.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6.5 day GFS valid 0Z SUN 10 AUG 25 Station: 44.66,-87.77 Latitude: 44.66 Longitude: -87.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 986 204 21.3 20.4 94 1.0 20.6 226 12 295.7 298.5 294.3 340.1 15.45 2 950 524 19.9 18.5 91 1.5 18.9 232 24 297.4 300.0 294.0 338.6 14.24 3 900 990 18.3 15.6 85 2.6 16.5 230 27 300.3 302.6 293.6 337.0 12.51 4 850 1480 16.5 12.5 77 4.0 14.0 226 27 303.4 305.4 293.2 335.6 10.81 5 800 1995 13.9 10.1 78 3.7 11.5 223 28 305.9 307.7 293.2 335.3 9.77 6 750 2537 10.8 7.4 79 3.4 8.7 226 29 308.3 309.9 292.9 334.6 8.63 7 700 3110 7.9 4.5 79 3.4 5.9 228 27 311.2 312.7 292.9 334.6 7.55 8 650 3719 4.9 1.2 77 3.7 2.9 237 28 314.6 315.8 293.0 334.8 6.44 9 600 4370 2.1 -3.1 68 5.2 -0.6 242 31 318.5 319.5 293.0 334.8 5.06 10 550 5067 -2.5 -7.0 72 4.4 -4.6 239 32 321.1 321.9 292.9 334.6 4.13 11 500 5816 -7.3 -10.1 80 2.9 -8.5 233 32 324.2 324.9 293.3 336.0 3.55 12 450 6631 -11.4 -15.5 72 4.1 -12.9 237 34 328.9 329.4 293.7 337.6 2.54 13 400 7524 -17.4 -19.5 84 2.1 -18.1 234 37 332.4 332.8 294.2 339.5 2.04 14 350 8511 -23.6 -24.0 96 0.5 -23.7 226 39 337.0 337.3 295.0 342.6 1.57 15 300 9618 -32.0 -32.3 98 0.2 -32.1 216 42 340.2 340.4 295.1 343.4 0.85 16 250 10876 -42.3 -42.6 97 0.3 -42.3 210 45 343.2 343.2 295.4 344.6 0.36 17 200 12343 -54.7 -55.2 95 0.5 -54.8 204 42 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.6 0.11 18 150 14132 -63.0 -67.1 58 4.0 -63.1 236 42 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.6 0.03 19 100 16648 -60.1 -84.3 3 24.1 -60.4 201 28 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.88 m Freezing level: 577.57 mb = 4682.38 m = 15361.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.19 mb = 4259.55 m = 13974.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.02 % Est. max temperature: 29.73 C = 85.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.21 mb = 324.01 m = 1063.00 ft T: 20.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 5.53 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.84 mb = 1581.95 m = 5190.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.53 C = 85.15 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: 0.29 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.80 C Showalter Index: 1.40 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.54 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.75 C Cross Totals Index: 19.80 C K Index: 32.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.28 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3744.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.99 mb = 895.11 m = 2936.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.9 neg: -6.9 tot: 44.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.26 Bulk Shear: 8.41 m/s