MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 42.55,-92.34 Latitude: 42.55 Longitude: -92.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 116 SFC 980 293 26.3 23.9 87 2.4 24.6 122 11 301.2 304.7 298.4 358.4 19.42 2 950 569 26.6 21.6 74 5.0 23.0 142 23 304.2 307.4 297.9 355.9 17.36 3 900 1046 23.9 18.5 72 5.4 20.1 174 26 306.2 309.0 296.9 351.4 15.05 4 850 1545 21.0 16.1 74 4.8 17.6 199 25 308.1 310.7 296.5 349.5 13.70 5 800 2068 18.9 11.4 62 7.5 14.0 212 24 311.3 313.4 295.3 344.1 10.66 6 750 2621 16.2 7.6 57 8.6 10.9 222 23 314.2 315.9 294.7 341.5 8.77 7 700 3204 12.2 2.7 52 9.5 6.7 231 23 316.0 317.3 293.6 337.0 6.63 8 650 3820 7.6 -1.6 52 9.2 2.7 246 23 317.5 318.5 292.9 334.3 5.23 9 600 4474 2.1 -2.2 73 4.3 -0.2 264 23 318.5 319.6 293.3 335.9 5.42 10 550 5169 -4.0 -5.2 92 1.2 -4.6 271 22 319.3 320.2 292.9 334.6 4.72 11 500 5915 -9.1 -14.9 62 5.9 -11.2 276 24 322.0 322.4 291.7 330.0 2.40 12 450 6721 -14.8 -24.9 42 10.1 -17.4 286 19 324.6 324.9 291.3 328.6 1.13 13 400 7602 -20.5 -31.4 37 10.9 -22.7 284 16 328.4 328.5 292.0 330.9 0.69 14 350 8575 -27.9 -35.9 46 8.0 -29.1 283 14 331.1 331.2 292.5 333.0 0.51 15 300 9664 -35.9 -36.1 98 0.2 -35.9 260 11 334.8 334.9 293.6 337.0 0.59 16 250 10905 -45.4 -45.7 97 0.3 -45.4 292 10 338.5 338.6 294.2 339.5 0.26 17 200 12356 -56.6 -56.8 98 0.1 -56.6 199 2 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.4 0.09 18 150 14146 -62.0 -73.2 21 11.2 -62.1 283 19 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.01 19 100 16664 -62.2 -83.7 4 21.4 -62.4 277 10 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5798.91 m Freezing level: 583.00 mb = 4710.08 m = 15452.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.74 mb = 4436.31 m = 14554.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.83 % Est. max temperature: 34.44 C = 93.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.50 mb = 592.24 m = 1943.01 ft T: 26.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.85 C/km ThetaE index: 24.18 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 774.80 mb = 2342.29 m = 7684.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.82 C = 100.07 F Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lifted Index: -7.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.52 C Showalter Index: -5.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.24 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.03 C Cross Totals Index: 25.21 C K Index: 36.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 539.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2882.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 149.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.36 mb = 1368.37 m = 4489.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 682.36 mb = 3416.29 m = 11208.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 162.36 mb = 13653.49 m = 44794.38 ft B at Equ Level: 2844.09 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 23.3 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 308.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 308.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.28 Bulk Rich Number: 22.77 Bulk Shear: 126.58 m/s