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: 44.48,-89.97 Latitude: 44.48 Longitude: -89.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 125 SFC 976 337 27.1 22.4 75 4.7 23.6 202 12 302.3 305.6 297.6 354.7 17.71 2 950 577 25.9 20.9 74 5.0 22.3 201 23 303.5 306.5 297.2 352.7 16.58 3 900 1051 21.6 19.4 88 2.2 20.1 199 28 303.7 306.7 296.9 351.2 15.96 4 850 1546 18.9 14.9 77 4.0 16.2 209 27 306.0 308.3 295.3 343.8 12.62 5 800 2066 16.7 11.9 73 4.8 13.6 221 23 308.9 311.0 294.9 342.4 11.02 6 750 2614 13.8 9.4 75 4.4 11.0 240 22 311.6 313.5 294.8 342.1 9.92 7 700 3193 10.1 6.9 80 3.3 8.1 255 24 313.7 315.4 294.7 341.5 8.93 8 650 3807 6.1 3.0 80 3.1 4.3 274 22 315.9 317.3 294.0 338.9 7.33 9 600 4458 1.5 -6.1 57 7.6 -2.1 279 16 317.8 318.6 291.9 330.9 4.03 10 550 5151 -4.1 -14.0 46 9.9 -7.9 276 14 319.2 319.6 290.9 327.0 2.35 11 500 5894 -10.2 -17.5 55 7.2 -12.6 293 17 320.6 320.9 290.9 327.1 1.94 12 450 6700 -14.3 -26.0 36 11.7 -17.3 296 8 325.2 325.4 291.4 328.9 1.02 13 400 7583 -20.1 -27.8 50 7.7 -21.8 299 10 328.9 329.1 292.3 332.4 0.97 14 350 8558 -27.1 -29.2 82 2.1 -27.5 306 12 332.2 332.4 293.3 335.8 0.98 15 300 9650 -35.3 -38.2 74 2.9 -35.7 277 14 335.6 335.7 293.7 337.4 0.47 16 250 10893 -45.3 -48.0 74 2.7 -45.5 266 16 338.7 338.7 294.2 339.5 0.20 17 200 12345 -56.2 -58.4 77 2.1 -56.3 270 18 343.7 343.7 295.3 344.0 0.07 18 150 14130 -62.9 -71.1 32 8.2 -63.0 257 30 361.7 361.7 299.1 361.8 0.02 19 100 16653 -60.1 -84.3 3 24.2 -60.4 270 7 411.7 411.7 306.7 411.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5769.63 m Freezing level: 586.95 mb = 4638.76 m = 15218.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.66 mb = 4234.85 m = 13893.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.58 % Est. max temperature: 32.09 C = 89.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.71 mb = 937.73 m = 3076.49 ft T: 22.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.54 C/km ThetaE index: 27.70 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.97 mb = 1617.15 m = 5305.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.13 C = 88.03 F Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lifted Index: -7.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.97 C Showalter Index: -4.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.16 C Cross Totals Index: 25.12 C K Index: 40.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 503.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2430.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.33 mb = 1272.01 m = 4173.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 732.33 mb = 2814.46 m = 9233.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.33 mb = 13268.86 m = 43532.48 ft B at Equ Level: 2416.12 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.9 at 20.3 knts Storm direction: 275.9 at 15.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 132.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.54 Bulk Rich Number: 71.07 Bulk Shear: 34.20 m/s