MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F021.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F021.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 21 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 42.32,-89.06 Latitude: 42.32 Longitude: -89.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 172 SFC 990 257 24.3 15.8 59 8.5 18.7 96 5 298.3 300.4 292.2 331.7 11.49 2 950 618 20.6 12.1 58 8.5 15.3 101 7 298.1 299.8 290.4 325.4 9.38 3 900 1082 16.1 11.2 73 4.9 13.1 105 7 298.1 299.8 290.4 325.4 9.34 4 850 1565 11.9 9.6 86 2.3 10.6 121 5 298.7 300.3 290.2 324.6 8.87 5 800 2071 9.6 1.3 56 8.3 5.3 194 5 301.4 302.3 287.8 317.2 5.25 6 750 2604 7.5 -12.8 22 20.3 -0.4 173 6 304.7 305.1 285.6 310.8 1.91 7 700 3169 5.6 -18.9 15 24.5 -2.8 160 7 308.7 308.9 286.3 312.7 1.23 8 650 3771 2.4 -19.7 18 22.1 -5.0 166 6 311.6 311.9 287.3 315.7 1.23 9 600 4412 -1.9 -23.5 17 21.6 -8.3 154 6 313.9 314.1 287.8 317.2 0.96 10 550 5097 -7.0 -28.2 17 21.2 -12.3 172 6 315.8 315.9 288.1 318.1 0.68 11 500 5832 -11.9 -35.7 12 23.8 -16.5 189 8 318.5 318.6 288.7 319.8 0.36 12 450 6630 -17.1 -25.5 48 8.4 -19.1 212 9 321.7 321.9 290.4 325.5 1.07 13 400 7503 -23.3 -25.9 80 2.5 -23.9 237 8 324.7 324.9 291.3 328.7 1.16 14 350 8470 -28.8 -28.9 99 0.2 -28.8 265 3 329.9 330.1 292.7 333.5 1.00 15 300 9555 -36.7 -38.1 87 1.3 -36.9 283 6 333.6 333.7 293.2 335.4 0.48 16 250 10790 -46.6 -46.6 100 -0.0 -46.6 262 5 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.7 0.23 17 200 12236 -52.6 -64.7 22 12.1 -52.9 254 11 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.7 0.03 18 150 14098 -55.0 -79.5 3 24.5 -55.4 251 25 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.4 0.00 19 100 16653 -60.8 -84.5 3 23.7 -61.1 286 9 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.27 m Freezing level: 622.15 mb = 4127.96 m = 13543.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 753.43 mb = 2565.91 m = 8418.22 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.26 % Est. max temperature: 25.19 C = 77.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.57 mb = 1324.12 m = 4344.17 ft T: 14.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 20.93 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 818.55 mb = 1879.35 m = 6165.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.36 C = 79.45 F Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lifted Index: 0.97 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.51 C Showalter Index: 2.02 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.85 C Cross Totals Index: 21.52 C K Index: 9.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 133.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7051.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.24 mb = 1611.71 m = 5287.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.5 at 6.4 knts Storm direction: 189.5 at 4.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: -0.7 tot: 6.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 5.18 m/s