MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F096.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F096.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 42.89,-94.44 Latitude: 42.89 Longitude: -94.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 970 360 27.6 24.2 82 3.4 25.1 159 15 303.4 307.1 299.2 362.9 19.97 2 950 543 27.9 22.2 71 5.7 23.7 164 27 305.5 308.8 298.5 359.3 17.96 3 900 1023 26.9 17.4 56 9.6 20.2 187 38 309.3 311.9 297.0 351.8 13.99 4 850 1526 23.9 14.7 56 9.2 17.6 204 37 311.2 313.5 296.5 349.4 12.48 5 800 2055 21.3 11.5 53 9.9 14.8 229 36 313.9 315.9 296.0 347.0 10.68 6 750 2611 19.0 5.3 40 13.7 10.6 244 27 317.2 318.7 294.5 340.9 7.47 7 700 3200 15.3 -3.9 26 19.1 5.3 255 12 319.4 320.2 292.4 332.8 4.11 8 650 3821 10.1 -8.6 26 18.7 1.3 291 11 320.4 321.0 291.9 330.5 3.06 9 600 4479 4.3 -11.7 30 16.0 -2.6 304 13 321.1 321.6 291.6 329.7 2.59 10 550 5179 -1.9 -13.9 39 12.1 -6.7 305 14 321.9 322.3 291.6 329.8 2.36 11 500 5928 -8.2 -16.2 52 8.0 -11.1 302 13 323.1 323.5 291.8 330.4 2.16 12 450 6736 -14.1 -25.5 37 11.4 -17.1 304 17 325.5 325.7 291.5 329.3 1.06 13 400 7620 -19.9 -32.8 31 12.9 -22.4 288 18 329.1 329.2 292.1 331.3 0.60 14 350 8596 -26.9 -42.0 22 15.2 -28.8 280 19 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.6 0.27 15 300 9688 -35.8 -48.5 26 12.7 -36.8 269 18 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.5 0.16 16 250 10928 -45.2 -48.1 72 2.9 -45.4 299 24 338.8 338.9 294.2 339.6 0.19 17 200 12378 -56.8 -60.6 62 3.8 -56.8 301 27 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.1 0.05 18 150 14156 -65.3 -70.9 45 5.7 -65.3 302 23 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.02 19 100 16665 -60.8 -84.0 3 23.2 -61.1 297 4 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5837.61 m Freezing level: 565.30 mb = 4964.85 m = 16288.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.33 mb = 4034.99 m = 13237.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.92 % Est. max temperature: 36.91 C = 98.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.38 mb = 794.92 m = 2607.97 ft T: 27.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.60 C/km ThetaE index: 33.20 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 699.90 mb = 3201.23 m = 10502.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.48 C = 110.26 F Cap Strength: 4.71 C Lifted Index: -7.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.31 C Showalter Index: -4.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.05 C Cross Totals Index: 22.88 C K Index: 27.62 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2873.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 326.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.10 mb = 1795.88 m = 5891.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 629.10 mb = 4090.10 m = 13418.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 149.10 mb = 14193.19 m = 46565.01 ft B at Equ Level: 2825.86 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 15.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -18.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 450.1 neg: -16.6 tot: 433.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 144.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.8 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.98 Bulk Rich Number: 27.53 Bulk Shear: 104.37 m/s