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,-94.74 Latitude: 42.89 Longitude: -94.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 967 383 27.9 24.4 81 3.5 25.3 158 14 304.0 307.7 299.5 364.5 20.27 2 950 539 28.4 22.5 70 6.0 24.0 162 25 306.0 309.4 298.9 361.0 18.30 3 900 1020 27.5 17.4 54 10.1 20.4 186 38 309.8 312.4 297.2 352.5 14.01 4 850 1524 24.4 14.5 54 9.9 17.6 203 38 311.7 314.0 296.5 349.4 12.27 5 800 2053 21.5 11.6 53 9.9 14.9 226 37 314.0 316.1 296.1 347.6 10.81 6 750 2610 19.0 5.4 41 13.7 10.7 240 28 317.2 318.7 294.6 341.0 7.50 7 700 3199 15.8 -6.9 20 22.7 4.5 270 9 319.9 320.6 291.9 330.6 3.25 8 650 3821 10.5 -10.5 22 21.0 1.0 307 12 320.9 321.4 291.6 329.7 2.64 9 600 4479 4.5 -12.3 28 16.8 -2.7 310 14 321.3 321.8 291.6 329.6 2.47 10 550 5179 -1.9 -14.1 38 12.3 -6.7 307 15 321.9 322.3 291.6 329.7 2.33 11 500 5928 -8.3 -16.0 54 7.7 -11.1 301 14 322.9 323.3 291.8 330.3 2.20 12 450 6736 -14.2 -27.5 31 13.4 -17.4 304 18 325.4 325.6 291.3 328.6 0.89 13 400 7620 -19.9 -35.7 23 15.8 -22.7 288 18 329.1 329.2 291.9 330.8 0.45 14 350 8596 -26.9 -43.0 20 16.1 -28.9 278 21 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.4 0.24 15 300 9688 -35.8 -45.6 36 9.9 -36.6 267 20 335.0 335.0 293.3 335.8 0.22 16 250 10928 -45.3 -46.5 88 1.2 -45.4 291 23 338.7 338.7 294.2 339.6 0.23 17 200 12378 -56.9 -58.9 78 2.0 -56.9 304 29 342.7 342.7 295.0 343.0 0.07 18 150 14157 -65.0 -70.7 45 5.7 -65.0 299 23 358.1 358.1 298.4 358.2 0.02 19 100 16666 -60.9 -84.0 3 23.1 -61.2 292 5 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5841.53 m Freezing level: 564.61 mb = 4974.95 m = 16321.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.82 mb = 3989.39 m = 13088.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.00 % Est. max temperature: 37.08 C = 98.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.07 mb = 832.98 m = 2732.85 ft T: 27.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.82 C/km ThetaE index: 34.94 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 693.36 mb = 3278.71 m = 10756.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.84 C = 110.91 F Cap Strength: 4.73 C Lifted Index: -7.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.60 C Showalter Index: -5.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.50 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.71 C Cross Totals Index: 22.79 C K Index: 24.49 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 393.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3010.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 77.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 327.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 815.15 mb = 1889.15 m = 6197.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 630.15 mb = 4076.04 m = 13372.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.15 mb = 14150.79 m = 46425.92 ft B at Equ Level: 2972.86 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.6 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 271.6 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -45.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 453.3 neg: -13.5 tot: 439.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.5 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.43 Bulk Rich Number: 28.33 Bulk Shear: 106.24 m/s