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: 43.09,-94.73 Latitude: 43.09 Longitude: -94.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 966 388 27.8 24.5 82 3.3 25.4 159 13 303.9 307.7 299.7 365.0 20.46 2 950 538 28.1 22.7 73 5.4 24.2 162 24 305.7 309.2 299.0 361.6 18.63 3 900 1019 27.2 17.7 56 9.4 20.5 186 37 309.5 312.2 297.3 353.1 14.32 4 850 1523 24.3 14.5 55 9.7 17.6 203 39 311.6 313.9 296.5 349.4 12.34 5 800 2052 21.4 11.7 54 9.7 15.0 226 38 313.9 316.0 296.1 347.7 10.88 6 750 2609 19.3 4.4 38 14.8 10.3 240 26 317.5 318.9 294.3 339.8 7.03 7 700 3197 15.7 -8.0 19 23.8 4.2 270 9 319.9 320.5 291.6 329.8 2.99 8 650 3820 10.6 -10.7 21 21.2 1.0 310 12 320.9 321.4 291.6 329.6 2.61 9 600 4478 4.5 -12.2 29 16.7 -2.6 310 14 321.3 321.8 291.6 329.7 2.51 10 550 5178 -1.9 -14.2 38 12.3 -6.7 306 16 321.9 322.3 291.6 329.7 2.32 11 500 5927 -8.5 -15.7 56 7.2 -11.1 299 15 322.7 323.1 291.8 330.3 2.25 12 450 6734 -14.2 -28.2 29 14.0 -17.6 301 19 325.4 325.6 291.2 328.4 0.83 13 400 7618 -19.9 -37.0 20 17.1 -22.8 286 19 329.2 329.2 291.9 330.7 0.40 14 350 8594 -27.0 -43.0 20 16.0 -29.0 276 22 332.3 332.3 292.6 333.2 0.24 15 300 9685 -35.8 -45.1 38 9.3 -36.7 265 21 334.9 334.9 293.3 335.8 0.23 16 250 10925 -45.4 -46.5 89 1.1 -45.4 289 25 338.6 338.7 294.2 339.5 0.23 17 200 12375 -56.8 -58.9 77 2.1 -56.9 301 30 342.8 342.8 295.1 343.1 0.07 18 150 14155 -64.9 -70.7 45 5.8 -65.0 296 23 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.3 0.02 19 100 16665 -60.8 -84.1 3 23.2 -61.1 300 6 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5840.26 m Freezing level: 564.67 mb = 4972.91 m = 16315.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.61 mb = 3990.99 m = 13093.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.07 % Est. max temperature: 36.95 C = 98.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.76 mb = 806.30 m = 2645.29 ft T: 27.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.88 C/km ThetaE index: 35.42 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 696.19 mb = 3243.26 m = 10640.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.73 C = 110.72 F Cap Strength: 4.60 C Lifted Index: -7.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.48 C Showalter Index: -5.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.82 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.78 C Cross Totals Index: 23.04 C K Index: 23.56 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3107.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 78.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 324.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.50 mb = 1830.77 m = 6006.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 625.50 mb = 4135.83 m = 13568.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 145.50 mb = 14343.32 m = 47057.57 ft B at Equ Level: 3041.87 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.5 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 272.5 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -43.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 450.1 neg: -16.8 tot: 433.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 144.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.73 Bulk Rich Number: 29.89 Bulk Shear: 103.97 m/s