MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F117.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F117.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 117 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 43.12,-94.47 Latitude: 43.12 Longitude: -94.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 967 365 31.3 26.1 74 5.2 27.3 172 9 307.4 311.6 301.5 375.6 22.47 2 950 521 30.2 21.9 61 8.3 24.1 179 15 307.8 311.1 299.0 361.3 17.70 3 900 1003 26.0 19.3 66 6.7 21.2 192 20 308.3 311.3 298.0 356.2 15.82 4 850 1505 22.7 16.1 66 6.6 18.1 210 29 309.9 312.5 297.0 351.5 13.65 5 800 2031 20.1 12.1 60 8.0 14.8 230 38 312.6 314.7 296.0 347.1 11.18 6 750 2586 16.9 9.0 59 8.0 11.8 227 40 314.9 316.8 295.5 345.0 9.63 7 700 3171 13.1 5.9 62 7.2 8.6 227 38 317.0 318.6 295.1 343.2 8.33 8 650 3789 8.3 0.6 58 7.7 4.0 229 32 318.3 319.5 293.8 338.0 6.14 9 600 4445 3.8 -9.4 37 13.2 -2.1 218 24 320.5 321.1 291.9 330.8 3.12 10 550 5144 -1.9 -14.3 38 12.4 -6.8 212 20 321.8 322.2 291.6 329.5 2.29 11 500 5893 -8.7 -12.9 71 4.3 -10.4 211 19 322.5 323.0 292.2 331.9 2.83 12 450 6700 -14.7 -18.9 70 4.2 -16.0 217 22 324.7 325.1 292.0 331.3 1.90 13 400 7585 -19.0 -24.6 61 5.6 -20.4 237 19 330.3 330.6 293.0 335.0 1.31 14 350 8566 -25.5 -33.8 46 8.3 -27.0 231 16 334.4 334.5 293.5 336.7 0.63 15 300 9662 -34.9 -39.3 64 4.4 -35.4 246 20 336.2 336.3 293.8 337.8 0.42 16 250 10907 -45.0 -49.4 61 4.4 -45.3 243 25 339.1 339.2 294.3 339.8 0.17 17 200 12359 -56.8 -59.8 69 2.9 -56.9 242 24 342.8 342.8 295.1 343.1 0.06 18 150 14146 -62.2 -74.8 17 12.6 -62.3 238 18 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.01 19 100 16646 -61.8 -83.9 4 22.2 -62.0 163 8 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5825.54 m Freezing level: 566.95 mb = 4907.29 m = 16099.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.46 mb = 4210.06 m = 13812.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.19 % Est. max temperature: 35.54 C = 95.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.41 mb = 1028.25 m = 3373.50 ft T: 25.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.99 C/km ThetaE index: 46.06 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 757.42 mb = 2500.98 m = 8205.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.44 C = 101.19 F Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lifted Index: -8.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: -6.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.08 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.33 C Cross Totals Index: 24.75 C K Index: 40.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3404.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 109.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.54 mb = 1737.44 m = 5700.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 692.54 mb = 3260.38 m = 10696.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 152.54 mb = 14042.27 m = 46069.87 ft B at Equ Level: 3368.35 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 27.2 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 20.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.2 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.6 neg: -13.8 tot: 182.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.18 Bulk Rich Number: 84.21 Bulk Shear: 40.43 m/s