MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F111.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F111.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 111 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 43.00,-93.49 Latitude: 43.00 Longitude: -93.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 968 374 29.6 25.8 80 3.7 26.7 167 11 305.5 309.6 300.9 372.2 22.14 2 950 544 28.2 22.6 72 5.6 24.1 175 18 305.8 309.3 299.0 361.4 18.52 3 900 1022 24.0 20.3 80 3.6 21.3 187 22 306.2 309.3 298.1 357.0 16.92 4 850 1521 21.7 15.0 66 6.7 17.1 213 34 308.9 311.3 296.1 347.5 12.72 5 800 2048 21.3 8.8 45 12.6 13.3 218 33 313.9 315.6 294.7 341.5 8.89 6 750 2603 17.2 7.1 51 10.1 10.9 218 29 315.2 316.8 294.7 341.7 8.46 7 700 3188 12.8 4.0 55 8.8 7.6 220 23 316.6 318.0 294.3 339.7 7.29 8 650 3807 9.6 -8.0 28 17.6 1.3 219 19 319.8 320.4 291.8 330.4 3.22 9 600 4463 3.6 -9.1 39 12.7 -2.1 206 15 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.8 3.20 10 550 5161 -2.8 -13.0 45 10.2 -6.9 203 14 320.7 321.2 291.5 329.2 2.55 11 500 5908 -7.9 -23.2 28 15.3 -12.5 214 12 323.4 323.7 291.0 327.5 1.18 12 450 6720 -12.8 -22.8 43 10.0 -15.7 253 18 327.1 327.4 292.2 331.9 1.36 13 400 7608 -18.9 -24.2 63 5.3 -20.3 262 17 330.4 330.6 293.1 335.2 1.35 14 350 8586 -27.1 -27.8 94 0.6 -27.3 265 14 332.2 332.4 293.4 336.2 1.11 15 300 9677 -35.4 -35.8 96 0.4 -35.5 280 12 335.4 335.5 293.7 337.7 0.60 16 250 10920 -45.4 -45.3 100 -0.0 -45.3 271 27 338.6 338.7 294.3 339.7 0.27 17 200 12369 -57.3 -57.4 99 0.1 -57.3 279 19 342.0 342.1 294.9 342.4 0.08 18 150 14151 -62.1 -74.4 18 12.3 -62.3 268 34 363.0 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01 19 100 16645 -63.7 -84.0 5 20.4 -63.8 83 1 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5817.81 m Freezing level: 572.05 mb = 4853.36 m = 15922.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.61 mb = 4042.12 m = 13261.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.58 % Est. max temperature: 35.98 C = 96.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.17 mb = 845.41 m = 2773.64 ft T: 25.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.59 C/km ThetaE index: 30.67 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 761.72 mb = 2469.89 m = 8103.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.87 C = 101.97 F Cap Strength: 3.65 C Lifted Index: -7.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.08 C Showalter Index: -4.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.60 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 35.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3450.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 83.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 135.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.29 mb = 1426.39 m = 4679.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 694.29 mb = 3256.21 m = 10682.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 154.29 mb = 13976.34 m = 45853.56 ft B at Equ Level: 3424.47 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.2 at 20.9 knts Storm direction: 241.2 at 15.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.6 neg: -14.0 tot: 145.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.44 Bulk Rich Number: 190.71 Bulk Shear: 18.09 m/s