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: 43.18,-94.04 Latitude: 43.18 Longitude: -94.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 970 354 30.0 25.8 78 4.2 26.8 173 11 305.8 309.9 300.9 372.3 22.03 2 950 536 28.5 22.4 69 6.1 24.0 179 18 306.1 309.5 298.9 360.9 18.22 3 900 1014 24.3 20.0 77 4.3 21.2 189 22 306.5 309.6 298.0 356.4 16.60 4 850 1514 22.4 14.6 61 7.8 17.1 214 34 309.6 311.9 296.0 347.2 12.36 5 800 2042 21.7 8.6 43 13.1 13.4 220 36 314.3 316.0 294.7 341.7 8.79 6 750 2598 17.6 6.7 49 10.9 10.9 221 32 315.7 317.3 294.7 341.6 8.24 7 700 3184 13.6 1.7 44 11.9 6.8 219 26 317.5 318.7 293.6 337.3 6.19 8 650 3804 9.9 -9.2 25 19.1 1.0 210 22 320.1 320.7 291.6 329.8 2.93 9 600 4461 3.7 -9.9 36 13.6 -2.3 204 18 320.5 321.0 291.8 330.4 3.00 10 550 5159 -2.5 -14.1 41 11.6 -7.0 202 14 321.2 321.6 291.5 329.0 2.34 11 500 5907 -8.1 -18.4 43 10.3 -11.6 204 13 323.2 323.5 291.5 329.3 1.79 12 450 6717 -13.4 -21.0 53 7.6 -15.7 254 20 326.4 326.7 292.2 331.9 1.59 13 400 7603 -19.4 -24.2 66 4.8 -20.6 259 19 329.8 330.1 293.0 334.6 1.35 14 350 8581 -27.1 -29.0 84 1.9 -27.5 259 14 332.2 332.4 293.3 335.8 0.99 15 300 9673 -35.4 -36.2 92 0.9 -35.5 269 20 335.5 335.6 293.7 337.7 0.57 16 250 10916 -45.1 -45.1 100 -0.0 -45.1 264 27 339.0 339.1 294.3 340.1 0.27 17 200 12367 -56.8 -57.2 95 0.4 -56.8 272 17 342.8 342.8 295.1 343.1 0.08 18 150 14144 -62.5 -73.9 20 11.4 -62.6 263 39 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.01 19 100 16643 -63.6 -83.9 5 20.4 -63.8 164 3 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5825.17 m Freezing level: 569.83 mb = 4881.94 m = 16016.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.79 mb = 3997.97 m = 13116.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.96 % Est. max temperature: 36.52 C = 97.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.08 mb = 886.66 m = 2908.96 ft T: 25.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.96 C/km ThetaE index: 42.46 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 751.17 mb = 2584.58 m = 8479.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.79 C = 103.62 F Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lifted Index: -7.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.80 C Showalter Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.47 C Cross Totals Index: 22.65 C K Index: 33.14 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3365.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 180.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.74 mb = 1486.21 m = 4875.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 657.74 mb = 3704.58 m = 12153.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 157.74 mb = 13833.21 m = 45384.01 ft B at Equ Level: 3359.16 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.4 at 22.6 knts Storm direction: 240.4 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 161.6 neg: -19.5 tot: 142.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.40 Bulk Rich Number: 195.98 Bulk Shear: 17.17 m/s