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: 44.77,-91.30 Latitude: 44.77 Longitude: -91.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 974 316 30.3 23.8 68 6.5 25.4 195 14 305.7 309.3 299.4 363.8 19.35 2 950 540 27.7 21.3 68 6.4 23.0 197 24 305.3 308.5 297.9 356.1 16.99 3 900 1017 23.1 19.6 80 3.6 20.6 201 29 305.3 308.3 297.4 353.5 16.12 4 850 1516 23.2 12.2 50 11.0 15.9 222 31 310.5 312.5 295.0 342.8 10.55 5 800 2043 21.4 8.9 45 12.6 13.4 234 31 314.0 315.7 294.8 341.9 8.96 6 750 2599 17.5 7.1 51 10.4 11.0 240 31 315.6 317.2 294.8 342.2 8.49 7 700 3184 13.2 1.6 45 11.6 6.6 246 26 317.1 318.3 293.5 336.7 6.16 8 650 3803 9.4 -8.7 27 18.2 1.0 254 20 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.6 3.04 9 600 4460 3.7 -9.8 37 13.4 -2.3 261 18 320.4 321.0 291.8 330.4 3.04 10 550 5158 -2.5 -15.1 37 12.6 -7.3 250 15 321.1 321.5 291.2 328.3 2.15 11 500 5905 -8.6 -15.7 57 7.1 -11.2 264 17 322.6 323.0 291.7 330.2 2.25 12 450 6714 -13.5 -19.7 59 6.2 -15.4 269 16 326.3 326.7 292.4 332.5 1.78 13 400 7599 -20.1 -23.6 74 3.4 -21.0 281 13 328.8 329.1 292.7 333.9 1.43 14 350 8574 -27.1 -29.9 77 2.8 -27.6 249 12 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.6 0.91 15 300 9666 -35.8 -38.5 76 2.7 -36.1 266 15 334.9 335.0 293.5 336.7 0.46 16 250 10904 -46.4 -49.5 71 3.1 -46.6 277 17 337.0 337.1 293.7 337.7 0.17 17 200 12349 -57.0 -59.2 76 2.2 -57.1 259 19 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.7 0.07 18 150 14134 -61.5 -73.4 19 11.8 -61.7 274 22 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.01 19 100 16635 -61.5 -84.0 4 22.5 -61.7 193 7 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5819.42 m Freezing level: 570.34 mb = 4873.91 m = 15990.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.41 mb = 3989.37 m = 13088.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.36 % Est. max temperature: 36.78 C = 98.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.75 mb = 1146.32 m = 3760.84 ft T: 23.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.02 C/km ThetaE index: 21.95 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.21 mb = 2699.28 m = 8855.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.35 C = 104.63 F Cap Strength: 4.71 C Lifted Index: -7.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.29 C Showalter Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.82 C Cross Totals Index: 20.78 C K Index: 32.42 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2856.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 245.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.66 mb = 1478.04 m = 4849.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 638.66 mb = 3947.51 m = 12950.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 168.66 mb = 13406.47 m = 43983.94 ft B at Equ Level: 2851.14 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.1 at 23.0 knts Storm direction: 268.1 at 17.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.2 neg: -0.6 tot: 190.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.29 Bulk Rich Number: 85.92 Bulk Shear: 33.24 m/s