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: 45.00,-90.45 Latitude: 45.00 Longitude: -90.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 965 407 29.8 23.3 68 6.5 25.0 202 13 306.1 309.6 299.3 363.1 18.98 2 950 546 28.0 21.2 67 6.7 23.0 204 21 305.6 308.7 298.0 356.4 16.96 3 900 1024 23.2 19.3 78 4.0 20.4 204 28 305.5 308.4 297.3 352.8 15.82 4 850 1521 20.8 15.1 70 5.7 16.9 218 33 307.9 310.3 295.9 346.6 12.80 5 800 2046 20.2 9.8 51 10.4 13.5 234 33 312.7 314.5 294.8 342.2 9.57 6 750 2600 16.6 8.0 57 8.6 11.2 241 32 314.6 316.3 295.0 342.7 9.01 7 700 3184 12.5 3.1 53 9.4 7.0 248 27 316.3 317.6 293.8 337.9 6.83 8 650 3802 9.4 -11.1 22 20.5 0.3 269 18 319.6 320.1 291.2 328.0 2.52 9 600 4458 3.7 -11.9 31 15.6 -3.0 274 15 320.4 320.9 291.4 328.9 2.55 10 550 5157 -2.3 -15.4 36 13.1 -7.2 272 12 321.3 321.7 291.3 328.4 2.10 11 500 5904 -8.3 -17.9 46 9.7 -11.6 277 12 323.0 323.3 291.5 329.3 1.87 12 450 6714 -13.4 -23.1 44 9.7 -16.2 288 15 326.4 326.6 292.0 331.0 1.32 13 400 7598 -20.4 -25.8 62 5.4 -21.7 280 15 328.5 328.7 292.4 332.6 1.16 14 350 8572 -27.6 -37.2 40 9.6 -29.0 241 12 331.5 331.6 292.6 333.2 0.45 15 300 9662 -35.6 -36.9 87 1.3 -35.7 296 9 335.2 335.4 293.6 337.3 0.54 16 250 10903 -45.9 -47.5 84 1.6 -46.0 283 12 337.9 337.9 294.0 338.7 0.21 17 200 12352 -56.7 -58.1 84 1.4 -56.8 269 17 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.2 0.07 18 150 14137 -63.0 -73.0 25 10.0 -63.1 287 12 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.01 19 100 16637 -62.0 -83.9 4 21.9 -62.2 207 7 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5810.20 m Freezing level: 569.37 mb = 4885.94 m = 16029.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.23 mb = 3862.17 m = 12671.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.43 % Est. max temperature: 34.89 C = 94.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.52 mb = 1233.86 m = 4048.06 ft T: 22.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.63 C/km ThetaE index: 20.87 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 749.80 mb = 2602.27 m = 8537.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.28 C = 100.91 F Cap Strength: 3.69 C Lifted Index: -6.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.86 C Showalter Index: -4.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.06 C Cross Totals Index: 23.37 C K Index: 34.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.71 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2657.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 169.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.42 mb = 1547.27 m = 5076.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 632.42 mb = 4026.64 m = 13210.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 162.42 mb = 13643.42 m = 44761.34 ft B at Equ Level: 2630.20 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.2 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 273.2 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 203.8 neg: -0.0 tot: 203.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.19 Bulk Rich Number: 92.04 Bulk Shear: 28.88 m/s