MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F117.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F117.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 117 hour GFS valid 3Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 38.63,-100.68 Latitude: 38.63 Longitude: -100.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 950 487 SFC 909 882 30.4 11.5 31 18.9 17.9 162 7 312.0 313.8 294.6 341.1 9.42 3 900 967 33.3 10.3 24 23.0 18.1 170 13 315.8 317.5 295.1 343.3 8.76 4 850 1482 32.2 7.4 21 24.8 16.3 190 22 319.9 321.4 295.3 344.2 7.60 5 800 2023 27.9 5.6 24 22.2 14.0 194 20 320.8 322.2 295.3 343.8 7.16 6 750 2589 23.1 3.7 28 19.4 11.3 201 16 321.6 322.9 295.1 343.1 6.65 7 700 3184 17.8 1.1 32 16.7 8.1 203 11 322.2 323.3 294.7 341.4 5.91 8 650 3811 12.1 -1.5 39 13.6 4.6 203 5 322.6 323.7 294.3 339.9 5.28 9 600 4474 5.8 -3.4 52 9.2 1.0 260 4 322.9 323.8 294.1 339.1 4.97 10 550 5179 -0.7 -6.4 65 5.7 -3.5 297 11 323.2 324.1 293.7 337.4 4.30 11 500 5931 -7.6 -8.6 92 1.1 -8.0 288 18 323.8 324.6 293.6 337.0 3.99 12 450 6742 -13.4 -18.7 64 5.3 -15.2 274 22 326.4 326.8 292.6 333.1 1.94 13 400 7628 -19.0 -29.3 40 10.2 -21.3 271 21 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.3 0.85 14 350 8609 -25.9 -33.7 48 7.7 -27.3 273 22 333.8 333.9 293.3 336.1 0.63 15 300 9706 -33.9 -39.6 56 5.7 -34.6 269 22 337.5 337.6 294.1 339.1 0.41 16 250 10955 -44.4 -47.8 69 3.4 -44.6 259 28 340.1 340.1 294.6 340.9 0.20 17 200 12411 -55.9 -58.9 68 3.1 -55.9 254 36 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.6 0.07 18 150 14197 -64.4 -71.7 36 7.3 -64.5 267 26 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.2 0.02 19 100 16658 -64.7 -82.9 6 18.2 -64.9 226 11 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5885.67 m Freezing level: 555.57 mb = 5100.14 m = 16732.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 588.74 mb = 4627.69 m = 15182.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.82 % Est. max temperature: 39.65 C = 103.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 689.63 mb = 3310.68 m = 10861.68 ft T: 16.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.23 C/km ThetaE index: 11.12 C Layer 800.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 572.56 mb = 4853.25 m = 15922.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.19 C = 106.14 F Cap Strength: 3.70 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.27 C Showalter Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 39.76 C Cross Totals Index: 14.93 C K Index: 30.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 412.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 594.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 336.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 607.90 mb = 4366.07 m = 14324.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 542.90 mb = 5281.08 m = 17326.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.90 mb = 12003.42 m = 39380.82 ft B at Equ Level: 593.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.90 mb = 14491.16 m = 47542.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.5 at 13.8 knts Storm direction: 265.5 at 10.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 0.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 0.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.8 neg: -26.8 tot: 46.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 22.96 Bulk Shear: 25.88 m/s