MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 18Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 41.12,-91.16 Latitude: 41.12 Longitude: -91.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 139 SFC 993 199 27.9 21.6 68 6.4 23.3 240 5 301.7 304.7 296.7 350.4 16.54 2 950 591 23.6 19.2 76 4.4 20.5 237 7 301.1 303.9 295.5 344.9 14.88 3 900 1062 20.3 16.9 81 3.4 18.0 247 7 302.4 304.9 295.0 342.7 13.61 4 850 1555 19.2 12.5 65 6.7 14.8 259 11 306.2 308.2 294.0 338.5 10.74 5 800 2075 16.1 11.1 72 4.9 12.9 246 15 308.3 310.2 294.3 339.9 10.44 6 750 2621 13.6 0.9 42 12.8 6.6 223 15 311.4 312.4 291.2 328.4 5.43 7 700 3199 10.2 -1.2 45 11.4 4.2 206 15 313.8 314.8 291.6 329.7 5.02 8 650 3811 5.7 -5.7 44 11.4 0.3 196 15 315.4 316.1 291.1 327.8 3.85 9 600 4459 0.7 -10.3 43 11.1 -4.0 187 14 317.0 317.5 290.7 326.5 2.90 10 550 5151 -4.5 -14.4 46 9.9 -8.2 184 13 318.7 319.1 290.6 326.2 2.27 11 500 5895 -8.3 -22.6 31 14.3 -12.6 196 18 323.0 323.2 290.9 327.3 1.25 12 450 6707 -12.5 -26.8 29 14.3 -16.2 215 23 327.6 327.8 292.0 331.0 0.95 13 400 7596 -18.3 -33.3 25 15.1 -21.3 214 19 331.2 331.4 292.6 333.4 0.57 14 350 8577 -26.0 -33.5 49 7.5 -27.3 208 13 333.7 333.8 293.3 336.1 0.64 15 300 9675 -33.5 -38.9 58 5.4 -34.1 201 7 338.2 338.3 294.3 339.9 0.44 16 250 10931 -43.2 -43.8 94 0.6 -43.3 290 16 341.8 341.9 295.0 343.0 0.31 17 200 12392 -55.4 -55.4 99 0.1 -55.4 321 10 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.5 0.10 18 150 14169 -63.6 -72.5 29 8.8 -63.7 159 14 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.5 0.01 19 100 16662 -63.6 -83.4 5 19.8 -63.7 174 6 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.25 m Freezing level: 592.98 mb = 4556.56 m = 14949.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.99 mb = 3848.23 m = 12625.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.59 % Est. max temperature: 32.75 C = 90.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.93 mb = 1004.85 m = 3296.72 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 11.88 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.42 mb = 1995.82 m = 6547.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.21 C = 93.58 F Cap Strength: 2.56 C Lifted Index: -3.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.95 C Showalter Index: -0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.43 C Cross Totals Index: 20.72 C K Index: 28.49 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 190.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 844.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 134.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.78 mb = 1228.84 m = 4031.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.78 mb = 3587.98 m = 11771.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.78 mb = 12461.07 m = 40882.29 ft B at Equ Level: 835.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.78 mb = 15154.67 m = 49719.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.1 at 13.3 knts Storm direction: 240.1 at 10.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 2.1 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: -24.2 tot: -23.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: -3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 87.24 Bulk Shear: 9.68 m/s