MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F159.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F159.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 159 hour GFS valid 21Z SUN 10 AUG 25 Station: 44.89,-90.95 Latitude: 44.89 Longitude: -90.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 971 342 27.6 23.7 79 3.9 24.7 200 9 303.3 306.9 298.9 360.9 19.35 2 950 535 26.2 20.0 69 6.2 21.8 204 16 303.8 306.7 296.7 350.3 15.65 3 900 1009 21.8 18.2 80 3.6 19.3 206 20 304.0 306.7 296.2 348.0 14.81 4 850 1504 18.5 16.2 86 2.3 16.9 211 24 305.5 308.1 295.8 346.6 13.71 5 800 2023 16.5 9.8 64 6.7 12.2 224 26 308.7 310.5 293.7 337.7 9.53 6 750 2570 13.4 3.3 50 10.1 7.6 234 27 311.2 312.4 292.0 331.3 6.48 7 700 3147 9.4 -2.6 43 12.0 3.3 239 26 312.9 313.8 290.9 327.2 4.51 8 650 3756 4.5 -5.9 47 10.3 -0.4 245 27 314.0 314.7 290.6 326.2 3.80 9 600 4402 -0.3 -6.0 66 5.7 -3.0 253 29 315.7 316.5 291.4 328.8 4.07 10 550 5093 -4.9 -7.9 80 3.0 -6.2 252 28 318.3 319.0 291.9 330.7 3.84 11 500 5836 -9.3 -14.0 69 4.7 -11.1 253 29 321.7 322.3 291.8 330.4 2.60 12 450 6644 -13.9 -21.9 51 8.0 -16.2 256 33 325.8 326.1 292.0 330.9 1.47 13 400 7529 -19.6 -23.5 71 3.9 -20.6 255 38 329.6 329.9 293.0 334.7 1.44 14 350 8506 -26.9 -28.2 89 1.3 -27.2 256 38 332.5 332.7 293.4 336.3 1.07 15 300 9600 -34.9 -36.5 86 1.6 -35.1 250 37 336.2 336.3 293.9 338.3 0.56 16 250 10844 -45.3 -46.2 91 0.9 -45.3 242 36 338.8 338.8 294.3 339.7 0.24 17 200 12294 -56.7 -59.3 72 2.6 -56.8 233 38 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.2 0.06 18 150 14091 -59.9 -75.3 12 15.3 -60.1 237 46 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.9 0.01 19 100 16629 -59.9 -84.0 3 24.2 -60.2 249 20 412.1 412.1 306.7 412.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5752.35 m Freezing level: 603.60 mb = 4355.72 m = 14290.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.29 mb = 3689.41 m = 12104.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.89 % Est. max temperature: 31.64 C = 88.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.64 mb = 839.02 m = 2752.64 ft T: 23.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 34.70 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.95 mb = 1739.43 m = 5706.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.26 C = 88.27 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -6.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.21 C Showalter Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.41 C K Index: 31.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 462.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2138.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.13 mb = 1371.38 m = 4499.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 738.13 mb = 2703.58 m = 8869.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.13 mb = 13017.26 m = 42707.02 ft B at Equ Level: 2112.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.13 mb = 16139.38 m = 52950.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.0 at 26.0 knts Storm direction: 269.0 at 19.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 127.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.53 Bulk Rich Number: 63.54 Bulk Shear: 33.66 m/s