MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508260000F213.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508260000F213.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 213 hour GFS valid 21Z WED 3 SEP 25 Station: 42.35,-91.43 Latitude: 42.35 Longitude: -91.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 971 298 29.1 22.5 68 6.5 24.3 257 10 304.8 308.2 298.4 358.6 17.99 2 950 486 27.8 18.8 58 9.0 21.4 257 17 305.3 308.0 296.3 348.7 14.49 3 900 963 23.4 16.6 66 6.8 18.7 252 22 305.6 308.1 295.6 345.4 13.30 4 850 1459 19.0 14.8 76 4.3 16.2 242 26 306.1 308.4 295.2 343.8 12.55 5 800 1978 15.4 12.3 82 3.1 13.3 237 35 307.5 309.7 294.7 341.6 11.28 6 750 2524 12.9 7.4 69 5.4 9.5 249 33 310.6 312.2 293.6 337.2 8.67 7 700 3101 10.1 -3.4 38 13.5 3.3 268 30 313.7 314.5 290.9 327.2 4.25 8 650 3712 5.7 -7.0 40 12.7 -0.2 273 32 315.4 316.0 290.7 326.6 3.47 9 600 4360 -0.7 -3.5 81 2.8 -2.1 269 34 315.3 316.2 292.0 331.0 4.93 10 550 5048 -5.7 -6.4 95 0.7 -6.0 263 37 317.3 318.1 292.0 331.2 4.31 11 500 5790 -10.2 -11.2 93 1.0 -10.6 268 37 320.5 321.2 292.0 331.3 3.25 12 450 6595 -14.3 -30.9 23 16.6 -18.0 274 40 325.2 325.4 291.0 327.6 0.65 13 400 7478 -20.6 -37.8 20 17.3 -23.4 269 40 328.2 328.3 291.6 329.6 0.37 14 350 8449 -28.7 -41.1 29 12.4 -30.2 264 34 330.1 330.1 292.0 331.2 0.30 15 300 9532 -37.4 -49.9 26 12.5 -38.3 263 33 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.13 16 250 10763 -47.2 -57.3 30 10.1 -47.6 275 27 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.2 0.07 17 200 12205 -57.1 -61.1 60 4.0 -57.2 296 23 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.05 18 150 14008 -59.2 -77.0 8 17.8 -59.4 288 32 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 19 100 16538 -60.4 -84.0 3 23.6 -60.7 299 29 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5755.43 m Freezing level: 605.53 mb = 4287.87 m = 14067.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.05 mb = 3673.31 m = 12051.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.05 % Est. max temperature: 31.18 C = 88.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.92 mb = 1129.18 m = 3704.61 ft T: 21.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.57 C/km ThetaE index: 32.03 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 804.79 mb = 1926.76 m = 6321.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.63 C = 88.94 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -6.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.14 C Showalter Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.04 C K Index: 30.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 453.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2120.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.13 mb = 1692.47 m = 5552.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 692.13 mb = 3193.96 m = 10478.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.13 mb = 12791.88 m = 41967.59 ft B at Equ Level: 2090.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.13 mb = 15824.04 m = 51915.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.4 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 290.4 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 3.9 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 130.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 130.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.30 Bulk Rich Number: 74.49 Bulk Shear: 28.46 m/s