MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508260600F228.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508260600F228.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9.5 day GFS valid 18Z THU 4 SEP 25 Station: 43.03,-83.04 Latitude: 43.03 Longitude: -83.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 978 254 22.6 19.2 81 3.4 20.2 190 13 297.6 300.3 294.2 339.6 14.46 2 950 504 20.0 17.7 87 2.3 18.5 198 21 297.5 299.9 293.5 336.8 13.57 3 900 970 19.3 12.9 67 6.3 15.2 224 25 301.4 303.3 292.3 332.2 10.46 4 850 1460 16.3 10.4 68 5.9 12.6 233 33 303.2 305.0 292.0 331.1 9.34 5 800 1973 12.5 7.2 70 5.3 9.4 235 42 304.5 306.0 291.3 328.5 8.00 6 750 2512 9.0 3.4 68 5.6 5.9 235 53 306.4 307.6 290.6 326.2 6.52 7 700 3079 4.8 0.8 76 3.9 2.7 236 61 307.8 308.8 290.5 325.6 5.81 8 650 3680 0.6 0.4 98 0.3 0.5 236 58 309.7 310.8 291.3 328.4 6.06 9 600 4321 -1.5 -1.7 99 0.2 -1.6 240 53 314.4 315.5 292.3 332.2 5.65 10 550 5011 -4.6 -4.9 98 0.3 -4.7 246 49 318.7 319.6 292.9 334.3 4.84 11 500 5757 -8.4 -8.8 97 0.4 -8.6 250 48 322.8 323.6 293.3 335.8 3.94 12 450 6567 -13.6 -14.5 93 0.9 -13.9 252 48 326.1 326.7 293.2 335.5 2.77 13 400 7453 -19.3 -19.5 99 0.2 -19.4 253 47 329.9 330.3 293.6 337.0 2.04 14 350 8433 -25.9 -26.4 96 0.4 -26.0 249 46 333.8 334.1 293.9 338.4 1.27 15 300 9530 -34.4 -34.8 96 0.4 -34.5 248 55 336.8 337.0 294.1 339.3 0.66 16 250 10774 -45.7 -47.0 87 1.3 -45.8 259 58 338.1 338.1 294.1 339.0 0.22 17 200 12216 -59.2 -59.3 99 0.1 -59.2 271 66 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.3 0.06 18 150 13988 -61.5 -75.1 15 13.6 -61.6 260 41 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.01 19 100 16502 -61.6 -84.0 4 22.4 -61.9 251 28 408.7 408.7 306.3 408.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.52 m Freezing level: 635.02 mb = 3871.77 m = 12702.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.09 mb = 3827.81 m = 12558.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.71 % Est. max temperature: 28.70 C = 83.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.43 mb = 683.48 m = 2242.35 ft T: 19.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.92 C/km ThetaE index: 13.95 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.45 mb = 1821.44 m = 5975.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.03 C = 84.26 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: 0.55 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: 2.30 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.49 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.71 C Cross Totals Index: 18.78 C K Index: 31.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 118.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 85.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.69 mb = 1253.85 m = 4113.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 735.69 mb = 2670.22 m = 8760.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 535.69 mb = 5217.75 m = 17118.38 ft B at Equ Level: 118.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 345.69 mb = 8521.12 m = 27956.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.1 at 45.9 knts Storm direction: 268.1 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 313.4 neg: -1.6 tot: 311.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 0.83 Bulk Shear: 142.14 m/s