MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508260600F231.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508260600F231.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 231 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 4 SEP 25 Station: 41.15,-82.52 Latitude: 41.15 Longitude: -82.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 977 279 27.8 18.7 58 9.1 21.4 226 12 302.9 305.5 295.4 344.6 14.05 2 950 527 26.3 16.2 54 10.1 19.4 228 22 303.9 306.2 294.4 340.5 12.28 3 900 1000 21.9 15.1 65 6.8 17.3 231 26 304.0 306.3 294.3 339.9 12.06 4 850 1494 17.2 14.0 81 3.2 15.1 233 28 304.2 306.4 294.3 339.8 11.93 5 800 2008 13.0 11.8 93 1.1 12.3 239 29 305.0 307.0 293.8 337.8 10.96 6 750 2549 10.0 7.6 85 2.4 8.5 256 32 307.4 309.0 292.8 334.0 8.77 7 700 3120 5.8 4.0 88 1.8 4.8 257 38 308.9 310.3 292.0 331.3 7.30 8 650 3723 2.0 1.1 94 0.9 1.5 251 35 311.2 312.4 292.0 331.1 6.39 9 600 4365 -1.4 -4.0 82 2.6 -2.7 248 40 314.5 315.4 291.6 329.5 4.73 10 550 5055 -4.8 -12.8 54 7.9 -7.9 250 42 318.4 318.9 290.9 327.0 2.61 11 500 5799 -8.8 -18.4 46 9.6 -12.0 248 40 322.3 322.6 291.3 328.4 1.80 12 450 6608 -13.1 -17.2 72 4.0 -14.5 247 40 326.7 327.1 292.9 334.3 2.21 13 400 7497 -18.0 -21.6 74 3.6 -19.1 243 34 331.6 331.9 293.7 337.6 1.71 14 350 8481 -25.3 -26.8 87 1.5 -25.6 248 35 334.7 334.9 294.1 339.1 1.22 15 300 9579 -34.2 -35.5 88 1.3 -34.4 258 41 337.2 337.3 294.2 339.5 0.62 16 250 10826 -45.2 -45.3 99 0.1 -45.2 259 40 338.8 338.9 294.3 339.9 0.27 17 200 12272 -58.2 -58.3 99 0.1 -58.2 283 54 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.9 0.07 18 150 14042 -64.1 -71.7 35 7.5 -64.2 253 34 359.6 359.6 298.7 359.7 0.02 19 100 16535 -62.7 -83.8 4 21.2 -62.9 252 28 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.87 m Freezing level: 620.62 mb = 4100.35 m = 13452.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.16 mb = 3946.33 m = 12947.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.25 % Est. max temperature: 29.41 C = 84.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 856.43 mb = 1428.58 m = 4686.89 ft T: 17.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 17.60 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.35 mb = 1899.28 m = 6231.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.66 C = 85.39 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.10 C Showalter Index: -1.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 22.85 C K Index: 38.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 493.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 821.77 mb = 1780.44 m = 5841.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.77 mb = 2042.34 m = 6700.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.77 mb = 12372.05 m = 40590.21 ft B at Equ Level: 481.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.77 mb = 14176.17 m = 46509.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.9 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 276.9 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 140.7 neg: -4.5 tot: 136.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 13.30 Bulk Shear: 37.14 m/s