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: 41.17,-82.52 Latitude: 41.17 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 978 274 27.7 18.8 58 8.9 21.5 227 12 302.8 305.4 295.4 344.6 14.10 2 950 526 26.3 16.2 54 10.2 19.4 229 22 303.9 306.2 294.4 340.4 12.27 3 900 1000 21.9 15.1 65 6.8 17.3 231 26 304.0 306.3 294.3 339.9 12.05 4 850 1493 17.2 14.0 81 3.2 15.1 233 28 304.2 306.4 294.3 339.7 11.92 5 800 2008 13.0 11.9 93 1.1 12.3 239 29 305.0 307.0 293.8 337.8 10.98 6 750 2549 9.9 7.6 85 2.3 8.5 256 32 307.4 309.0 292.8 334.0 8.77 7 700 3119 5.8 4.0 88 1.8 4.8 257 38 308.9 310.3 292.1 331.3 7.31 8 650 3723 2.0 1.0 94 0.9 1.5 250 36 311.2 312.4 292.0 330.9 6.36 9 600 4365 -1.4 -4.1 82 2.7 -2.7 248 40 314.5 315.4 291.6 329.4 4.71 10 550 5054 -4.9 -12.6 55 7.7 -7.9 250 42 318.3 318.8 290.9 327.0 2.64 11 500 5798 -8.8 -18.2 47 9.4 -12.0 248 41 322.3 322.6 291.3 328.5 1.82 12 450 6608 -13.1 -17.2 72 4.0 -14.5 247 40 326.7 327.2 292.9 334.3 2.21 13 400 7496 -18.0 -21.4 74 3.4 -19.0 243 34 331.6 331.9 293.7 337.7 1.73 14 350 8481 -25.3 -26.8 87 1.5 -25.6 249 35 334.7 334.9 294.1 339.1 1.22 15 300 9579 -34.2 -35.5 88 1.3 -34.4 257 41 337.2 337.3 294.2 339.5 0.62 16 250 10825 -45.2 -45.3 99 0.1 -45.2 260 41 338.9 338.9 294.3 339.9 0.27 17 200 12272 -58.2 -58.3 99 0.1 -58.2 283 55 340.5 340.6 294.5 340.9 0.07 18 150 14042 -64.1 -71.7 35 7.6 -64.2 253 35 359.6 359.6 298.7 359.7 0.02 19 100 16535 -62.6 -83.9 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: 5723.70 m Freezing level: 620.96 mb = 4095.66 m = 13437.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.40 mb = 3942.84 m = 12935.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.40 % Est. max temperature: 29.44 C = 84.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.51 mb = 1407.46 m = 4617.61 ft T: 18.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 17.52 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.55 mb = 1896.99 m = 6223.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.70 C = 85.46 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.10 C Showalter Index: -1.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 22.84 C K Index: 38.27 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 493.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 821.99 mb = 1777.90 m = 5832.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.99 mb = 2039.75 m = 6692.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.99 mb = 12364.71 m = 40566.15 ft B at Equ Level: 481.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.99 mb = 14166.45 m = 46477.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.9 at 34.4 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): 95.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.2 neg: -4.1 tot: 135.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 13.30 Bulk Shear: 37.10 m/s