MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508260600F330.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508260600F330.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 330 hour GFS valid 0Z TUE 9 SEP 25 Station: 43.29,-94.37 Latitude: 43.29 Longitude: -94.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 963 364 26.5 21.9 76 4.6 23.1 70 3 302.9 306.1 297.5 354.4 17.39 2 950 485 28.5 20.3 61 8.2 22.6 126 5 306.1 309.0 297.5 354.0 15.98 3 900 965 27.0 17.0 54 10.0 19.9 195 14 309.3 311.9 296.8 350.8 13.65 4 850 1469 23.5 14.6 57 9.0 17.4 198 25 310.8 313.1 296.3 348.6 12.36 5 800 1995 19.2 12.7 66 6.5 14.8 203 32 311.6 313.8 296.0 347.2 11.59 6 750 2547 14.7 11.0 78 3.7 12.3 212 34 312.5 314.6 295.8 346.6 11.05 7 700 3127 10.4 8.5 88 2.0 9.2 223 35 314.0 315.9 295.5 345.0 9.98 8 650 3741 6.6 3.1 78 3.5 4.5 224 37 316.4 317.8 294.2 339.6 7.37 9 600 4393 1.9 -2.5 72 4.5 -0.4 216 40 318.4 319.4 293.2 335.4 5.30 10 550 5089 -3.4 -6.2 81 2.8 -4.7 213 41 320.1 320.9 292.9 334.3 4.38 11 500 5835 -8.6 -10.3 88 1.6 -9.3 219 42 322.5 323.2 292.8 334.1 3.50 12 450 6643 -14.6 -16.6 85 1.9 -15.3 218 42 324.8 325.3 292.4 332.8 2.33 13 400 7524 -21.1 -23.5 81 2.4 -21.7 224 47 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.6 1.44 14 350 8496 -27.7 -28.2 96 0.5 -27.8 232 43 331.4 331.6 293.1 335.2 1.07 15 300 9584 -36.1 -36.4 97 0.3 -36.1 238 43 334.5 334.7 293.5 336.7 0.57 16 250 10822 -46.4 -46.8 96 0.4 -46.4 250 45 337.0 337.1 293.8 337.9 0.23 17 200 12266 -57.0 -57.0 99 0.1 -57.0 277 58 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.9 0.09 18 150 14066 -59.5 -61.7 75 2.2 -59.5 281 37 367.6 367.7 300.2 367.9 0.06 19 100 16572 -63.2 -83.6 5 20.5 -63.4 250 32 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.58 m Freezing level: 581.78 mb = 4646.63 m = 15244.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.69 mb = 4343.25 m = 14249.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.64 % Est. max temperature: 34.93 C = 94.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.50 mb = 960.51 m = 3151.23 ft T: 26.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 21.79 C Layer 950.0- 350.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 754.20 mb = 2499.28 m = 8199.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.94 C = 96.70 F Cap Strength: 3.28 C Lifted Index: -6.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.68 C Showalter Index: -5.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.37 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.16 C Cross Totals Index: 23.21 C K Index: 44.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 463.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2538.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 127.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 801.29 mb = 1981.29 m = 6500.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 716.29 mb = 2933.76 m = 9625.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.29 mb = 13055.59 m = 42832.78 ft B at Equ Level: 2519.68 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.3 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 244.3 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 250.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 250.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.41 Bulk Rich Number: 21.79 Bulk Shear: 116.50 m/s