MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508261200F054.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508261200F054.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 54 hour GFS valid 18Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 34.78,-95.29 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -95.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 129 SFC 985 267 26.4 22.4 79 3.9 23.5 144 4 300.8 304.1 297.2 352.7 17.63 2 950 579 23.6 20.3 82 3.3 21.2 171 10 301.1 304.0 296.2 348.0 15.96 3 900 1052 21.8 18.3 81 3.4 19.4 217 21 303.9 306.7 296.3 348.2 14.90 4 850 1547 19.1 16.2 83 2.9 17.1 235 27 306.1 308.7 296.1 347.5 13.78 5 800 2067 15.6 13.4 87 2.2 14.1 253 28 307.8 310.1 295.4 344.6 12.20 6 750 2613 12.4 10.2 86 2.2 11.0 270 28 310.1 312.0 294.8 342.1 10.48 7 700 3189 9.0 6.3 83 2.7 7.3 274 25 312.5 314.1 294.1 339.0 8.57 8 650 3800 5.3 2.5 82 2.8 3.7 270 23 314.9 316.3 293.6 337.1 7.05 9 600 4450 1.2 -2.6 76 3.8 -0.7 269 24 317.5 318.5 292.9 334.4 5.28 10 550 5145 -2.7 -5.7 79 3.0 -4.1 284 26 320.9 321.8 293.2 335.7 4.54 11 500 5897 -6.1 -9.9 74 3.8 -7.8 284 29 325.6 326.3 293.7 337.7 3.60 12 450 6715 -10.6 -14.9 70 4.3 -12.2 289 30 329.9 330.4 294.1 339.1 2.66 13 400 7612 -15.9 -17.9 85 2.0 -16.6 295 24 334.3 334.8 294.9 342.5 2.34 14 350 8605 -22.5 -23.4 92 0.9 -22.8 294 23 338.4 338.7 295.4 344.4 1.65 15 300 9718 -31.2 -33.5 80 2.3 -31.6 316 30 341.4 341.5 295.3 344.2 0.75 16 250 10979 -42.2 -44.2 81 1.9 -42.4 326 38 343.3 343.3 295.4 344.5 0.30 17 200 12448 -53.9 -58.1 60 4.2 -54.0 319 44 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.08 18 150 14246 -64.4 -76.4 18 12.0 -64.6 325 47 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.01 19 100 16675 -70.0 -82.6 14 12.6 -70.0 327 20 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.52 m Freezing level: 584.46 mb = 4666.20 m = 15308.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.33 mb = 4338.08 m = 14232.38 ft Precipitable water: 2.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.27 % Est. max temperature: 32.13 C = 89.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.32 mb = 762.13 m = 2500.40 ft T: 22.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 13.82 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.57 mb = 1704.08 m = 5590.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.13 C = 89.83 F Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lifted Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.26 C Showalter Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.20 C Cross Totals Index: 22.33 C K Index: 38.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 396.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 874.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.07 mb = 1167.26 m = 3829.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 773.07 mb = 2356.40 m = 7730.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.07 mb = 12668.48 m = 41562.76 ft B at Equ Level: 870.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.07 mb = 15431.21 m = 50626.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.6 at 24.2 knts Storm direction: 294.6 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 275.9 neg: -1.2 tot: 274.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.41 Bulk Rich Number: 9.67 Bulk Shear: 90.50 m/s