MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508261200F204.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508261200F204.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 8.5 day GFS valid 0Z THU 4 SEP 25 Station: 41.87,-89.02 Latitude: 41.87 Longitude: -89.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 978 243 24.9 21.7 82 3.3 22.6 272 5 300.0 303.1 296.5 349.5 16.92 2 950 495 25.9 19.6 68 6.3 21.4 274 14 303.4 306.2 296.4 348.7 15.26 3 900 970 22.4 17.1 72 5.3 18.8 269 22 304.6 307.2 295.7 345.7 13.78 4 850 1466 19.7 14.2 71 5.5 16.0 260 33 306.8 309.1 295.1 343.2 12.10 5 800 1987 17.7 7.3 51 10.4 11.3 257 41 310.0 311.5 293.0 334.7 8.04 6 750 2536 14.1 2.3 45 11.8 7.5 260 36 311.9 313.0 291.9 330.7 6.04 7 700 3113 9.8 -0.0 51 9.8 4.5 260 29 313.3 314.3 291.9 330.5 5.47 8 650 3724 4.7 -1.0 66 5.7 1.7 269 27 314.3 315.3 292.1 331.5 5.46 9 600 4371 -0.5 -1.9 90 1.4 -1.2 278 23 315.6 316.6 292.6 333.2 5.56 10 550 5061 -4.9 -7.8 80 2.9 -6.2 279 19 318.2 319.0 291.9 330.8 3.87 11 500 5804 -9.7 -12.0 84 2.3 -10.6 277 20 321.2 321.8 292.1 331.3 3.05 12 450 6610 -14.6 -17.9 76 3.3 -15.7 269 21 324.9 325.3 292.2 331.9 2.07 13 400 7492 -20.5 -22.3 85 1.8 -21.0 269 25 328.4 328.7 292.8 334.0 1.60 14 350 8467 -27.6 -27.7 99 0.1 -27.6 283 30 331.5 331.8 293.2 335.6 1.12 15 300 9555 -36.8 -40.5 69 3.7 -37.1 284 41 333.5 333.6 293.0 335.0 0.37 16 250 10786 -47.8 -49.8 80 2.0 -47.9 284 42 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.16 17 200 12222 -57.7 -61.6 61 3.9 -57.8 285 50 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.6 0.05 18 150 14018 -60.4 -76.3 11 15.9 -60.6 296 47 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.01 19 100 16539 -61.4 -84.0 3 22.6 -61.7 285 24 409.1 409.1 306.4 409.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5759.52 m Freezing level: 604.55 mb = 4311.77 m = 14146.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.08 mb = 4091.43 m = 13423.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.43 % Est. max temperature: 33.06 C = 91.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.65 mb = 656.99 m = 2155.45 ft T: 24.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.23 C/km ThetaE index: 19.06 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 772.07 mb = 2289.13 m = 7510.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.88 C = 96.59 F Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lifted Index: -5.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.11 C Showalter Index: -4.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.45 C Cross Totals Index: 23.96 C K Index: 33.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2033.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 141.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.61 mb = 1398.43 m = 4587.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 701.61 mb = 3094.06 m = 10150.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.61 mb = 12824.03 m = 42073.08 ft B at Equ Level: 2009.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.61 mb = 15856.32 m = 52021.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.0 at 25.9 knts Storm direction: 297.0 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 5.8 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 69.3 neg: -26.3 tot: 43.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 84.87 Bulk Shear: 23.96 m/s