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: 42.15,-88.15 Latitude: 42.15 Longitude: -88.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 978 240 24.8 20.5 77 4.3 21.7 235 4 299.8 302.7 295.7 345.6 15.67 2 950 495 25.0 18.9 69 6.1 20.7 241 13 302.5 305.2 295.7 345.7 14.62 3 900 968 21.4 17.3 77 4.2 18.6 255 22 303.6 306.2 295.5 345.0 13.93 4 850 1462 19.1 14.1 73 5.0 15.8 265 35 306.2 308.4 294.8 342.3 12.01 5 800 1983 17.2 9.1 59 8.1 12.1 264 42 309.5 311.2 293.6 337.2 9.08 6 750 2531 14.1 3.8 50 10.3 8.1 262 39 311.9 313.1 292.4 332.7 6.69 7 700 3109 10.2 -3.3 39 13.5 3.4 260 34 313.8 314.6 291.0 327.5 4.30 8 650 3720 5.2 -2.6 57 7.8 1.2 260 27 314.8 315.8 291.8 330.2 4.85 9 600 4368 -0.2 -2.3 86 2.0 -1.3 277 23 315.9 316.9 292.6 333.1 5.41 10 550 5059 -4.6 -9.0 71 4.4 -6.5 287 23 318.6 319.3 291.7 330.1 3.53 11 500 5802 -9.8 -15.0 66 5.2 -11.7 280 24 321.1 321.6 291.5 329.1 2.38 12 450 6607 -15.1 -18.4 76 3.3 -16.2 277 22 324.3 324.7 292.0 331.1 2.00 13 400 7487 -20.6 -30.7 40 10.1 -22.7 281 29 328.3 328.4 292.0 331.0 0.74 14 350 8461 -27.8 -29.3 87 1.5 -28.0 283 38 331.3 331.5 293.0 334.8 0.97 15 300 9548 -37.1 -39.2 81 2.0 -37.4 289 39 333.1 333.1 293.0 334.7 0.43 16 250 10779 -47.8 -50.4 74 2.6 -48.0 279 37 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.15 17 200 12214 -58.0 -61.2 66 3.3 -58.0 286 46 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.1 0.05 18 150 14008 -60.5 -75.6 12 15.1 -60.7 296 44 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.9 0.01 19 100 16533 -61.5 -83.9 4 22.5 -61.7 291 24 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.68 m Freezing level: 602.06 mb = 4340.92 m = 14241.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.79 mb = 4027.01 m = 13211.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.93 % Est. max temperature: 32.49 C = 90.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.58 mb = 789.05 m = 2588.73 ft T: 22.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 18.29 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 768.55 mb = 2323.37 m = 7622.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.84 C = 96.52 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: -5.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.94 C Showalter Index: -3.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.92 C Cross Totals Index: 23.94 C K Index: 29.58 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1701.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 164.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.29 mb = 1338.17 m = 4390.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 677.29 mb = 3380.85 m = 11091.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.29 mb = 12623.41 m = 41414.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1687.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.29 mb = 15540.02 m = 50983.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.1 at 27.8 knts Storm direction: 297.1 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 164.8 neg: -46.5 tot: 118.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.75 Bulk Rich Number: 41.63 Bulk Shear: 40.88 m/s