MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508261200F222.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508261200F222.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 222 hour GFS valid 18Z THU 4 SEP 25 Station: 36.74,-90.67 Latitude: 36.74 Longitude: -90.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 994 148 32.6 16.3 38 16.4 21.3 230 11 306.3 308.5 294.7 341.7 11.78 2 950 550 27.0 14.9 47 12.1 18.9 230 17 304.6 306.7 293.9 338.3 11.29 3 900 1024 22.5 13.9 58 8.6 16.8 227 18 304.7 306.8 293.9 338.0 11.16 4 850 1518 18.0 12.7 71 5.3 14.6 224 18 305.0 307.0 293.7 337.7 10.94 5 800 2034 13.3 11.4 88 1.9 12.1 223 19 305.3 307.3 293.6 337.2 10.62 6 750 2574 9.0 8.5 97 0.5 8.7 223 19 306.4 308.1 292.9 334.5 9.33 7 700 3143 5.7 1.2 73 4.5 3.3 221 18 308.8 309.9 290.9 327.2 5.97 8 650 3747 3.8 -9.1 38 12.9 -1.9 222 24 313.3 313.8 289.6 322.7 2.94 9 600 4393 0.4 -12.7 37 13.1 -4.8 231 27 316.6 317.0 290.1 324.5 2.40 10 550 5086 -3.4 -12.7 49 9.2 -7.1 237 30 320.0 320.5 291.3 328.7 2.62 11 500 5834 -7.7 -12.0 71 4.3 -9.5 238 32 323.6 324.2 292.7 333.8 3.05 12 450 6647 -12.3 -13.5 91 1.1 -12.8 245 32 327.7 328.3 293.8 338.0 3.01 13 400 7538 -17.6 -18.1 96 0.5 -17.7 250 32 332.1 332.6 294.4 340.2 2.31 14 350 8526 -24.2 -24.5 97 0.3 -24.3 252 30 336.1 336.4 294.7 341.5 1.50 15 300 9630 -32.7 -33.2 96 0.4 -32.8 254 33 339.2 339.4 294.8 342.2 0.78 16 250 10886 -43.2 -43.2 100 -0.0 -43.2 255 40 341.8 341.9 295.1 343.1 0.33 17 200 12345 -56.5 -56.6 99 0.1 -56.5 257 58 343.3 343.3 295.2 343.6 0.09 18 150 14120 -63.3 -72.8 26 9.5 -63.4 286 49 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.01 19 100 16585 -66.9 -80.6 13 13.7 -67.0 284 27 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.6 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.63 m Freezing level: 594.97 mb = 4463.15 m = 14642.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.99 mb = 3524.72 m = 11563.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.65 % Est. max temperature: 31.35 C = 88.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 784.52 mb = 2197.66 m = 7210.09 ft T: 12.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 18.99 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 785.35 mb = 2188.75 m = 7180.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.96 C = 89.53 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -0.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.45 C K Index: 33.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.21 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 117.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 792.63 mb = 2111.56 m = 6927.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.63 mb = 2271.46 m = 7452.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 437.63 mb = 6857.87 m = 22499.31 ft B at Equ Level: 116.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 307.63 mb = 9450.36 m = 31004.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.5 at 22.7 knts Storm direction: 259.5 at 17.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 1.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.0 neg: -1.9 tot: 15.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.7 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 14.04 Bulk Shear: 8.38 m/s