MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508261800F270.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508261800F270.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 270 hour GFS valid 0Z SUN 7 SEP 25 Station: 48.42,-98.42 Latitude: 48.42 Longitude: -98.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 1 950 454 SFC 949 463 29.8 14.1 38 15.8 19.2 64 7 307.5 309.5 294.3 339.8 10.68 3 900 935 27.4 12.2 39 15.2 17.4 105 7 309.8 311.7 294.4 340.3 10.00 4 850 1438 23.2 10.9 46 12.3 15.3 163 10 310.5 312.3 294.4 340.2 9.70 5 800 1963 19.5 6.5 43 12.9 11.6 195 16 311.9 313.4 293.2 335.5 7.62 6 750 2514 15.1 3.0 44 12.2 8.1 215 22 313.0 314.2 292.4 332.8 6.32 7 700 3094 10.3 0.1 49 10.2 4.7 218 30 313.8 314.9 292.0 331.2 5.49 8 650 3705 4.9 -2.4 59 7.3 1.2 219 37 314.5 315.5 291.7 330.2 4.94 9 600 4351 -1.0 -3.6 83 2.6 -2.3 225 42 315.0 315.9 291.9 330.6 4.90 10 550 5041 -5.5 -6.4 93 0.9 -5.9 232 47 317.6 318.4 292.1 331.5 4.31 11 500 5783 -10.0 -11.1 92 1.1 -10.5 239 49 320.8 321.5 292.2 331.7 3.28 12 450 6587 -15.6 -17.3 87 1.7 -16.2 245 45 323.6 324.0 292.0 331.0 2.19 13 400 7463 -22.3 -23.7 89 1.4 -22.6 244 38 326.0 326.3 292.0 331.0 1.42 14 350 8430 -29.1 -32.9 70 3.8 -29.7 229 36 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.0 0.69 15 300 9512 -37.7 -41.0 72 3.2 -38.1 236 38 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.5 0.35 16 250 10741 -48.1 -48.4 96 0.3 -48.1 244 39 334.6 334.6 293.2 335.4 0.19 17 200 12172 -58.8 -59.4 92 0.6 -58.7 247 41 339.7 339.7 294.3 340.0 0.06 18 150 13967 -60.3 -75.6 12 15.3 -60.5 264 40 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.01 19 100 16509 -58.9 -84.2 2 25.3 -59.2 278 25 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5775.27 m Freezing level: 608.26 mb = 4244.42 m = 13925.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.76 mb = 3921.74 m = 12866.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.31 % Est. max temperature: 34.14 C = 93.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 754.45 mb = 2463.62 m = 8082.64 ft T: 15.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.53 C/km ThetaE index: 10.11 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 679.98 mb = 3332.86 m = 10934.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.32 C = 97.37 F Cap Strength: 3.63 C Lifted Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.50 C Showalter Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.24 C Cross Totals Index: 20.94 C K Index: 33.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.60 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1065.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 185.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 725.46 mb = 2793.59 m = 9165.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.46 mb = 3824.12 m = 12546.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 200.46 mb = 12157.17 m = 39885.26 ft B at Equ Level: 1060.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.46 mb = 14379.14 m = 47175.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.1 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 255.1 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 234.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 5.88 Bulk Shear: 181.15 m/s