MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508270600F027.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508270600F027.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 27 hour GFS valid 9Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 135 SFC 969 405 18.8 17.9 95 0.9 18.2 138 12 294.6 297.0 292.5 333.0 13.43 2 950 576 17.8 17.2 96 0.6 17.4 141 22 295.3 297.6 292.5 332.8 13.09 3 900 1040 17.7 15.4 86 2.3 16.2 171 32 299.7 302.0 293.3 335.7 12.30 4 850 1529 16.9 13.9 83 3.0 14.9 201 35 303.8 306.0 294.0 338.9 11.81 5 800 2046 15.7 12.1 79 3.6 13.3 229 42 307.9 310.0 294.7 341.7 11.17 6 750 2593 12.6 9.4 81 3.2 10.6 246 39 310.2 312.1 294.5 340.7 9.94 7 700 3169 8.9 6.5 85 2.4 7.4 263 37 312.3 314.0 294.1 339.2 8.69 8 650 3779 4.7 4.0 96 0.6 4.3 277 38 314.3 315.8 294.0 338.9 7.90 9 600 4429 1.0 0.9 99 0.2 0.9 285 32 317.3 318.6 294.0 338.9 6.81 10 550 5124 -2.8 -4.2 90 1.3 -3.5 288 24 320.7 321.7 293.6 337.3 5.11 11 500 5875 -6.6 -9.3 81 2.7 -7.8 283 25 325.0 325.8 293.7 337.7 3.80 12 450 6691 -11.3 -13.5 84 2.2 -12.2 283 26 329.0 329.6 294.1 339.2 3.00 13 400 7585 -17.1 -18.2 91 1.1 -17.4 291 27 332.8 333.3 294.5 340.8 2.29 14 350 8574 -24.1 -24.7 95 0.6 -24.2 290 28 336.3 336.6 294.7 341.6 1.48 15 300 9679 -32.8 -33.1 97 0.3 -32.9 293 25 339.2 339.3 294.8 342.1 0.79 16 250 10933 -43.2 -44.6 87 1.3 -43.3 327 21 341.8 341.8 295.0 342.9 0.29 17 200 12400 -53.1 -61.4 36 8.3 -53.3 314 66 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.9 0.05 18 150 14217 -62.3 -78.8 9 16.5 -62.4 313 57 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 19 100 16665 -69.9 -82.6 14 12.8 -69.9 308 30 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.49 m Freezing level: 586.84 mb = 4611.63 m = 15129.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 589.78 mb = 4566.03 m = 14980.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.18 % Est. max temperature: 30.39 C = 86.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.88 mb = 514.06 m = 1686.52 ft T: 18.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 4.38 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 758.79 mb = 2494.05 m = 8182.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.90 C = 93.01 F Cap Strength: 4.29 C Lifted Index: 2.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.87 C Showalter Index: 0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.89 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.43 C Cross Totals Index: 20.46 C K Index: 34.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4944.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.49 mb = 1082.63 m = 3551.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.4 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 283.4 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 749.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 749.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 249.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.8 stream: 13.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 250.71 m/s