MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508270600F261.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508270600F261.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 261 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 7 SEP 25 Station: 38.97,-101.86 Latitude: 38.97 Longitude: -101.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 1 950 505 2 900 972 SFC 883 1139 22.6 16.1 67 6.5 18.1 153 15 306.4 308.9 295.7 345.8 13.11 4 850 1470 22.1 14.9 64 7.2 17.2 166 32 309.3 311.7 296.1 347.8 12.66 5 800 1998 21.1 10.5 51 10.6 14.2 186 35 313.7 315.6 295.5 344.8 10.05 6 750 2553 17.7 4.3 41 13.4 9.7 203 27 315.8 317.1 293.7 337.7 6.97 7 700 3138 13.6 -1.7 35 15.3 5.4 231 24 317.6 318.5 292.5 333.0 4.82 8 650 3758 9.5 -6.7 31 16.2 1.6 265 28 319.7 320.4 292.1 331.3 3.56 9 600 4414 3.5 -7.8 43 11.3 -1.7 275 31 320.2 320.9 292.2 331.8 3.55 10 550 5112 -2.8 -10.2 57 7.4 -6.0 286 36 320.8 321.4 292.1 331.4 3.21 11 500 5860 -8.1 -20.9 35 12.8 -12.1 284 44 323.2 323.5 291.2 328.2 1.45 12 450 6670 -13.1 -36.0 13 22.9 -17.6 291 43 326.8 326.8 291.2 328.2 0.39 13 400 7556 -19.6 -35.6 23 16.0 -22.5 295 45 329.5 329.6 292.0 331.2 0.46 14 350 8532 -27.1 -39.9 29 12.8 -28.9 295 44 332.2 332.2 292.6 333.5 0.34 15 300 9623 -35.5 -45.7 35 10.1 -36.4 293 48 335.3 335.3 293.3 336.1 0.21 16 250 10864 -45.7 -52.5 46 6.9 -46.0 299 53 338.1 338.2 294.0 338.6 0.12 17 200 12315 -55.7 -62.5 43 6.7 -55.9 299 65 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.04 18 150 14098 -65.7 -70.4 52 4.7 -65.8 290 52 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.02 19 100 16575 -63.2 -83.5 5 20.3 -63.4 280 28 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5794.06 m Freezing level: 572.08 mb = 4804.18 m = 15761.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.02 mb = 4066.19 m = 13340.36 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.16 % Est. max temperature: 32.17 C = 89.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 802.32 mb = 1972.56 m = 6471.59 ft T: 21.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.98 C/km ThetaE index: 16.46 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 649.51 mb = 3763.97 m = 12348.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.36 C = 95.64 F Cap Strength: 5.11 C Lifted Index: -3.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.16 C Showalter Index: -4.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.02 C K Index: 29.79 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 506.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1222.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 281.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 733.21 mb = 2745.37 m = 9007.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 588.21 mb = 4573.69 m = 15005.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.21 mb = 12692.02 m = 41639.99 ft B at Equ Level: 1209.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.21 mb = 15552.94 m = 51026.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.1 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 291.1 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 422.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 422.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 141.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.79 Bulk Rich Number: 4.55 Bulk Shear: 268.82 m/s