MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508270600F303.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508270600F303.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 303 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 8 SEP 25 Station: 42.48,-94.99 Latitude: 42.48 Longitude: -94.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 122 SFC 971 384 28.4 20.9 64 7.5 23.0 56 9 304.2 307.2 297.2 352.6 16.27 2 950 573 25.7 19.7 69 6.0 21.4 60 12 303.3 306.1 296.4 348.8 15.37 3 900 1046 21.2 18.8 86 2.4 19.5 70 10 303.3 306.2 296.4 348.9 15.35 4 850 1539 17.2 17.2 100 0.0 17.2 83 8 304.2 306.9 296.1 347.7 14.64 5 800 2058 18.4 6.7 46 11.7 11.3 186 9 310.8 312.2 292.9 334.6 7.71 6 750 2609 15.7 -2.4 29 18.1 6.3 210 16 313.6 314.5 290.9 327.3 4.29 7 700 3189 11.0 -4.2 34 15.2 3.4 223 17 314.6 315.4 291.0 327.4 4.00 8 650 3801 6.2 -7.3 37 13.5 -0.1 252 19 315.9 316.6 290.8 326.9 3.39 9 600 4451 0.9 -10.5 42 11.5 -4.0 274 26 317.2 317.7 290.7 326.5 2.85 10 550 5143 -4.7 -15.0 45 10.2 -8.5 281 35 318.5 318.9 290.5 325.7 2.18 11 500 5883 -11.3 -14.8 75 3.5 -12.5 275 41 319.3 319.7 290.9 327.3 2.43 12 450 6681 -17.2 -31.5 28 14.3 -20.1 276 35 321.6 321.7 289.9 323.8 0.61 13 400 7554 -22.9 -34.2 35 11.3 -24.8 277 42 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.1 0.53 14 350 8519 -29.6 -34.8 61 5.2 -30.3 284 55 328.9 329.0 292.0 331.0 0.57 15 300 9602 -37.3 -46.3 38 9.1 -38.0 280 70 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.6 0.20 16 250 10834 -47.1 -55.8 37 8.6 -47.5 282 72 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.3 0.08 17 200 12280 -55.9 -63.6 38 7.6 -56.1 282 87 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.04 18 150 14089 -58.8 -76.9 8 18.1 -59.0 276 59 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.01 19 100 16601 -63.1 -84.0 4 20.9 -63.3 264 34 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5761.55 m Freezing level: 591.88 mb = 4563.15 m = 14970.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.41 mb = 3783.42 m = 12412.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.21 % Est. max temperature: 32.21 C = 89.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.45 mb = 1334.23 m = 4377.36 ft T: 18.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.26 C/km ThetaE index: 21.63 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.01 mb = 1418.30 m = 4653.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.23 C = 82.81 F Cap Strength: 3.10 C Lifted Index: -8.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.57 C Showalter Index: -7.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.95 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: 28.46 C K Index: 30.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2469.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.47 mb = 1353.89 m = 4441.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.47 mb = 1504.23 m = 4935.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 843.47 mb = 1605.38 m = 5266.93 ft B at Equ Level: 2.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 823.47 mb = 1810.73 m = 5940.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.3 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 294.3 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.2 neg: -3.8 tot: 189.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.24 Bulk Rich Number: 18.58 Bulk Shear: 132.92 m/s