MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508270600F375.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508270600F375.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 375 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 11 SEP 25 Station: 41.23,-95.99 Latitude: 41.23 Longitude: -95.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 124 SFC 976 337 25.8 18.3 63 7.5 20.6 155 8 301.0 303.5 294.6 341.3 13.69 2 950 572 22.4 17.5 74 4.9 19.1 159 11 299.9 302.4 294.1 339.1 13.38 3 900 1039 18.0 16.6 92 1.4 17.1 164 12 300.1 302.5 294.1 339.1 13.33 4 850 1528 16.9 13.6 81 3.3 14.7 194 14 303.8 306.0 293.9 338.3 11.58 5 800 2046 16.4 8.9 61 7.5 11.7 225 15 308.6 310.3 293.3 335.9 8.96 6 750 2593 13.9 -0.4 38 14.2 6.2 244 14 311.6 312.6 290.9 327.2 4.97 7 700 3170 9.6 -6.5 32 16.0 2.0 260 13 313.1 313.7 289.9 323.9 3.37 8 650 3779 4.8 -8.9 36 13.7 -1.3 273 15 314.4 315.0 290.0 324.1 3.00 9 600 4425 -0.3 -13.6 36 13.3 -5.4 275 16 315.8 316.2 289.7 323.1 2.23 10 550 5114 -5.5 -18.2 36 12.7 -9.8 289 21 317.6 317.9 289.7 323.1 1.66 11 500 5855 -10.6 -22.9 36 12.3 -14.1 275 25 320.1 320.3 290.0 324.3 1.21 12 450 6657 -14.9 -30.0 26 15.1 -18.3 267 30 324.5 324.6 290.9 327.0 0.70 13 400 7538 -21.1 -28.3 52 7.2 -22.7 262 31 327.5 327.7 291.9 330.9 0.93 14 350 8511 -27.4 -29.5 82 2.1 -27.8 251 41 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.3 0.95 15 300 9602 -35.3 -35.9 95 0.6 -35.4 243 47 335.6 335.7 293.8 337.8 0.60 16 250 10842 -46.3 -46.3 100 -0.0 -46.3 238 50 337.2 337.3 293.9 338.2 0.24 17 200 12279 -58.3 -59.9 82 1.5 -58.3 244 55 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.6 0.06 18 150 14065 -62.3 -75.7 15 13.5 -62.4 243 56 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 19 100 16559 -63.3 -83.9 5 20.6 -63.6 277 31 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.62 m Freezing level: 602.72 mb = 4390.10 m = 14403.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.34 mb = 3537.87 m = 11607.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.43 % Est. max temperature: 30.82 C = 87.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.86 mb = 1281.42 m = 4204.07 ft T: 17.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.52 C/km ThetaE index: 15.22 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 747.95 mb = 2615.79 m = 8581.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.37 C = 97.47 F Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lifted Index: -3.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.12 C Showalter Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.48 C Cross Totals Index: 24.18 C K Index: 25.03 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 562.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 221.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.61 mb = 1254.60 m = 4116.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 632.61 mb = 3997.92 m = 13116.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.61 mb = 11589.38 m = 38022.42 ft B at Equ Level: 560.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.61 mb = 13958.27 m = 45794.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.5 at 16.7 knts Storm direction: 286.5 at 12.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 93.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 9.65 Bulk Shear: 58.25 m/s