MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508271200F273.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508271200F273.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 273 hour GFS valid 21Z SUN 7 SEP 25 Station: 41.34,-94.50 Latitude: 41.34 Longitude: -94.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 963 386 25.5 19.3 69 6.2 21.1 173 16 301.8 304.6 295.6 345.5 14.80 2 950 508 25.0 17.9 65 7.1 20.1 175 25 302.5 305.1 295.0 343.0 13.69 3 900 981 20.8 16.5 76 4.3 17.9 180 31 303.0 305.4 294.8 342.2 13.24 4 850 1473 16.8 15.0 89 1.8 15.6 188 36 303.8 306.1 294.7 341.6 12.74 5 800 1988 13.7 12.0 90 1.6 12.6 201 40 305.7 307.8 294.1 339.1 11.12 6 750 2531 11.5 7.2 75 4.3 8.9 214 47 309.1 310.7 293.1 335.2 8.55 7 700 3105 7.8 4.8 81 3.0 6.0 224 47 311.1 312.5 293.0 334.9 7.72 8 650 3713 3.7 2.3 91 1.3 2.9 233 46 313.1 314.5 293.0 334.9 6.99 9 600 4359 -0.8 -1.4 96 0.6 -1.1 242 48 315.2 316.3 292.6 333.4 5.77 10 550 5049 -5.4 -6.0 95 0.6 -5.7 250 52 317.7 318.6 292.3 332.0 4.44 11 500 5792 -9.5 -15.1 64 5.6 -11.5 260 52 321.5 321.9 291.5 329.4 2.37 12 450 6598 -14.7 -21.7 55 7.0 -16.7 259 53 324.8 325.1 291.7 330.0 1.50 13 400 7479 -20.9 -26.4 61 5.6 -22.2 252 50 327.9 328.1 292.2 331.8 1.10 14 350 8452 -27.7 -30.9 74 3.2 -28.3 260 50 331.4 331.6 292.9 334.4 0.83 15 300 9540 -36.5 -38.8 79 2.3 -36.7 261 49 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.7 0.44 16 250 10777 -46.4 -48.2 82 1.8 -46.5 270 46 337.1 337.1 293.8 337.8 0.19 17 200 12217 -59.0 -59.5 93 0.5 -59.0 276 36 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.7 0.06 18 150 13968 -67.3 -70.8 61 3.5 -67.4 280 49 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.02 19 100 16466 -62.2 -83.9 4 21.7 -62.4 263 37 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.04 m Freezing level: 609.06 mb = 4241.90 m = 13916.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.52 mb = 4179.12 m = 13710.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.39 % Est. max temperature: 28.80 C = 83.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.54 mb = 1169.05 m = 3835.42 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 10.58 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.95 mb = 1706.54 m = 5598.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.27 C = 82.89 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.69 C Showalter Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.32 C Cross Totals Index: 24.52 C K Index: 38.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 485.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1230.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.26 mb = 1490.37 m = 4889.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 733.26 mb = 2719.22 m = 8921.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.26 mb = 12748.73 m = 41826.02 ft B at Equ Level: 1216.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.26 mb = 15177.50 m = 49794.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.9 at 44.7 knts Storm direction: 259.9 at 33.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 490.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 490.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 163.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.07 Bulk Rich Number: 7.21 Bulk Shear: 170.62 m/s