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: 41.37,-94.61 Latitude: 41.37 Longitude: -94.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 963 386 24.9 19.5 72 5.5 21.1 173 15 301.3 304.0 295.6 345.2 14.93 2 950 507 24.9 18.0 65 6.9 20.1 175 24 302.4 304.9 295.0 343.1 13.75 3 900 979 20.9 16.5 76 4.5 17.9 182 31 303.1 305.5 294.8 342.2 13.21 4 850 1472 16.9 15.0 89 1.9 15.6 191 36 303.8 306.2 294.7 341.6 12.70 5 800 1987 13.7 12.3 91 1.4 12.8 201 41 305.7 307.8 294.2 339.6 11.30 6 750 2530 11.3 7.9 79 3.4 9.2 215 47 308.9 310.6 293.3 336.1 8.94 7 700 3104 7.8 5.1 83 2.6 6.2 225 48 311.1 312.6 293.2 335.5 7.91 8 650 3712 3.7 2.6 93 1.1 3.1 234 47 313.2 314.5 293.2 335.4 7.13 9 600 4358 -0.7 -1.2 97 0.5 -0.9 242 49 315.3 316.4 292.7 333.9 5.87 10 550 5048 -5.3 -5.9 96 0.6 -5.5 250 53 317.8 318.7 292.3 332.3 4.49 11 500 5791 -9.6 -14.5 67 5.0 -11.4 260 53 321.4 321.9 291.6 329.7 2.48 12 450 6596 -14.7 -20.4 62 5.7 -16.4 259 53 324.7 325.0 291.9 330.5 1.68 13 400 7478 -20.9 -25.3 67 4.4 -22.0 253 50 327.9 328.1 292.3 332.2 1.22 14 350 8451 -27.7 -30.3 78 2.6 -28.2 260 51 331.4 331.6 293.0 334.6 0.88 15 300 9539 -36.4 -38.3 82 1.9 -36.6 261 49 334.1 334.2 293.3 335.9 0.47 16 250 10776 -46.3 -47.8 84 1.5 -46.4 270 45 337.2 337.2 293.8 338.0 0.20 17 200 12217 -58.7 -59.2 94 0.5 -58.7 277 36 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.1 0.07 18 150 13968 -67.8 -70.8 65 3.0 -67.9 279 46 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.3 0.02 19 100 16465 -62.1 -83.9 4 21.8 -62.4 263 37 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.11 m Freezing level: 607.82 mb = 4256.73 m = 13965.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.43 mb = 4205.38 m = 13797.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.81 % Est. max temperature: 28.81 C = 83.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.55 mb = 1080.05 m = 3543.44 ft T: 20.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 15.49 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.56 mb = 1709.43 m = 5608.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.31 C = 82.96 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: -3.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.69 C Showalter Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.44 C Cross Totals Index: 24.53 C K Index: 38.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 486.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1207.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.65 mb = 1485.30 m = 4872.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 733.65 mb = 2713.42 m = 8902.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.65 mb = 12735.91 m = 41783.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1194.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.65 mb = 15677.06 m = 51433.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 45.1 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 511.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 511.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 170.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.10 Bulk Rich Number: 6.99 Bulk Shear: 172.89 m/s