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: 41.45,-94.66 Latitude: 41.45 Longitude: -94.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 963 388 24.0 19.6 77 4.3 20.9 171 14 300.4 303.1 295.4 344.6 15.11 2 950 506 24.5 18.1 68 6.3 20.1 173 23 302.0 304.6 295.0 343.0 13.90 3 900 978 20.8 16.5 77 4.2 17.9 182 32 302.9 305.4 294.8 342.2 13.27 4 850 1470 16.8 15.0 89 1.8 15.6 191 37 303.7 306.1 294.7 341.5 12.69 5 800 1985 13.7 12.4 92 1.3 12.8 202 41 305.7 307.8 294.3 339.8 11.35 6 750 2528 11.2 8.2 82 3.0 9.3 215 48 308.8 310.5 293.4 336.5 9.12 7 700 3102 7.7 5.4 85 2.4 6.3 225 49 311.0 312.6 293.3 335.8 8.04 8 650 3709 3.7 2.9 95 0.8 3.2 234 48 313.1 314.5 293.3 335.7 7.26 9 600 4355 -0.7 -1.0 97 0.4 -0.9 241 50 315.3 316.5 292.8 334.1 5.93 10 550 5046 -5.3 -5.7 97 0.4 -5.5 250 54 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.5 4.56 11 500 5788 -9.6 -14.1 70 4.5 -11.3 260 53 321.3 321.8 291.7 329.9 2.57 12 450 6594 -14.9 -19.4 68 4.5 -16.3 259 53 324.5 324.9 291.9 330.8 1.83 13 400 7475 -20.9 -24.4 73 3.5 -21.8 254 51 327.8 328.1 292.4 332.5 1.32 14 350 8448 -27.5 -29.8 81 2.3 -28.0 260 51 331.6 331.8 293.0 335.0 0.92 15 300 9537 -36.3 -37.6 88 1.3 -36.4 261 49 334.3 334.4 293.3 336.2 0.50 16 250 10775 -46.1 -46.7 94 0.6 -46.2 271 46 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.4 0.23 17 200 12216 -58.5 -58.8 97 0.2 -58.6 277 37 340.0 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.07 18 150 13966 -68.5 -70.9 72 2.3 -68.5 280 44 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.02 19 100 16463 -62.1 -83.9 4 21.9 -62.3 263 38 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.50 m Freezing level: 607.70 mb = 4255.88 m = 13962.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.55 mb = 4214.76 m = 13827.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.23 % Est. max temperature: 28.76 C = 83.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.89 mb = 940.12 m = 3084.35 ft T: 21.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 14.73 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.49 mb = 1677.47 m = 5503.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.12 C = 82.62 F Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lifted Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.72 C Showalter Index: -3.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.42 C Cross Totals Index: 24.59 C K Index: 39.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 488.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1173.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.00 mb = 1439.59 m = 4723.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 738.00 mb = 2662.14 m = 8733.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.00 mb = 12592.52 m = 41313.55 ft B at Equ Level: 1170.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.00 mb = 15443.90 m = 50668.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 546.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 546.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 182.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.23 Bulk Rich Number: 6.39 Bulk Shear: 183.51 m/s