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: 41.47,-94.53 Latitude: 41.47 Longitude: -94.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24.2 19.6 76 4.6 21.0 168 14 300.6 303.4 295.5 344.9 15.11 2 950 506 24.5 18.2 68 6.3 20.1 171 23 302.0 304.6 295.1 343.1 13.93 3 900 978 20.5 16.7 78 3.9 17.9 178 31 302.7 305.1 294.8 342.3 13.38 4 850 1470 16.7 15.0 90 1.7 15.6 188 37 303.6 306.0 294.7 341.5 12.75 5 800 1985 13.7 12.1 90 1.5 12.7 200 42 305.7 307.8 294.1 339.3 11.18 6 750 2528 11.4 7.6 78 3.8 9.1 214 48 308.9 310.6 293.2 335.7 8.77 7 700 3102 7.6 5.1 84 2.6 6.1 223 49 310.9 312.4 293.1 335.2 7.88 8 650 3709 3.5 2.8 95 0.7 3.1 232 48 313.0 314.3 293.2 335.5 7.23 9 600 4355 -0.8 -1.1 98 0.3 -1.0 240 50 315.2 316.3 292.7 333.7 5.87 10 550 5045 -5.3 -5.7 97 0.4 -5.5 250 55 317.7 318.6 292.4 332.4 4.55 11 500 5788 -9.6 -15.0 64 5.4 -11.5 260 54 321.4 321.9 291.5 329.4 2.38 12 450 6593 -14.8 -21.0 59 6.2 -16.7 258 54 324.6 324.9 291.7 330.1 1.59 13 400 7474 -21.0 -25.8 65 4.9 -22.1 252 51 327.7 328.0 292.2 331.9 1.17 14 350 8448 -27.5 -30.7 74 3.2 -28.1 260 51 331.7 331.9 293.0 334.8 0.85 15 300 9537 -36.3 -37.9 85 1.6 -36.5 261 49 334.2 334.3 293.3 336.0 0.49 16 250 10775 -46.1 -46.5 96 0.4 -46.2 272 47 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.4 0.23 17 200 12215 -59.0 -59.1 98 0.2 -59.0 275 37 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.7 0.07 18 150 13964 -68.1 -70.6 70 2.6 -68.1 282 48 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.02 19 100 16463 -62.0 -83.9 4 21.9 -62.3 263 38 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.52 m Freezing level: 609.37 mb = 4234.23 m = 13891.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.90 mb = 4196.72 m = 13768.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.53 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.78 mb = 970.56 m = 3184.20 ft T: 20.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 9.69 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.01 mb = 1641.56 m = 5385.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.92 C = 82.26 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -3.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.82 C Showalter Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 24.60 C K Index: 38.72 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 490.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1217.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.55 mb = 1413.95 m = 4638.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 730.55 mb = 2746.70 m = 9011.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.55 mb = 12837.32 m = 42116.67 ft B at Equ Level: 1201.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.55 mb = 15311.11 m = 50232.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.4 at 46.1 knts Storm direction: 259.4 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 551.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 551.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 183.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.48 Bulk Rich Number: 6.27 Bulk Shear: 194.21 m/s