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: 41.50,-94.50 Latitude: 41.50 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 60 SFC 963 389 24.1 19.7 77 4.4 21.0 167 14 300.4 303.2 295.5 344.9 15.16 2 950 506 24.4 18.2 69 6.1 20.1 169 23 301.9 304.5 295.1 343.1 13.99 3 900 978 20.4 16.7 79 3.7 17.9 176 31 302.6 305.0 294.8 342.3 13.44 4 850 1469 16.6 15.1 90 1.6 15.6 187 38 303.6 305.9 294.7 341.5 12.77 5 800 1985 13.7 12.1 90 1.6 12.7 200 42 305.7 307.8 294.1 339.2 11.14 6 750 2528 11.4 7.5 77 3.9 9.0 214 49 309.0 310.6 293.2 335.5 8.71 7 700 3101 7.6 5.0 84 2.6 6.1 223 49 310.9 312.4 293.1 335.1 7.86 8 650 3709 3.5 2.9 96 0.6 3.1 232 48 312.9 314.3 293.2 335.5 7.27 9 600 4354 -0.8 -1.1 98 0.3 -1.0 239 51 315.1 316.3 292.7 333.7 5.88 10 550 5044 -5.4 -5.7 98 0.3 -5.5 249 55 317.7 318.6 292.4 332.4 4.57 11 500 5787 -9.5 -15.3 63 5.7 -11.6 260 55 321.4 321.9 291.5 329.2 2.33 12 450 6593 -14.9 -21.4 57 6.6 -16.8 257 54 324.6 324.9 291.7 329.9 1.53 13 400 7473 -21.0 -26.1 63 5.1 -22.2 252 52 327.7 327.9 292.2 331.7 1.13 14 350 8447 -27.4 -30.9 72 3.5 -28.0 259 51 331.8 331.9 293.0 334.8 0.83 15 300 9536 -36.3 -37.8 86 1.5 -36.5 261 49 334.2 334.3 293.3 336.0 0.49 16 250 10774 -46.1 -46.1 99 0.1 -46.1 272 47 337.5 337.6 294.0 338.5 0.24 17 200 12215 -59.1 -59.2 99 0.1 -59.0 274 38 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.5 0.07 18 150 13963 -68.1 -70.6 71 2.5 -68.1 283 49 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.02 19 100 16462 -62.0 -83.9 4 21.9 -62.2 263 38 407.9 407.9 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.80 m Freezing level: 609.87 mb = 4226.90 m = 13867.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.90 mb = 4195.95 m = 13766.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.76 % Est. max temperature: 28.74 C = 83.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.52 mb = 943.70 m = 3096.10 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 9.73 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.16 mb = 1619.10 m = 5311.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.79 C = 82.02 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -3.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.90 C Showalter Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.19 C Cross Totals Index: 24.61 C K Index: 38.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 491.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1229.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.55 mb = 1393.35 m = 4571.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 732.55 mb = 2723.43 m = 8935.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.55 mb = 12769.75 m = 41895.00 ft B at Equ Level: 1219.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.55 mb = 15733.61 m = 51618.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.0 at 46.4 knts Storm direction: 259.0 at 34.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 566.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 566.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 188.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.65 Bulk Rich Number: 6.08 Bulk Shear: 202.30 m/s