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: 41.54,-94.53 Latitude: 41.54 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 963 385 23.6 19.7 78 4.0 20.8 164 13 300.0 302.7 295.3 344.2 15.12 2 950 505 24.0 18.2 70 5.8 20.0 166 22 301.5 304.1 295.0 342.7 13.99 3 900 977 20.3 16.7 80 3.5 17.8 175 31 302.4 304.9 294.8 342.1 13.42 4 850 1468 16.5 15.0 91 1.5 15.5 186 37 303.5 305.8 294.6 341.3 12.75 5 800 1983 13.6 12.1 91 1.5 12.6 199 41 305.6 307.7 294.1 339.1 11.17 6 750 2526 11.2 7.8 79 3.5 9.1 213 48 308.8 310.4 293.3 335.8 8.87 7 700 3099 7.5 5.2 85 2.4 6.1 222 49 310.8 312.3 293.1 335.3 7.92 8 650 3707 3.4 2.8 96 0.6 3.1 231 49 312.9 314.2 293.2 335.4 7.23 9 600 4352 -0.8 -1.2 97 0.4 -1.0 239 52 315.2 316.3 292.7 333.7 5.85 10 550 5042 -5.3 -5.7 97 0.4 -5.5 248 56 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.4 4.55 11 500 5785 -9.6 -14.6 67 5.0 -11.4 258 55 321.4 321.9 291.6 329.6 2.47 12 450 6591 -14.8 -20.4 63 5.6 -16.5 256 54 324.6 324.9 291.8 330.4 1.68 13 400 7472 -20.9 -25.2 68 4.3 -22.0 251 52 327.8 328.1 292.3 332.2 1.23 14 350 8445 -27.4 -30.3 76 2.9 -27.9 259 51 331.8 332.0 293.0 335.0 0.88 15 300 9535 -36.3 -37.5 88 1.3 -36.4 262 49 334.3 334.4 293.4 336.2 0.50 16 250 10773 -46.1 -46.1 100 0.0 -46.1 272 47 337.5 337.6 294.0 338.5 0.24 17 200 12214 -58.9 -59.0 99 0.1 -58.9 274 38 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.7 0.07 18 150 13962 -68.4 -70.6 73 2.2 -68.4 284 49 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.02 19 100 16462 -61.9 -83.9 4 22.0 -62.1 263 38 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.13 m Freezing level: 609.42 mb = 4230.72 m = 13880.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.62 mb = 4184.56 m = 13728.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.33 % Est. max temperature: 28.66 C = 83.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.20 mb = 888.07 m = 2913.58 ft T: 20.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 8.93 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.50 mb = 1594.06 m = 5229.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.62 C = 81.71 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -3.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -3.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.59 C K Index: 38.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 487.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1154.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.48 mb = 1362.81 m = 4471.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 735.48 mb = 2688.49 m = 8820.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.48 mb = 12671.97 m = 41574.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1148.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.48 mb = 15574.05 m = 51095.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 46.6 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 35.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 578.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 578.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 192.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.44 Bulk Rich Number: 5.47 Bulk Shear: 211.11 m/s