MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508010000F162.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508010000F162.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 162 hour GFS valid 18Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 48.90,-98.00 Latitude: 48.90 Longitude: -98.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 963 364 26.8 22.4 77 4.4 23.6 95 7 303.2 306.6 298.1 356.7 18.02 2 950 483 25.4 21.6 80 3.8 22.7 105 10 303.0 306.2 297.6 354.5 17.40 3 900 957 21.5 20.2 93 1.2 20.6 125 16 303.6 306.7 297.4 353.6 16.82 4 850 1451 18.7 18.5 98 0.3 18.5 135 19 305.8 308.7 297.4 353.5 15.94 5 800 1973 18.0 14.7 81 3.3 15.7 157 22 310.4 312.9 296.8 350.8 13.26 6 750 2526 16.9 3.4 41 13.5 9.0 187 25 314.9 316.2 293.2 335.5 6.54 7 700 3110 14.0 -7.8 21 21.8 3.5 211 34 317.9 318.5 291.1 327.9 3.03 8 650 3729 9.4 -11.0 22 20.5 0.4 217 41 319.6 320.1 291.2 328.0 2.53 9 600 4386 3.2 -7.0 47 10.2 -1.6 224 39 319.9 320.6 292.3 332.2 3.78 10 550 5083 -3.1 -6.9 75 3.8 -4.8 232 36 320.4 321.2 292.8 334.0 4.16 11 500 5829 -9.3 -11.0 87 1.8 -10.0 236 44 321.7 322.4 292.4 332.6 3.29 12 450 6635 -15.2 -16.5 90 1.2 -15.6 235 49 324.1 324.6 292.3 332.0 2.35 13 400 7515 -20.9 -28.0 53 7.1 -22.4 245 50 327.9 328.1 292.0 331.3 0.96 14 350 8489 -26.8 -29.2 80 2.4 -27.3 250 35 332.6 332.8 293.4 336.2 0.98 15 300 9583 -35.3 -35.9 94 0.6 -35.3 261 29 335.7 335.8 293.8 337.9 0.60 16 250 10824 -45.5 -47.6 79 2.1 -45.6 245 25 338.4 338.5 294.1 339.3 0.21 17 200 12275 -56.2 -57.7 83 1.5 -56.3 210 43 343.7 343.8 295.3 344.1 0.08 18 150 14068 -59.0 -74.4 12 15.4 -59.2 223 28 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.5 0.01 19 100 16641 -56.8 -84.8 2 28.0 -57.3 248 19 417.9 417.9 307.4 417.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5794.43 m Freezing level: 574.43 mb = 4742.16 m = 15558.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.40 mb = 3851.34 m = 12635.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.19 % Est. max temperature: 32.67 C = 90.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.58 mb = 921.71 m = 3023.95 ft T: 21.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.55 C/km ThetaE index: 28.89 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.73 mb = 1252.71 m = 4109.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.49 C = 83.29 F Cap Strength: 2.72 C Lifted Index: -7.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.28 C Showalter Index: -7.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.77 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.01 C Cross Totals Index: 27.76 C K Index: 24.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2686.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 134.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.21 mb = 1099.92 m = 3608.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.21 mb = 3853.69 m = 12643.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.21 mb = 13279.98 m = 43568.97 ft B at Equ Level: 2650.37 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.7 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 241.7 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 346.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 346.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 115.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.97 Bulk Rich Number: 16.19 Bulk Shear: 165.92 m/s