MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F138.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F138.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 138 hour GFS valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 45.03,-92.57 Latitude: 45.03 Longitude: -92.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 137 SFC 980 315 26.5 22.7 80 3.7 23.8 193 11 301.3 304.7 297.6 354.5 18.03 2 950 588 24.8 20.7 78 4.1 21.9 196 20 302.4 305.4 296.8 350.9 16.42 3 900 1061 20.7 18.6 88 2.0 19.3 200 24 302.8 305.6 296.1 347.9 15.20 4 850 1554 17.6 16.0 90 1.6 16.5 215 21 304.6 307.1 295.6 345.1 13.57 5 800 2075 18.2 13.3 73 4.9 14.9 237 22 310.6 312.8 296.1 347.5 12.10 6 750 2626 15.2 7.5 60 7.7 10.4 244 23 313.1 314.7 294.3 340.1 8.70 7 700 3207 11.2 5.5 68 5.7 7.7 259 24 314.8 316.4 294.4 340.2 8.10 8 650 3822 6.5 1.3 70 5.1 3.6 276 27 316.3 317.5 293.6 336.9 6.50 9 600 4474 2.2 -8.1 47 10.2 -2.5 290 37 318.6 319.3 291.7 329.9 3.46 10 550 5169 -3.5 -11.2 55 7.7 -6.7 291 39 319.9 320.5 291.6 329.7 2.95 11 500 5916 -8.2 -16.8 50 8.6 -11.2 287 30 323.0 323.4 291.7 330.0 2.05 12 450 6725 -13.6 -20.3 57 6.7 -15.6 289 29 326.2 326.5 292.3 332.0 1.69 13 400 7610 -20.0 -26.4 57 6.3 -21.5 297 27 328.9 329.2 292.5 332.9 1.11 14 350 8585 -27.4 -34.7 50 7.3 -28.6 305 24 331.7 331.9 292.7 333.9 0.57 15 300 9674 -36.0 -43.7 45 7.7 -36.7 303 25 334.6 334.7 293.2 335.7 0.27 16 250 10913 -46.0 -49.7 66 3.7 -46.2 296 29 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.3 0.16 17 200 12359 -57.1 -58.6 82 1.6 -57.1 297 33 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.7 0.07 18 150 14168 -57.2 -77.7 6 20.5 -57.5 273 18 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.6 0.01 19 100 16719 -60.1 -84.3 3 24.2 -60.4 244 15 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5778.98 m Freezing level: 580.93 mb = 4738.95 m = 15547.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.51 mb = 4200.02 m = 13779.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.71 % Est. max temperature: 32.00 C = 89.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.39 mb = 789.55 m = 2590.34 ft T: 23.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.16 C/km ThetaE index: 9.38 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.07 mb = 1332.97 m = 4373.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.91 C = 84.03 F Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lifted Index: -5.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.59 C Showalter Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.86 C Cross Totals Index: 24.23 C K Index: 36.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 428.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2065.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 100.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.70 mb = 1170.01 m = 3838.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 683.70 mb = 3402.76 m = 11163.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.70 mb = 12893.49 m = 42300.97 ft B at Equ Level: 2054.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.70 mb = 15911.37 m = 52202.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.4 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 294.4 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 171.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.83 Bulk Rich Number: 22.04 Bulk Shear: 93.72 m/s