MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 46.04,-100.44 Latitude: 46.04 Longitude: -100.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 1 950 501 SFC 944 560 30.6 19.7 52 10.8 22.7 144 17 308.8 311.7 297.8 355.8 15.51 3 900 982 26.3 18.3 61 8.0 20.6 150 33 308.6 311.4 297.4 353.7 14.88 4 850 1485 24.1 16.1 61 8.0 18.5 183 33 311.4 314.0 297.4 353.4 13.68 5 800 2014 20.7 13.1 62 7.6 15.5 205 30 313.2 315.5 296.6 350.0 11.89 6 750 2568 15.6 11.4 76 4.2 12.8 209 30 313.5 315.7 296.3 348.7 11.37 7 700 3150 12.7 0.6 43 12.2 6.0 252 25 316.6 317.7 293.0 334.7 5.71 8 650 3769 9.3 -12.5 20 21.7 -0.0 268 33 319.5 319.9 290.9 327.0 2.26 9 600 4425 3.8 -17.1 20 20.9 -4.1 258 34 320.6 320.9 290.6 326.2 1.67 10 550 5124 -2.3 -18.0 29 15.6 -7.9 248 37 321.3 321.6 290.9 327.1 1.69 11 500 5871 -9.0 -20.9 38 11.9 -12.7 250 37 322.1 322.4 290.9 327.1 1.45 12 450 6676 -15.1 -26.7 36 11.6 -18.0 259 31 324.3 324.5 291.0 327.6 0.96 13 400 7555 -21.3 -35.2 28 13.8 -23.7 253 24 327.2 327.3 291.5 329.0 0.48 14 350 8525 -29.1 -42.5 26 13.4 -30.6 260 25 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.5 0.26 15 300 9605 -38.3 -48.1 35 9.8 -38.9 264 29 331.4 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.16 16 250 10832 -48.0 -56.9 35 8.8 -48.4 259 29 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.07 17 200 12275 -54.3 -63.5 32 9.1 -54.5 267 32 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.04 18 150 14129 -53.6 -79.2 3 25.6 -54.0 235 27 377.8 377.8 301.9 377.8 0.01 19 100 16691 -58.8 -84.6 2 25.7 -59.2 188 11 414.1 414.1 307.0 414.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5816.70 m Freezing level: 568.96 mb = 4858.86 m = 15940.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.32 mb = 3765.22 m = 12352.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.64 % Est. max temperature: 34.96 C = 94.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 806.75 mb = 1940.72 m = 6367.12 ft T: 21.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.99 C/km ThetaE index: 29.60 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 738.67 mb = 2696.63 m = 8847.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.86 C = 96.54 F Cap Strength: 3.47 C Lifted Index: -7.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.06 C Showalter Index: -7.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.24 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.13 C Cross Totals Index: 25.10 C K Index: 37.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 620.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2914.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 76.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 142.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 787.44 mb = 2149.90 m = 7053.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 632.44 mb = 3993.78 m = 13102.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.44 mb = 12867.23 m = 42214.81 ft B at Equ Level: 2887.58 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 146.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 398.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 398.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.62 Bulk Rich Number: 13.85 Bulk Shear: 210.43 m/s