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: 46.09,-100.52 Latitude: 46.09 Longitude: -100.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 1 950 500 SFC 944 560 30.6 19.6 52 10.9 22.7 144 16 308.8 311.7 297.8 355.6 15.43 3 900 981 26.5 18.2 60 8.3 20.6 150 32 308.8 311.6 297.4 353.6 14.78 4 850 1484 24.2 16.0 60 8.2 18.5 183 32 311.5 314.1 297.3 353.1 13.59 5 800 2013 20.6 13.0 62 7.6 15.5 205 29 313.2 315.4 296.6 349.8 11.87 6 750 2567 15.5 11.4 76 4.2 12.8 209 29 313.4 315.6 296.3 348.5 11.35 7 700 3150 12.6 1.0 45 11.6 6.1 250 25 316.4 317.6 293.1 335.2 5.89 8 650 3768 9.3 -12.5 20 21.8 -0.1 266 33 319.4 319.9 290.8 326.9 2.25 9 600 4424 3.8 -17.1 20 20.9 -4.1 256 35 320.5 320.8 290.6 326.2 1.67 10 550 5122 -2.4 -17.8 30 15.4 -7.9 247 38 321.2 321.6 290.9 327.1 1.71 11 500 5869 -9.1 -20.5 39 11.4 -12.6 248 38 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.1 1.50 12 450 6674 -15.0 -27.1 35 12.1 -18.0 260 32 324.3 324.5 291.0 327.6 0.92 13 400 7554 -21.1 -37.1 22 15.9 -23.8 254 25 327.5 327.6 291.4 329.0 0.40 14 350 8524 -29.1 -42.4 27 13.3 -30.6 259 26 329.6 329.6 291.9 330.6 0.26 15 300 9605 -38.3 -48.1 35 9.8 -39.0 263 29 331.4 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.16 16 250 10832 -48.1 -56.9 36 8.8 -48.4 259 29 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.07 17 200 12275 -54.3 -63.4 31 9.2 -54.5 268 32 346.8 346.8 296.0 347.0 0.04 18 150 14127 -53.6 -79.2 3 25.6 -54.0 234 27 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.7 0.01 19 100 16690 -58.7 -84.6 2 25.9 -59.0 187 11 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5816.20 m Freezing level: 569.36 mb = 4852.01 m = 15918.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.78 mb = 3758.20 m = 12329.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.91 % Est. max temperature: 34.89 C = 94.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 805.46 mb = 1954.01 m = 6410.73 ft T: 21.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.97 C/km ThetaE index: 29.45 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 737.70 mb = 2706.95 m = 8880.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.83 C = 96.50 F Cap Strength: 3.33 C Lifted Index: -7.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: -7.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.34 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.26 C Cross Totals Index: 25.08 C K Index: 37.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 618.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2878.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 137.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 785.08 mb = 2174.96 m = 7135.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.08 mb = 3894.28 m = 12776.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.08 mb = 12950.32 m = 42487.40 ft B at Equ Level: 2836.26 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.0 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 264.0 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 140.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 374.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 374.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.14 Bulk Rich Number: 14.27 Bulk Shear: 201.70 m/s