MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 43.16,-96.58 Latitude: 43.16 Longitude: -96.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 98 SFC 965 413 30.8 25.2 72 5.6 26.6 156 7 307.0 311.0 300.9 371.7 21.38 2 950 553 31.4 21.7 56 9.7 24.2 166 14 309.1 312.3 299.1 362.1 17.44 3 900 1037 28.3 18.4 55 9.9 21.2 185 22 310.6 313.5 298.0 356.2 14.92 4 850 1542 24.4 15.9 59 8.5 18.5 200 29 311.7 314.3 297.3 353.2 13.51 5 800 2071 20.1 14.3 69 5.9 16.1 210 33 312.6 315.1 297.1 352.4 12.91 6 750 2625 16.2 11.3 73 4.9 12.9 225 35 314.1 316.3 296.4 349.1 11.26 7 700 3211 15.3 -2.9 28 18.2 5.6 240 29 319.5 320.3 292.7 333.8 4.42 8 650 3833 10.6 -7.8 27 18.4 1.7 250 28 320.9 321.6 292.2 331.7 3.26 9 600 4492 4.7 -12.6 27 17.3 -2.6 256 24 321.6 322.0 291.6 329.7 2.42 10 550 5193 -1.6 -17.5 29 15.9 -7.3 258 27 322.2 322.6 291.2 328.3 1.76 11 500 5942 -8.3 -19.3 41 11.0 -11.9 261 32 322.9 323.2 291.3 328.6 1.66 12 450 6749 -14.2 -29.7 26 15.5 -17.7 283 32 325.4 325.6 291.2 328.0 0.73 13 400 7633 -19.4 -42.3 11 22.9 -22.8 296 18 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.7 0.23 14 350 8610 -27.6 -40.1 29 12.5 -29.2 273 14 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.8 0.33 15 300 9696 -37.1 -47.9 32 10.8 -37.9 274 18 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.8 0.17 16 250 10929 -47.0 -57.2 30 10.1 -47.4 271 25 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.4 0.07 17 200 12371 -56.8 -62.7 47 5.9 -56.9 287 38 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.04 18 150 14180 -58.6 -76.0 9 17.3 -58.9 285 25 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.01 19 100 16712 -61.8 -83.9 4 22.1 -62.0 227 14 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5843.77 m Freezing level: 562.43 mb = 5018.73 m = 16465.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.18 mb = 4088.24 m = 13412.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.33 % Est. max temperature: 36.04 C = 96.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.97 mb = 1126.02 m = 3694.25 ft T: 27.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.67 C/km ThetaE index: 43.49 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 756.84 mb = 2546.73 m = 8355.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.59 C = 99.66 F Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lifted Index: -8.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.42 C Showalter Index: -6.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.04 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.77 C Cross Totals Index: 24.27 C K Index: 30.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 574.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3543.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 84.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 147.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 799.10 mb = 2080.26 m = 6824.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 634.10 mb = 4037.11 m = 13244.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 164.10 mb = 13615.36 m = 44669.26 ft B at Equ Level: 3520.90 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.3 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 266.3 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 314.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 314.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.08 Bulk Rich Number: 41.92 Bulk Shear: 84.53 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 42.54,-97.47 Latitude: 42.54 Longitude: -97.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 952 519 31.7 25.4 70 6.2 26.9 141 5 309.1 313.2 301.6 376.2 21.97 2 950 542 32.1 24.1 62 8.1 26.0 146 6 309.8 313.6 300.9 371.7 20.24 3 900 1030 31.1 16.0 40 15.1 20.5 180 21 313.6 316.0 297.3 353.2 12.81 4 850 1539 26.9 14.4 46 12.5 18.2 196 24 314.3 316.6 297.1 352.2 12.22 5 800 2071 22.2 13.0 56 9.2 15.9 208 26 314.8 317.1 297.0 351.6 11.82 6 750 2629 17.2 11.4 69 5.8 13.4 217 29 315.3 317.5 296.8 350.8 11.39 7 700 3215 15.3 -1.2 32 16.5 6.2 239 31 319.4 320.4 293.2 335.6 5.00 8 650 3838 11.1 -12.4 18 23.5 0.8 256 26 321.6 322.0 291.5 329.2 2.27 9 600 4498 5.1 -16.3 20 21.4 -3.3 257 25 322.0 322.4 291.2 328.1 1.78 10 550 5199 -1.4 -16.1 32 14.7 -7.0 261 29 322.4 322.8 291.5 329.1 1.98 11 500 5949 -8.1 -16.5 51 8.4 -11.1 266 30 323.2 323.6 291.8 330.4 2.11 12 450 6757 -14.3 -26.5 35 12.3 -17.4 280 32 325.3 325.5 291.3 328.7 0.97 13 400 7639 -20.3 -39.7 16 19.4 -23.3 295 27 328.7 328.7 291.7 329.8 0.30 14 350 8615 -27.3 -48.9 11 21.7 -29.5 273 13 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.5 0.13 15 300 9703 -36.7 -52.8 17 16.1 -37.7 262 16 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.1 0.10 16 250 10939 -46.2 -59.3 21 13.1 -46.7 288 27 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.6 0.05 17 200 12388 -55.3 -64.2 32 8.9 -55.5 302 45 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.4 0.03 18 150 14193 -59.9 -74.4 13 14.5 -60.0 284 32 366.9 366.9 300.0 367.0 0.01 19 100 16713 -61.5 -83.8 4 22.3 -61.8 246 9 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5857.94 m Freezing level: 560.98 mb = 5045.08 m = 16551.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.34 mb = 3961.67 m = 12997.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.61 % Est. max temperature: 37.29 C = 99.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.90 mb = 1322.90 m = 4340.17 ft T: 28.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.55 C/km ThetaE index: 48.09 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 681.05 mb = 3445.76 m = 11304.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.64 C = 108.75 F Cap Strength: 2.62 C Lifted Index: -7.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.62 C Showalter Index: -5.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.36 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.92 C Cross Totals Index: 22.45 C K Index: 32.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 560.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3234.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 80.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 182.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 754.57 mb = 2576.05 m = 8451.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 629.57 mb = 4101.40 m = 13455.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 159.57 mb = 13804.45 m = 45289.64 ft B at Equ Level: 3187.46 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.0 at 26.4 knts Storm direction: 270.0 at 19.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 295.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 295.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.67 Bulk Rich Number: 39.34 Bulk Shear: 82.23 m/s