MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F105.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F105.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 105 hour GFS valid 3Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 44.56,-100.01 Latitude: 44.56 Longitude: -100.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 1 950 484 SFC 945 535 28.5 20.0 60 8.6 22.3 144 21 306.6 309.6 297.5 354.0 15.74 3 900 964 26.4 18.9 63 7.5 21.0 155 41 308.7 311.6 297.8 355.5 15.41 4 850 1469 25.0 16.6 60 8.4 19.1 179 47 312.3 315.0 297.8 355.6 14.08 5 800 2001 24.3 8.2 36 16.1 14.0 210 39 317.1 318.8 295.3 344.1 8.56 6 750 2563 21.4 -1.4 22 22.8 8.8 228 28 319.8 320.7 293.0 334.7 4.59 7 700 3154 15.9 -3.2 27 19.2 5.8 232 26 320.1 321.0 292.8 334.1 4.30 8 650 3776 9.9 -5.8 32 15.8 2.1 233 25 320.2 320.9 292.4 332.7 3.81 9 600 4433 3.9 -12.0 30 15.9 -2.9 235 26 320.6 321.1 291.5 329.0 2.53 10 550 5132 -2.2 -15.6 35 13.4 -7.3 231 38 321.4 321.8 291.2 328.4 2.06 11 500 5882 -6.1 -32.8 10 26.7 -12.5 248 42 325.6 325.7 291.0 327.4 0.48 12 450 6697 -12.1 -37.0 11 24.9 -17.0 267 36 328.1 328.1 291.6 329.4 0.36 13 400 7585 -19.3 -39.1 16 19.7 -22.5 272 39 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.32 14 350 8560 -28.1 -39.9 31 11.8 -29.6 269 40 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.34 15 300 9645 -37.1 -37.4 97 0.4 -37.1 278 49 333.1 333.2 293.1 335.1 0.51 16 250 10878 -47.1 -52.1 57 5.0 -47.3 288 52 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.6 0.12 17 200 12321 -56.1 -60.8 55 4.7 -56.2 294 51 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.2 0.05 18 150 14146 -56.0 -78.4 4 22.4 -56.3 251 30 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.6 0.01 19 100 16701 -59.6 -84.3 3 24.6 -59.9 194 12 412.5 412.5 306.8 412.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5844.43 m Freezing level: 568.32 mb = 4876.01 m = 15997.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.75 mb = 4049.12 m = 13284.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.45 % Est. max temperature: 39.10 C = 102.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 834.22 mb = 1633.59 m = 5359.50 ft T: 24.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.06 C/km ThetaE index: 28.20 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 685.45 mb = 3330.43 m = 10926.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.83 C = 107.29 F Cap Strength: 7.47 C Lifted Index: -4.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.95 C Showalter Index: -5.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.05 C Cross Totals Index: 22.63 C K Index: 28.45 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 569.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2784.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 398.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 794.44 mb = 2061.88 m = 6764.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 629.44 mb = 4040.08 m = 13254.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 179.44 mb = 13009.14 m = 42680.39 ft B at Equ Level: 2783.65 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 570.0 neg: -11.6 tot: 558.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 186.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.92 Bulk Rich Number: 14.74 Bulk Shear: 188.95 m/s