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: 44.66,-99.88 Latitude: 44.66 Longitude: -99.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 1 950 486 SFC 943 556 27.8 19.7 62 8.0 22.0 144 20 306.0 308.9 297.2 352.6 15.54 3 900 965 25.9 18.7 64 7.2 20.8 155 41 308.2 311.0 297.5 354.3 15.23 4 850 1470 24.8 16.6 60 8.2 19.0 180 47 312.1 314.8 297.8 355.5 14.10 5 800 2001 24.0 8.9 38 15.1 14.3 207 39 316.8 318.5 295.5 345.0 8.99 6 750 2563 21.2 -0.7 23 21.9 8.9 224 28 319.6 320.5 293.2 335.3 4.85 7 700 3154 15.9 -3.2 27 19.1 5.8 230 26 320.1 320.9 292.8 334.1 4.32 8 650 3776 9.9 -5.9 32 15.8 2.1 231 25 320.2 321.0 292.4 332.6 3.80 9 600 4433 3.9 -11.7 31 15.6 -2.8 235 26 320.6 321.1 291.5 329.3 2.61 10 550 5132 -2.4 -15.1 37 12.7 -7.2 231 35 321.3 321.7 291.3 328.5 2.15 11 500 5881 -6.5 -29.9 14 23.3 -12.5 245 41 325.1 325.2 291.0 327.4 0.64 12 450 6695 -12.3 -36.2 12 23.9 -17.1 265 34 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.2 0.38 13 400 7582 -19.5 -38.4 17 18.9 -22.7 269 38 329.6 329.7 292.0 331.0 0.35 14 350 8557 -28.1 -39.5 33 11.4 -29.6 267 41 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.2 0.35 15 300 9641 -37.2 -37.9 93 0.7 -37.3 275 48 332.9 333.0 293.0 334.8 0.49 16 250 10874 -47.1 -50.0 72 2.9 -47.2 286 54 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.16 17 200 12318 -55.6 -59.9 59 4.3 -55.8 294 52 344.7 344.7 295.5 344.9 0.06 18 150 14147 -55.6 -78.5 4 22.8 -55.9 256 30 374.2 374.2 301.3 374.3 0.01 19 100 16702 -59.4 -84.3 3 24.9 -59.7 201 11 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5839.88 m Freezing level: 568.90 mb = 4867.49 m = 15969.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.37 mb = 4053.68 m = 13299.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.67 % Est. max temperature: 38.70 C = 101.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 838.75 mb = 1586.50 m = 5205.00 ft T: 24.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.22 C/km ThetaE index: 28.07 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 683.89 mb = 3349.17 m = 10987.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.61 C = 106.91 F Cap Strength: 7.39 C Lifted Index: -5.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.15 C Showalter Index: -5.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.34 C Cross Totals Index: 23.10 C K Index: 28.83 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 582.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2655.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 406.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 796.00 mb = 2045.04 m = 6709.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.00 mb = 4019.41 m = 13186.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.00 mb = 12952.74 m = 42495.34 ft B at Equ Level: 2647.58 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 558.0 neg: -11.1 tot: 546.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 182.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.2 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.26 Bulk Rich Number: 14.84 Bulk Shear: 178.90 m/s