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: 44.69,-99.99 Latitude: 44.69 Longitude: -99.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 942 555 28.0 19.9 61 8.1 22.2 144 20 306.3 309.3 297.4 353.7 15.75 3 900 963 26.0 18.9 65 7.1 20.9 154 41 308.3 311.2 297.7 355.1 15.44 4 850 1468 24.8 16.7 61 8.1 19.1 179 47 312.1 314.8 297.8 355.7 14.18 5 800 1999 24.2 8.5 37 15.7 14.1 206 39 316.9 318.6 295.4 344.5 8.74 6 750 2561 21.3 -0.7 23 21.9 9.0 223 28 319.7 320.6 293.2 335.4 4.85 7 700 3152 15.8 -2.5 28 18.3 5.9 229 27 320.0 320.9 293.0 334.7 4.53 8 650 3774 9.8 -5.3 34 15.1 2.2 230 26 320.1 320.9 292.5 333.0 3.97 9 600 4431 3.8 -11.8 31 15.6 -2.9 235 26 320.5 321.0 291.5 329.1 2.58 10 550 5129 -2.4 -15.2 37 12.8 -7.3 232 36 321.2 321.6 291.3 328.4 2.13 11 500 5879 -6.4 -31.2 12 24.8 -12.5 246 42 325.3 325.4 290.9 327.3 0.57 12 450 6693 -12.0 -36.0 12 23.9 -16.9 266 36 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.6 0.39 13 400 7581 -19.3 -38.9 16 19.6 -22.5 269 39 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.2 0.33 14 350 8556 -28.0 -39.0 34 11.0 -29.5 267 40 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.3 0.37 15 300 9641 -37.0 -37.4 96 0.4 -37.0 276 48 333.3 333.4 293.1 335.2 0.51 16 250 10875 -47.0 -50.7 66 3.7 -47.1 286 53 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.15 17 200 12319 -55.7 -59.4 64 3.6 -55.8 295 50 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.8 0.06 18 150 14146 -55.5 -78.5 4 23.0 -55.8 255 31 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.01 19 100 16703 -59.4 -84.3 3 25.0 -59.7 200 11 413.0 413.0 306.9 413.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5840.46 m Freezing level: 569.49 mb = 4856.98 m = 15934.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.97 mb = 4056.92 m = 13309.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.79 % Est. max temperature: 38.83 C = 101.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.91 mb = 1593.33 m = 5227.38 ft T: 24.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.13 C/km ThetaE index: 28.40 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 686.72 mb = 3312.67 m = 10868.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.48 C = 106.67 F Cap Strength: 7.38 C Lifted Index: -5.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.88 C Showalter Index: -5.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.19 C Cross Totals Index: 23.05 C K Index: 29.53 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 581.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2729.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 392.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 796.58 mb = 2036.77 m = 6682.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.58 mb = 4009.85 m = 13155.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.58 mb = 13292.71 m = 43610.71 ft B at Equ Level: 2673.95 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 557.8 neg: -11.2 tot: 546.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 182.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.52 Bulk Rich Number: 14.86 Bulk Shear: 183.64 m/s