MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 6Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 45.07,-97.95 Latitude: 45.07 Longitude: -97.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 958 446 22.8 19.0 79 3.9 20.1 156 19 299.6 302.3 294.8 342.1 14.54 2 950 520 23.5 18.3 73 5.2 19.9 159 29 301.0 303.6 294.9 342.5 14.10 3 900 991 21.6 16.8 74 4.7 18.3 172 48 303.7 306.2 295.3 343.9 13.53 4 850 1490 23.0 14.9 60 8.1 17.4 200 58 310.2 312.6 296.3 348.7 12.60 5 800 2017 20.7 12.5 60 8.1 15.2 218 52 313.2 315.4 296.4 348.7 11.50 6 750 2574 19.1 4.9 39 14.2 10.5 239 39 317.3 318.7 294.4 340.3 7.25 7 700 3163 15.3 -1.7 31 17.0 6.1 244 32 319.4 320.4 293.1 335.0 4.84 8 650 3785 10.1 -6.4 31 16.6 2.0 235 32 320.4 321.1 292.3 332.3 3.63 9 600 4443 4.3 -11.8 30 16.1 -2.6 234 36 321.1 321.6 291.6 329.6 2.57 10 550 5142 -2.4 -14.7 38 12.3 -7.1 234 39 321.3 321.7 291.4 328.8 2.23 11 500 5888 -9.5 -16.3 57 6.9 -11.9 237 42 321.5 321.9 291.3 328.7 2.13 12 450 6692 -15.2 -27.5 34 12.3 -18.1 245 46 324.2 324.3 290.9 327.3 0.89 13 400 7572 -21.0 -36.0 25 15.0 -23.6 242 40 327.6 327.7 291.5 329.3 0.44 14 350 8543 -28.8 -36.8 46 8.0 -29.9 247 47 330.0 330.1 292.2 331.7 0.47 15 300 9626 -36.7 -36.7 99 0.1 -36.7 260 49 333.7 333.8 293.3 335.7 0.55 16 250 10865 -45.2 -45.2 100 -0.0 -45.2 281 37 338.8 338.9 294.3 339.9 0.27 17 200 12321 -55.8 -55.8 99 0.1 -55.8 322 46 344.5 344.5 295.5 344.9 0.10 18 150 14131 -55.6 -76.0 6 20.4 -55.9 272 13 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.01 19 100 16684 -58.9 -84.6 2 25.7 -59.3 201 17 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5812.83 m Freezing level: 567.81 mb = 4892.67 m = 16051.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.27 mb = 4064.08 m = 13333.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.02 % Est. max temperature: 35.74 C = 96.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.37 mb = 939.22 m = 3081.40 ft T: 21.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.09 C/km ThetaE index: 21.40 C Layer 750.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 671.00 mb = 3517.82 m = 11541.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.96 C = 109.32 F Cap Strength: 7.51 C Lifted Index: -4.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.30 C Showalter Index: -6.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.80 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.46 C Cross Totals Index: 24.34 C K Index: 30.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 594.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1204.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 611.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 837.36 mb = 1620.22 m = 5315.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 572.36 mb = 4821.38 m = 15818.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 202.36 mb = 12244.26 m = 40170.95 ft B at Equ Level: 1197.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.36 mb = 14459.57 m = 47438.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.4 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 253.4 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 830.7 neg: -8.5 tot: 822.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 274.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 18.3 stream: 11.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.23 Bulk Rich Number: 6.66 Bulk Shear: 180.74 m/s