MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F120.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F120.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5 day GFS valid 18Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 47.40,-93.60 Latitude: 47.40 Longitude: -93.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 111 SFC 965 414 19.3 18.9 98 0.4 19.0 179 10 295.4 298.0 293.4 336.6 14.36 2 950 552 18.6 18.2 97 0.4 18.3 181 22 296.1 298.6 293.4 336.2 13.95 3 900 1015 16.4 16.4 100 -0.0 16.4 191 35 298.4 300.8 293.5 336.8 13.19 4 850 1503 15.7 15.7 100 0.0 15.7 215 30 302.6 305.1 294.8 342.1 13.34 5 800 2018 14.7 13.1 90 1.7 13.6 221 24 306.9 309.1 295.0 342.7 11.89 6 750 2565 13.8 4.9 55 8.9 8.5 231 31 311.6 312.9 292.8 334.0 7.25 7 700 3143 10.2 -3.8 37 14.1 3.2 238 41 313.8 314.6 290.8 326.9 4.11 8 650 3753 5.4 -9.0 34 14.5 -1.0 240 44 315.1 315.7 290.2 324.7 2.96 9 600 4402 1.2 -15.0 29 16.2 -5.0 242 42 317.5 317.9 290.0 324.2 1.99 10 550 5096 -2.9 -19.9 26 16.9 -8.6 245 35 320.6 320.9 290.4 325.5 1.43 11 500 5844 -7.9 -20.0 37 12.1 -11.8 249 34 323.4 323.8 291.4 328.8 1.56 12 450 6654 -13.4 -23.9 41 10.5 -16.3 251 35 326.4 326.6 291.9 330.7 1.23 13 400 7538 -20.3 -30.8 39 10.5 -22.4 250 38 328.6 328.8 292.1 331.3 0.73 14 350 8512 -27.7 -40.6 28 13.0 -29.3 247 36 331.5 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.31 15 300 9601 -36.2 -42.2 54 6.0 -36.8 244 34 334.4 334.4 293.2 335.6 0.31 16 250 10842 -45.1 -50.3 56 5.2 -45.3 238 39 339.1 339.1 294.3 339.7 0.15 17 200 12298 -54.8 -59.1 59 4.3 -54.9 230 55 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.3 0.07 18 150 14119 -58.9 -70.8 20 11.8 -59.1 187 32 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.6 0.02 19 100 16690 -57.8 -84.5 2 26.8 -58.2 224 9 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.47 m Freezing level: 585.28 mb = 4606.40 m = 15112.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.73 mb = 3605.95 m = 11830.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.79 % Est. max temperature: 29.31 C = 84.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.93 mb = 462.19 m = 1516.34 ft T: 19.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 18.52 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.02 mb = 863.78 m = 2833.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.53 C = 70.75 F Cap Strength: 4.23 C Lifted Index: 0.08 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.41 C Showalter Index: -1.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.61 C Cross Totals Index: 23.59 C K Index: 25.27 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 129.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.18 mb = 899.75 m = 2951.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.18 mb = 946.86 m = 3106.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 887.18 mb = 1137.38 m = 3731.53 ft B at Equ Level: 21.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 827.18 mb = 1733.97 m = 5688.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.3 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 263.3 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 340.6 neg: -24.4 tot: 316.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 1.45 Bulk Shear: 89.20 m/s