MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 46.29,-94.95 Latitude: 46.29 Longitude: -94.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 SFC 965 409 26.7 22.5 78 4.2 23.6 240 6 302.9 306.3 298.0 356.6 18.09 2 950 545 26.9 19.4 63 7.6 21.5 242 11 304.5 307.3 296.5 349.4 15.06 3 900 1021 22.8 16.8 69 6.0 18.7 238 16 305.0 307.5 295.6 345.4 13.49 4 850 1516 18.6 14.9 79 3.7 16.1 230 19 305.6 308.0 295.1 343.5 12.64 5 800 2034 15.7 6.7 55 9.1 10.3 235 20 307.9 309.4 292.1 331.4 7.70 6 750 2579 12.8 -0.6 40 13.4 5.7 254 23 310.4 311.4 290.5 325.7 4.87 7 700 3155 10.1 -7.6 28 17.7 1.9 256 35 313.7 314.3 289.9 323.6 3.09 8 650 3766 5.7 -9.1 33 14.9 -0.9 252 41 315.4 316.0 290.3 325.0 2.94 9 600 4415 1.0 -13.9 32 14.9 -4.8 248 45 317.3 317.7 290.1 324.5 2.17 10 550 5108 -4.1 -16.7 37 12.6 -8.6 242 51 319.2 319.6 290.5 325.6 1.89 11 500 5851 -9.6 -21.2 38 11.7 -13.1 244 49 321.4 321.7 290.6 326.2 1.40 12 450 6657 -14.7 -23.4 48 8.6 -17.1 247 43 324.7 325.0 291.5 329.2 1.29 13 400 7538 -20.4 -34.9 26 14.4 -23.0 251 40 328.5 328.5 291.8 330.3 0.49 14 350 8512 -28.0 -43.3 22 15.3 -29.7 255 36 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.9 0.24 15 300 9597 -37.3 -48.0 32 10.7 -38.1 254 35 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.4 0.16 16 250 10828 -47.2 -51.5 61 4.3 -47.4 241 34 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.13 17 200 12276 -53.0 -65.2 21 12.2 -53.3 241 28 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.03 18 150 14120 -55.3 -78.1 4 22.8 -55.6 230 29 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.01 19 100 16691 -58.4 -84.8 2 26.3 -58.8 201 7 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5755.90 m Freezing level: 590.04 mb = 4553.10 m = 14937.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.60 mb = 3570.89 m = 11715.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.29 % Est. max temperature: 30.94 C = 87.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.10 mb = 941.92 m = 3090.25 ft T: 23.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.30 C/km ThetaE index: 32.98 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.59 mb = 2028.03 m = 6653.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.61 C = 88.89 F Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lifted Index: -5.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.31 C Showalter Index: -4.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.13 C Cross Totals Index: 24.48 C K Index: 25.37 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1763.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.58 mb = 1652.17 m = 5420.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 681.58 mb = 3375.18 m = 11073.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 201.58 mb = 12224.89 m = 40107.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1747.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.58 mb = 15452.08 m = 50695.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.8 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 275.8 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 3.5 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 103.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 26.17 Bulk Shear: 67.39 m/s