MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F168.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F168.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 7 day GFS valid 18Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 46.50,-99.92 Latitude: 46.50 Longitude: -99.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 950 490 SFC 938 599 29.6 20.3 57 9.3 22.8 98 12 308.3 311.3 298.1 357.3 16.18 3 900 969 25.3 18.6 67 6.6 20.5 111 19 307.6 310.4 297.4 353.4 15.19 4 850 1469 20.7 17.6 83 3.1 18.5 124 20 307.8 310.7 297.4 353.5 15.10 5 800 1991 16.2 16.1 99 0.1 16.2 137 20 308.5 311.2 297.2 352.5 14.55 6 750 2540 16.5 8.1 57 8.4 11.2 177 28 314.5 316.2 295.0 342.8 9.07 7 700 3127 15.4 -1.7 31 17.1 6.1 219 27 319.5 320.5 293.1 335.1 4.81 8 650 3750 10.7 -4.3 35 15.0 2.9 234 32 321.0 321.8 293.0 335.0 4.27 9 600 4410 4.8 -5.8 46 10.6 -0.4 232 33 321.6 322.5 293.1 335.2 4.13 10 550 5111 -1.6 -8.7 58 7.1 -4.8 231 35 322.1 322.8 292.8 334.0 3.60 11 500 5860 -8.6 -11.8 78 3.2 -9.9 234 39 322.5 323.1 292.5 332.9 3.10 12 450 6667 -15.5 -16.3 93 0.8 -15.7 242 33 323.8 324.3 292.2 331.9 2.38 13 400 7545 -21.4 -27.6 57 6.2 -22.7 249 38 327.2 327.4 291.9 330.8 0.99 14 350 8516 -27.8 -34.5 53 6.6 -28.9 252 40 331.2 331.3 292.6 333.4 0.59 15 300 9607 -35.4 -42.1 50 6.7 -36.1 245 27 335.5 335.6 293.5 336.8 0.32 16 250 10852 -44.6 -55.1 30 10.5 -45.1 244 16 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.1 0.09 17 200 12304 -56.8 -59.3 73 2.5 -56.9 238 15 342.8 342.8 295.0 343.0 0.06 18 150 14073 -64.5 -70.7 43 6.1 -64.6 241 30 358.9 358.9 298.5 359.0 0.02 19 100 16620 -59.4 -84.7 2 25.4 -59.7 241 19 413.0 413.0 306.9 413.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5815.46 m Freezing level: 562.80 mb = 4931.31 m = 16178.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.61 mb = 4319.33 m = 14170.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.03 % Est. max temperature: 31.08 C = 87.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 820.35 mb = 1774.78 m = 5822.70 ft T: 18.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.79 C/km ThetaE index: 18.50 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.57 mb = 1888.66 m = 6196.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.64 C = 85.35 F Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lifted Index: -7.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.72 C Showalter Index: -6.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.59 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.33 C Cross Totals Index: 26.26 C K Index: 29.83 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2714.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 815.97 mb = 1820.83 m = 5973.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.97 mb = 1980.57 m = 6497.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 790.97 mb = 2087.60 m = 6849.00 ft B at Equ Level: 1.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 780.97 mb = 2195.87 m = 7204.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.5 at 29.3 knts Storm direction: 244.5 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 366.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 366.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.96 Bulk Rich Number: 14.70 Bulk Shear: 184.71 m/s