MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F171.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F171.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 171 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 46.63,-99.72 Latitude: 46.63 Longitude: -99.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 1 950 465 SFC 937 591 32.1 20.5 50 11.7 23.6 126 14 311.0 314.1 298.9 361.1 16.37 3 900 949 28.2 18.4 55 9.8 21.2 136 24 310.6 313.4 298.0 356.2 14.93 4 850 1453 23.6 17.2 67 6.4 19.1 147 26 310.9 313.7 297.8 355.8 14.68 5 800 1980 19.0 15.9 82 3.1 16.8 159 27 311.4 314.1 297.7 355.3 14.32 6 750 2532 14.7 13.6 93 1.1 13.9 172 27 312.5 315.0 297.3 353.0 13.14 7 700 3117 15.3 -1.4 32 16.7 6.2 204 27 319.5 320.4 293.2 335.4 4.94 8 650 3740 11.2 -6.1 29 17.4 2.6 229 28 321.7 322.4 292.8 334.0 3.72 9 600 4402 5.7 -9.8 32 15.5 -1.3 241 29 322.8 323.4 292.5 332.9 3.04 10 550 5105 -0.8 -11.5 44 10.7 -5.4 238 31 323.1 323.7 292.4 332.7 2.88 11 500 5856 -7.8 -13.1 66 5.3 -9.9 229 36 323.5 324.1 292.5 332.9 2.79 12 450 6665 -14.3 -19.2 66 4.9 -15.9 235 35 325.2 325.6 292.2 331.6 1.86 13 400 7547 -20.8 -27.9 53 7.1 -22.4 252 37 327.9 328.1 292.1 331.4 0.96 14 350 8519 -28.4 -32.5 68 4.1 -29.1 253 43 330.5 330.6 292.6 333.1 0.71 15 300 9607 -34.7 -41.7 49 7.0 -35.4 252 26 336.5 336.5 293.7 337.7 0.33 16 250 10854 -44.5 -54.4 32 9.9 -45.0 237 24 339.9 339.9 294.4 340.3 0.09 17 200 12307 -56.7 -61.9 52 5.2 -56.8 246 24 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.2 0.05 18 150 14077 -63.6 -71.3 34 7.7 -63.7 245 34 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.6 0.02 19 100 16626 -59.6 -84.7 2 25.2 -59.9 251 21 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5836.71 m Freezing level: 556.35 mb = 5015.61 m = 16455.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.91 mb = 4172.14 m = 13687.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.07 % Est. max temperature: 32.75 C = 90.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 791.82 mb = 2068.32 m = 6785.75 ft T: 18.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.44 C/km ThetaE index: 28.38 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 764.45 mb = 2369.14 m = 7772.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.26 C = 91.88 F Cap Strength: 2.96 C Lifted Index: -7.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.96 C Showalter Index: -6.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.37 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.39 C Cross Totals Index: 24.98 C K Index: 31.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 590.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3040.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 77.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 779.86 mb = 2198.42 m = 7212.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 754.86 mb = 2477.11 m = 8126.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 744.86 mb = 2590.65 m = 8499.39 ft B at Equ Level: 0.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 734.86 mb = 2705.21 m = 8875.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.9 at 28.8 knts Storm direction: 238.9 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 267.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 267.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.89 Bulk Rich Number: 24.61 Bulk Shear: 123.56 m/s