MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F174.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F174.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 174 hour GFS valid 0Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 46.94,-99.41 Latitude: 46.94 Longitude: -99.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 1 950 452 SFC 939 553 27.3 21.1 69 6.2 22.8 99 12 305.9 309.0 298.1 356.8 16.98 3 900 932 27.2 18.7 59 8.6 21.1 128 24 309.6 312.5 297.9 355.9 15.21 4 850 1437 24.6 16.6 61 8.0 18.9 167 25 311.9 314.6 297.8 355.3 14.14 5 800 1966 20.3 14.6 70 5.7 16.3 183 29 312.7 315.2 297.3 353.2 13.14 6 750 2520 15.7 12.8 83 2.9 13.7 200 31 313.6 316.0 297.1 352.2 12.47 7 700 3103 11.5 10.2 92 1.3 10.6 223 34 315.2 317.4 296.7 350.2 11.24 8 650 3722 10.0 -3.7 38 13.7 2.9 236 36 320.3 321.1 293.0 334.8 4.46 9 600 4381 4.9 -9.1 35 14.1 -1.5 235 34 321.8 322.5 292.4 332.4 3.19 10 550 5083 -1.1 -12.1 43 11.0 -5.7 232 36 322.8 323.3 292.3 332.0 2.75 11 500 5834 -7.0 -19.8 35 12.8 -11.2 235 43 324.5 324.8 291.7 330.0 1.59 12 450 6646 -13.4 -23.7 41 10.4 -16.3 240 42 326.4 326.7 291.9 330.9 1.25 13 400 7531 -19.5 -28.9 43 9.4 -21.6 244 45 329.6 329.8 292.4 332.8 0.88 14 350 8509 -25.4 -36.2 36 10.9 -27.1 252 33 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.4 0.49 15 300 9611 -33.0 -44.9 29 11.9 -34.2 252 22 338.9 339.0 294.3 339.8 0.23 16 250 10865 -43.3 -52.0 38 8.7 -43.8 260 20 341.7 341.7 294.8 342.2 0.12 17 200 12325 -55.3 -56.3 89 1.0 -55.4 318 25 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.6 0.09 18 150 14109 -65.1 -66.8 79 1.7 -65.1 320 31 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.1 0.03 19 100 16634 -58.4 -84.9 2 26.5 -58.7 247 22 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5826.50 m Freezing level: 559.17 mb = 4954.21 m = 16253.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.11 mb = 4149.68 m = 13614.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.01 % Est. max temperature: 34.22 C = 93.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.15 mb = 1352.64 m = 4437.73 ft T: 25.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.76 C/km ThetaE index: 26.76 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 750.00 mb = 2520.21 m = 8268.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.91 C = 94.84 F Cap Strength: 2.93 C Lifted Index: -6.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -5.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.19 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.60 C K Index: 46.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 557.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2472.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 105.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 791.74 mb = 2055.07 m = 6742.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 716.74 mb = 2903.59 m = 9526.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 666.74 mb = 3509.72 m = 11514.70 ft B at Equ Level: 29.57 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.1 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 249.1 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 470.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 470.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 156.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.14 Bulk Rich Number: 11.48 Bulk Shear: 215.28 m/s