MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F096.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F096.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4 day GFS valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 44.85,-101.85 Latitude: 44.85 Longitude: -101.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 1 950 517 SFC 928 724 29.2 19.1 55 10.0 21.9 108 12 308.8 311.7 297.7 354.9 15.18 3 900 996 26.1 18.0 61 8.1 20.4 112 13 308.4 311.1 297.1 352.4 14.56 4 850 1497 22.5 16.1 67 6.4 18.1 147 4 309.7 312.3 296.9 351.3 13.66 5 800 2023 19.6 12.6 64 7.0 14.9 265 10 312.0 314.2 296.1 347.4 11.51 6 750 2576 15.3 9.3 67 6.0 11.4 273 18 313.2 315.1 295.2 343.7 9.86 7 700 3157 10.7 5.4 70 5.3 7.5 276 27 314.3 315.9 294.2 339.6 8.07 8 650 3770 6.1 -0.3 64 6.4 2.7 271 33 315.8 316.9 292.8 334.1 5.77 9 600 4421 1.9 -11.0 38 12.9 -3.6 260 38 318.3 318.8 290.9 327.3 2.75 10 550 5117 -2.2 -25.1 15 23.0 -9.0 263 39 321.5 321.7 290.2 324.7 0.90 11 500 5867 -6.6 -30.3 13 23.7 -12.6 273 35 325.0 325.1 290.9 327.2 0.61 12 450 6681 -12.2 -31.8 18 19.6 -16.7 278 29 327.9 328.0 291.7 330.0 0.59 13 400 7568 -19.6 -33.2 29 13.6 -22.2 277 28 329.5 329.6 292.2 331.7 0.58 14 350 8542 -28.2 -37.7 40 9.5 -29.5 274 33 330.7 330.8 292.3 332.3 0.42 15 300 9626 -37.9 -43.8 54 5.9 -38.4 272 34 331.9 332.0 292.5 332.9 0.26 16 250 10854 -47.5 -53.8 48 6.3 -47.8 259 33 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.8 0.10 17 200 12299 -55.1 -64.0 32 8.9 -55.2 265 36 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.04 18 150 14126 -56.2 -77.4 5 21.2 -56.5 258 27 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.01 19 100 16680 -59.7 -84.2 3 24.5 -60.0 204 13 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5794.25 m Freezing level: 576.84 mb = 4743.17 m = 15561.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.81 mb = 4039.48 m = 13252.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.20 % Est. max temperature: 32.77 C = 90.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 802.17 mb = 1999.89 m = 6561.23 ft T: 19.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 30.20 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 740.33 mb = 2685.16 m = 8809.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.64 C = 92.55 F Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lifted Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.45 C Showalter Index: -4.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.15 C Cross Totals Index: 22.72 C K Index: 39.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2422.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 785.04 mb = 2185.00 m = 7168.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.04 mb = 3036.97 m = 9963.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.04 mb = 12966.38 m = 42540.09 ft B at Equ Level: 2386.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.04 mb = 16077.57 m = 52747.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.4 at 26.4 knts Storm direction: 297.4 at 19.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.6 neg: -0.5 tot: 123.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.60 Bulk Rich Number: 13.27 Bulk Shear: 182.56 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F096.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F096.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4 day GFS valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 43.97,-99.89 Latitude: 43.97 Longitude: -99.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 1 950 526 SFC 948 542 26.7 20.4 68 6.3 22.2 130 18 304.5 307.5 297.2 352.5 16.13 3 900 1001 22.0 18.7 82 3.3 19.6 140 31 304.1 307.0 296.5 349.5 15.25 4 850 1498 21.6 16.6 73 5.1 18.1 180 26 308.8 311.5 297.0 351.6 14.09 5 800 2027 22.8 9.0 42 13.7 13.9 243 22 315.4 317.1 295.2 343.8 9.07 6 750 2584 18.3 3.8 38 14.5 9.7 261 22 316.4 317.7 293.7 337.6 6.70 7 700 3170 13.6 -4.2 29 17.8 4.5 287 21 317.5 318.3 291.9 330.5 3.99 8 650 3787 8.3 -10.1 26 18.5 0.1 289 23 318.4 318.9 291.0 327.4 2.72 9 600 4441 2.8 -15.7 24 18.5 -4.3 281 29 319.4 319.8 290.5 325.7 1.87 10 550 5138 -2.3 -20.5 23 18.2 -8.4 276 29 321.4 321.6 290.6 326.1 1.36 11 500 5886 -8.1 -25.1 24 16.9 -12.9 275 25 323.1 323.3 290.7 326.6 1.00 12 450 6694 -14.4 -30.4 24 16.0 -18.0 273 29 325.1 325.2 291.0 327.5 0.67 13 400 7577 -19.9 -38.4 18 18.5 -22.9 283 35 329.1 329.1 291.8 330.4 0.35 14 350 8552 -27.5 -44.6 18 17.0 -29.5 289 32 331.6 331.7 292.4 332.4 0.21 15 300 9639 -36.8 -48.2 30 11.4 -37.7 289 30 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.1 0.16 16 250 10872 -47.1 -55.4 38 8.3 -47.4 276 27 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.08 17 200 12319 -54.1 -66.2 21 12.2 -54.3 273 37 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.03 18 150 14155 -57.3 -77.1 6 19.8 -57.5 238 18 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.5 0.01 19 100 16692 -60.0 -84.2 3 24.3 -60.3 215 14 411.8 411.8 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5805.40 m Freezing level: 572.27 mb = 4827.55 m = 15838.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.11 mb = 3798.43 m = 12461.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.10 % Est. max temperature: 37.54 C = 99.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.15 mb = 1344.12 m = 4409.80 ft T: 21.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.00 C/km ThetaE index: 25.85 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 714.16 mb = 2999.70 m = 9841.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.29 C = 102.73 F Cap Strength: 6.98 C Lifted Index: -5.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.80 C Showalter Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.48 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.77 C Cross Totals Index: 24.70 C K Index: 28.52 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 534.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2136.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 327.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.39 mb = 1596.81 m = 5238.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 635.39 mb = 3972.88 m = 13034.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.39 mb = 12803.12 m = 42004.49 ft B at Equ Level: 2108.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.39 mb = 15796.28 m = 51824.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.7 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 291.7 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 152.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 422.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 422.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 140.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.50 Bulk Rich Number: 8.09 Bulk Shear: 264.14 m/s