MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F141.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F141.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 141 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 45.45,-111.62 Latitude: 45.45 Longitude: -111.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 1 950 525 2 900 989 3 850 1481 4 800 2006 SFC 795 2056 23.9 -1.4 19 25.3 10.0 252 16 317.2 318.0 292.0 331.2 4.34 6 750 2561 17.1 -3.0 25 20.1 6.6 248 26 315.2 316.0 291.2 328.2 4.08 7 700 3143 11.4 -4.2 33 15.6 3.6 245 25 315.1 315.9 291.2 328.0 4.01 8 650 3755 5.6 -5.3 46 10.8 0.3 244 25 315.3 316.0 291.2 328.0 3.98 9 600 4402 -0.6 -6.5 64 6.0 -3.3 244 24 315.5 316.2 291.2 328.0 3.91 10 550 5090 -5.7 -10.7 68 5.0 -7.8 251 27 317.3 317.9 290.9 327.3 3.06 11 500 5831 -10.4 -15.9 64 5.5 -12.3 254 32 320.4 320.8 291.1 327.8 2.22 12 450 6633 -15.9 -16.8 93 0.8 -16.2 241 39 323.2 323.7 292.0 331.0 2.29 13 400 7513 -20.7 -20.8 100 0.0 -20.8 245 43 328.0 328.4 292.9 334.4 1.83 14 350 8488 -26.9 -26.9 100 0.0 -26.9 254 44 332.6 332.8 293.6 336.9 1.21 15 300 9580 -35.7 -35.7 100 -0.0 -35.7 255 47 335.1 335.2 293.7 337.3 0.61 16 250 10821 -45.8 -45.8 100 -0.0 -45.8 253 54 338.0 338.0 294.1 339.0 0.25 17 200 12264 -58.4 -58.9 94 0.5 -58.4 252 58 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.6 0.07 18 150 14069 -56.9 -78.0 5 21.1 -57.2 261 36 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.01 19 100 16621 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 284 22 419.0 419.0 307.6 419.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.58 m Freezing level: 604.59 mb = 4342.68 m = 14247.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.33 mb = 3813.20 m = 12510.36 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.69 % Est. max temperature: 22.18 C = 71.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 545.63 mb = 5152.21 m = 16903.37 ft T: -6.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.11 C/km ThetaE index: 3.18 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 530.76 mb = 5367.13 m = 17608.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.11 C = 77.21 F Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lifted Index: 1.43 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.42 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6692.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 551.06 mb = 5074.94 m = 16649.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.6 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 276.6 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 1.6 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.4 neg: -6.4 tot: 31.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.8 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.39 Bulk Shear: 14.54 m/s