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: 47.02,-98.02 Latitude: 47.02 Longitude: -98.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 957 425 28.2 22.1 69 6.1 23.8 44 7 305.2 308.5 298.4 358.4 17.77 2 950 486 28.2 21.1 65 7.1 23.0 54 10 305.8 308.9 297.9 356.1 16.77 3 900 965 24.6 19.6 74 5.0 21.0 114 8 306.9 309.9 297.8 355.5 16.15 4 850 1464 20.5 18.4 87 2.2 19.0 155 11 307.7 310.6 297.8 355.5 15.85 5 800 1987 17.1 15.8 92 1.2 16.2 178 18 309.3 312.0 297.2 352.7 14.28 6 750 2536 14.0 14.0 100 0.1 14.0 182 21 311.8 314.4 297.3 353.2 13.49 7 700 3118 15.0 -4.9 25 19.9 4.8 214 31 319.1 319.9 292.1 331.5 3.79 8 650 3741 11.2 -10.0 22 21.2 1.4 217 36 321.6 322.2 291.9 330.8 2.75 9 600 4401 5.1 -11.0 30 16.0 -2.0 219 39 322.0 322.5 292.0 331.2 2.76 10 550 5103 -1.5 -10.6 50 9.1 -5.4 221 42 322.3 322.9 292.4 332.6 3.09 11 500 5852 -8.8 -11.1 83 2.3 -9.7 221 44 322.3 323.0 292.6 333.3 3.29 12 450 6658 -15.2 -15.9 95 0.7 -15.4 229 44 324.1 324.6 292.4 332.4 2.46 13 400 7537 -21.5 -33.2 34 11.7 -23.7 234 42 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.1 0.58 14 350 8507 -28.1 -35.9 47 7.9 -29.2 236 44 330.9 331.0 292.4 332.8 0.51 15 300 9596 -36.0 -38.0 81 2.0 -36.2 247 38 334.7 334.7 293.4 336.5 0.48 16 250 10834 -46.6 -49.0 76 2.4 -46.7 255 32 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.5 0.18 17 200 12278 -57.1 -57.4 96 0.3 -57.1 261 12 342.3 342.3 295.0 342.7 0.08 18 150 14086 -57.7 -77.7 6 20.0 -58.0 256 31 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.7 0.01 19 100 16645 -58.4 -84.5 2 26.1 -58.7 272 22 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5814.05 m Freezing level: 561.57 mb = 4940.43 m = 16208.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.02 mb = 4011.70 m = 13161.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.20 % Est. max temperature: 32.06 C = 89.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.54 mb = 1205.57 m = 3955.24 ft T: 22.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.71 C/km ThetaE index: 22.43 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.21 mb = 1813.97 m = 5951.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.74 C = 89.13 F Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lifted Index: -7.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.95 C Showalter Index: -7.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.47 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.31 C Cross Totals Index: 27.16 C K Index: 27.76 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 434.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3083.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 78.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.18 mb = 1554.26 m = 5099.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 786.18 mb = 2135.33 m = 7005.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 736.18 mb = 2693.26 m = 8836.03 ft B at Equ Level: 11.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 706.18 mb = 3044.04 m = 9986.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.5 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 241.5 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 277.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 277.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.61 Bulk Rich Number: 17.71 Bulk Shear: 174.09 m/s