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: 47.20,-97.73 Latitude: 47.20 Longitude: -97.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 962 381 28.6 22.5 70 6.1 24.1 90 5 305.1 308.5 298.6 359.4 18.14 2 950 489 28.3 20.9 64 7.4 22.9 105 8 305.9 309.0 297.8 355.7 16.61 3 900 967 24.2 19.7 76 4.6 20.9 133 11 306.5 309.5 297.7 355.2 16.22 4 850 1466 20.2 18.2 89 2.0 18.8 153 12 307.3 310.2 297.6 354.7 15.70 5 800 1988 16.8 16.2 97 0.6 16.4 171 16 309.0 311.8 297.4 353.6 14.66 6 750 2538 13.8 13.5 98 0.3 13.6 189 21 311.6 314.1 297.0 351.8 13.10 7 700 3119 13.8 1.2 42 12.6 6.6 211 29 317.8 318.9 293.5 336.8 5.97 8 650 3740 10.7 -7.3 28 17.9 2.0 214 35 321.0 321.7 292.3 332.3 3.41 9 600 4400 5.2 -11.8 28 17.0 -2.1 217 37 322.2 322.7 291.9 330.8 2.59 10 550 5102 -1.5 -11.7 46 10.1 -5.8 221 40 322.3 322.8 292.2 331.8 2.85 11 500 5850 -9.2 -11.3 85 2.1 -10.1 223 42 321.8 322.5 292.4 332.5 3.23 12 450 6657 -14.8 -15.1 98 0.3 -14.9 226 46 324.7 325.2 292.7 333.6 2.64 13 400 7536 -21.9 -29.5 50 7.6 -23.5 234 43 326.5 326.7 291.6 329.5 0.83 14 350 8506 -27.9 -37.5 40 9.6 -29.3 238 45 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.7 0.43 15 300 9596 -35.9 -38.7 75 2.8 -36.2 244 40 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.45 16 250 10835 -46.2 -47.3 89 1.1 -46.3 259 35 337.3 337.4 293.9 338.2 0.21 17 200 12280 -57.2 -57.3 98 0.1 -57.2 273 16 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.5 0.08 18 150 14085 -57.2 -77.1 6 19.9 -57.4 248 27 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.01 19 100 16643 -57.8 -84.2 2 26.4 -58.2 271 15 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5811.49 m Freezing level: 561.37 mb = 4942.51 m = 16215.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.19 mb = 4048.15 m = 13281.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.60 % Est. max temperature: 32.05 C = 89.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.99 mb = 1153.48 m = 3784.34 ft T: 22.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.43 C/km ThetaE index: 28.58 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.24 mb = 1741.42 m = 5713.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.65 C = 88.97 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: -8.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.75 C Showalter Index: -7.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.82 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.39 C Cross Totals Index: 27.43 C K Index: 35.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 442.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3026.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 77.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.55 mb = 1511.23 m = 4958.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.55 mb = 1982.15 m = 6503.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 730.55 mb = 2759.19 m = 9052.34 ft B at Equ Level: 14.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 690.55 mb = 3233.30 m = 10607.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.6 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 239.6 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 209.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.60 Bulk Rich Number: 24.79 Bulk Shear: 122.06 m/s