MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F144.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F144.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 44.31,-95.79 Latitude: 44.31 Longitude: -95.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 959 418 30.2 22.1 62 8.1 24.2 168 12 307.0 310.3 298.8 360.4 17.71 2 950 504 30.7 21.1 57 9.6 23.7 171 18 308.3 311.5 298.5 359.3 16.82 3 900 987 28.0 18.5 56 9.5 21.2 187 31 310.3 313.2 298.0 356.3 15.07 4 850 1493 25.2 15.2 54 10.0 18.3 206 38 312.5 315.0 297.1 352.3 12.92 5 800 2023 21.6 11.6 53 10.0 15.0 215 48 314.2 316.3 296.1 347.7 10.79 6 750 2580 18.6 6.8 46 11.8 11.3 229 41 316.8 318.4 295.0 343.0 8.31 7 700 3169 15.8 -0.9 32 16.7 6.6 241 31 320.0 321.0 293.4 336.6 5.12 8 650 3792 10.5 -3.2 38 13.7 3.2 240 29 320.8 321.7 293.3 335.9 4.64 9 600 4451 4.5 -4.9 51 9.3 -0.2 241 30 321.3 322.2 293.3 335.8 4.44 10 550 5152 -2.0 -6.4 72 4.4 -4.1 243 31 321.7 322.5 293.3 335.7 4.30 11 500 5901 -8.1 -9.4 90 1.3 -8.7 251 31 323.2 323.9 293.2 335.6 3.75 12 450 6711 -13.8 -15.0 91 1.2 -14.3 256 33 325.9 326.4 293.0 334.9 2.65 13 400 7595 -20.2 -21.2 91 1.1 -20.5 260 31 328.8 329.1 293.0 334.9 1.75 14 350 8571 -27.1 -29.3 81 2.3 -27.5 248 28 332.3 332.5 293.3 335.8 0.96 15 300 9662 -36.0 -42.3 53 6.2 -36.7 257 30 334.6 334.6 293.3 335.8 0.31 16 250 10899 -46.7 -50.4 65 3.8 -46.9 266 31 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.15 17 200 12341 -57.4 -58.4 88 1.0 -57.4 272 34 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.2 0.07 18 150 14147 -57.6 -77.6 6 20.0 -57.8 261 45 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.01 19 100 16680 -61.5 -83.7 4 22.2 -61.8 255 9 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5848.26 m Freezing level: 565.69 mb = 4932.15 m = 16181.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.10 mb = 4408.82 m = 14464.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.90 % Est. max temperature: 37.03 C = 98.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.25 mb = 1459.37 m = 4787.89 ft T: 25.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.75 C/km ThetaE index: 25.50 C Layer 950.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 687.99 mb = 3314.70 m = 10874.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.26 C = 109.86 F Cap Strength: 4.34 C Lifted Index: -7.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.46 C Showalter Index: -5.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.63 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.29 C Cross Totals Index: 23.34 C K Index: 31.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 555.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3143.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 274.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 791.38 mb = 2116.59 m = 6944.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 626.38 mb = 4096.91 m = 13441.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.38 mb = 13496.68 m = 44279.92 ft B at Equ Level: 3104.82 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.7 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 259.7 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 417.3 neg: -5.0 tot: 412.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.96 Bulk Rich Number: 35.92 Bulk Shear: 87.52 m/s